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Racial and Ethnic Relations Census Update (2-downloads)

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Examining the social, economic, and political realities to racial and ethnic relations

Racial and Ethnic Relations, 9/e examines the what, why, and how of racial and ethnic oppression and conflict.

Drawing on a broad array of sources, this text provides readers with access to important research and literature on racial and ethnic groups in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in certain other countries around the globe. It is designed for courses in Majority-Minority Relations, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity, and Multiculturalism in departments of Sociology and Ethnic Studies.

The Census Update program incorporates 2010 Census data into a coursesimply and easily. The components of the Census Update Program include an updated census edition with all charts and graphsto reflect the results of the 2010 Census. In addition, A Short Introduction to the U.S. Census is available and an updated MySocKit.

Teaching & Learning Experience
Personalize LearningMySocKit delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking Encourages students to critically evaluate racial inequality and conflict. Engage Students A broad array of sources and new research help students delve into the sociology of inter-group relations. Explore Theory Power-conflict approach. Support Instructors MySocKit enables instructors to assess student progress and adapt course material to meet the specific needs of the class.

Note: MySocKit does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySocKit, please visit: www.mysockit.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySocKit (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205172210 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205172214

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Joe R. Feagin, Clairece Booher R. Feagin

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A brief text presenting conflicts and controversies surrounding social welfare policy.
This book is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series. This series helps students understand and master CSWEs core competencies with a variety of pedagogy highlighted competency content and critical thinking questions for the competencies throughout.

Essentials of Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy (a briefer version of Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy, 7/e) introduces the major social welfare policies and programs in the United States and encourages readers to think about conflicts in social welfare today. It emphasizes the current political aspects of policymaking and major social welfare programs.

In this book, social welfare policy is portrayed as the ever-evolving result of public conflict over social problems, the resources Americans choose to allocate to those problems, the debate over whether these problems can best be solved through government, and the political choices involved in reaching even tentative consensus.

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Improve Critical Thinking Includes critical thinking questions in margins and end of chapter review questions that build on each other. Explore Current Issues Includes the most recent data on healthcare reform, the midterm elections, and public policy changes, and more. Apply CSWE Core Competencies Integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS throughout highlights competencies and practice behaviors and includes expensive pedagogy. Support Instructors An Instructors Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), Blackboard Test Item File, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package.

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The Civil War and Its Aftermath (Subscription)

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Integrates the political, social, military, and economic forces of the Civil War

Absorbing and accessible, This Terrible War : The Civil War and Its Aftermath deals with the American Civil War in a realistic and unromantic light, discussing the hard experiences of ordinary people and the uncertain decisions of military and political leaders. The title explores both the years leading up to the Civil War, and the war's aftermath in the North and the South. The discussion extends to 1896, reframing the period of the Civil War.

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Michael Fellman, Lesley J. Gordon, Daniel E. Sutherland

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Why groups interact as they do

Majority Minority Relations helps students develop an understanding of the principles and process that influence race and ethnic relations.

This topically organized text is designed to develop students' understanding of the principles and processes that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society. Organized by topic, this book provides a more integrated look at the social forces that affect different racial groups.

The Census Update program incorporates 2010 Census data into a coursesimply and easily. The components of the Census Update Program include an updated census edition with all charts and graphsto reflect the results of the 2010 Census. In addition, A Short Introduction to the U.S. Census is available and an updated MySocKit.

Teaching & Learning Experience
Personalize Learning MySocKit delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking Encourages students to critically evaluate racial inequality and conflict. Engage Students Topical organization helps students delve into the sociology of inter-group relations. Explore Theory Integrated look at the social forces, principles, and processes that impact different racial groups. Support Instructors MySocKit enables instructors to assess student progress and adapt course material to meet the specific needs of the class. Note: MySocKit does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySocKit, please visit: www.mysockit.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySocKit (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205172229 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205172221

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Greek Art and Architecture explores the development of Greek art across three centuries. This extensively illustrated and clearly written text is accessible to introductory-level students. The major categories of Greek Art and architecture- including sculpture, vase painting, wall painting, and metal work in a historical, social, and archaeological context, are explored.

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Software Design provides a balanced view of the many and varied software design methodologies most widely used by practitioners. By being aware of the strengths and limitations of each method, a student is better able to judge which to adopt when working in the field. The book is also valuable for software engineers and project managers who need an objective guide to the state of the art in this area. The text provides a general overview of software design within the context of software development and also of more general thinking about design issues. It examines the nature of design activities, as well as their applications within software development.

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A contemporary text designed to prepare future professionals to successfully work with deaf and hard of hearing students.

Specifically developed as a current and comprehensive look at the rapidly evolving field of deaf education, this first edition text covers a wide array of critical topics regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing education including cognition, social development, personal development, myths and misconceptions, postsecondary opportunities and employment, cochlear implants, and personnel training. Supplemented with a variety of illustrations, charts, and tables, Deaf Education in the 21st Century has been carefully written and organized to prepare todays students to work effectively with this population.

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Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with Applications to Engineering and Science

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This is the best seller in this market. It provides a comprehensive introduction to complex variable theory and its applications to current engineering problems. It is designed to make the fundamentals of the subject more easily accessible to students who have little inclination to wade through the rigors of the axiomatic approach. Modeled after standard calculus booksboth in level of exposition and layoutit incorporates physical applications throughout the presentation, so that the mathematical methodology appears less sterile to engineering students.

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Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control, Fourth Edition, covers all areas of the Construction Management industrywith a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. Helping students gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, this text provides the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. Emphasizing current industry practices, it makes a useful reference for the construction professional.

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Body Mechanics and Self Care for Bodyworkers (Subscription)

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ERGONOMICS: BODY MECHANICS AND SELF CARE FOR BODYWORKERS, 1/e is a comprehensive, engaging text which helps students develop good ergonomic habits by assessing their biomechanics and gaining an internal awareness of their posture and movement patterns. It combines hands-on techniques for kinesthetic learners, aesthetically pleasing photography for visual learners, and reviews of anatomy and kinesiology that link scientific principles with personal body mechanics and self-care. It presents student-centered coverage of multiple self-care topics, including exercise, self-massage, relaxation techniques, and stress management, helping practitioners extend their careers and improve their health. Exclusive threaded worksheets enable students to build on what theyve learned in previous chapters, performing tasks that reflect a holistic understanding of diverse ideas and techniques.

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By demystifying the enormity of the CalTPA assessment and the demands candidates face in preparing for these required tests, Williams, Guillaume and Ponder, all trained CalTPA assessors and instructors, have written the CalTPA Prep Guide using only the clearest, most accessible language, in a voice that speaks directly to reader. This first edition guide will successfully prepare candidates for a multiple-subject and single-subject credential in California to organize, articulate and demonstrate their knowledge on all four of the CalTPA tasks in a clear and concise manner. Filled with activities and engaging exercises to help, the guide also provides practical writing strategies and tips for organization to enhance the credential candidate's performance on the CalTPA. Flexible and precise, this guide can be used by candidates in any credential program, whether candidates pursue the CalTPA through a series of courses at their program, or are expected to complete it independently. Once the access code is activated, the subscription is valid for six months.

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Lynda R. Williams, Jennifer Ponder, Andrea M. Guillaume

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ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL THERAPY, 2/e is extensively updated and presents all modern foundations of orthopedic manual therapy, including patient management, clinical reasoning, reflective practice, and problem solving. Its comprehensive, regional approach to the body helps therapists synthesize new research, didactic knowledge, and clinical expertise. The text first systematically explains assessment, evaluation, treatment, and contraindications. Next, it offers in-depth insights into regional musculoskeletal conditions, supported by relevant anatomy, biomechanics, examination protocols, treatment techniques, and outcomes. Scientific research is analyzed to support the tests, techniques, and clinical reasoning presented. Hundreds of color images are provided, together with extensive scientific bibliographies. This editions improvements include: new chapters on neurodynamics and soft tissue mobilization; more patient cases; greater focus on clinical decision-making; and new video procedures at www.myhealthprofessionskit.com.

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Literacy Strategies for Teacher Candidates (Subscription)

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Literacy Strategies for Teacher Candidates is packed with a variety of concepts, strategies, and application ideas teacher candidates can use to gain a better understanding of teaching and learning, and ultimately improve the effectiveness of their teaching. The topics covered include the most common content taught in literacy education methods courses. This book serves as a handy supplement that teacher candidates can use to more fully understand the practical applications of the concepts and methods presented and then take the book into their own classrooms as a hands-on guide for implementing the ideas with their own students.

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This substantially revised text provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and student friendly introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods currently used in educational research. This text provides a balanced combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and enables students to master skills in reading, understanding, critiquing, and conducting research. The treatment of qualitative research is parallel to that of quantitative research to enable students to better understand all approaches to research. This text uses extensive examples from different journals, thoughtful pedagogy that includes instructional aids, instructional tests, key terms, application problems, concept maps, and criteria for evaluating studies.

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Broad, practical coverage of team skills offered in a conversational tone that encourages reader participation.

Teams offer us many advantages as an organized way to accomplish tasks but what are the best methods and practices for harnessing the full power of a team successfully? In its second edition, Learning Team Skills offers insight into how both those in a college and corporate environment can use teambuilding skills as well as their individual strengths to create, participate in, and lead successful working teams. With a concise format and relaxed tone, this text teaches readers about the overwhelming advantages of teamwork over individual striving as well as how teams can foster meaningful interpersonal relationships, aide in conflict resolution, and, in due course, lead to goal achievement.

The newly-revised second edition of this practical and interactive text retains its many reader participation features and true-to-life anecdotes while adding major new sections on best practices for virtual teams; ways to diagnose team problems; measurement instruments for evaluating the motivation of team members; cultural considerations when building a strong team; effective inclusion of team members born after 1985, and more than a dozen online resources for forming and managing excellent teams.

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Arthur H. Bell Ph.D., Dayle M. Smith Ph.D.

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Situated in a Response-to-Intervention framework, this textbook presents an overview of research-based assessment techniques for both general and special educators who work with students struggling with academic and behavioral difficulties. While covering a wide range of standardized, informal, alternative, ecological, and curriculum-based assessments, this book focuses on three core elements of the Response-to-Intervention approach: an emphasis on student outcomes, systematic and data-based decision making, and teamwork.

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Working with Families of Children with Special Needs

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Family and Professional Partnerships and Roles

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An engaging discussion of the legal, ethical, practical, and cultural considerations of working with families of special needs children.

With a strong focus on the families of special needs children, this first edition text provides students with both the information to understand the challenges and needs of these families as well as the skills and strategies required of educators working with such families. Containing a thorough discussion of the common legal and ethical concerns surrounding children with special needs and their families, this book also emphasizes the many individual differences among families. With that in mind, the authors focus on diversity in families with special needs children, cultural considerations, age, and communication with special needs families. In addition, a distinctive final chapter called A Familys Voice, gives students the special opportunity to hear about the unique thoughts and experiences of a large selection of family members of children with special needs.

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Teaching Science to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Elementary Students

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Teaching Science to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Elementary Students helps K-8 teachers implement culturally relevant instructional strategies to ensure that all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic class, can do science, like science, and become scientists if they choose.

In Americas increasingly diverse classrooms, science is not always presented in a way that is meaningful to all students. With this in mind, this book outlines 8 culturally relevant strategies for teaching science to help ensure all students have access to inquiry-based, interactive, and experiential science learning. Written to encourage inclusive practices, the book shows how to teach science using students experiences, how to integrate science and literacy and how to use alternative methods to assess students understanding of science.

Includes 8 culturally relevant strategies for teaching science to all studentsoutlines inclusive practices that ensure all students have access to inquiry-based, interactive, and experiential science learning.

Emphasizes family connections and teaching science to and through students experiencesconnects science activities and content to students lives at home and includes a chapter on fostering family connections and family connections icons throughout the book.

Offers examples of science and literacy connectionsmodels how teachers can integrate science and literacy to enhance students understanding of science.

Includes case studies with reflection questions in each chapterprovides examples of culturally relevant science teaching in the K-8 classroom for teachers to analyze and discuss.

Offers step-by-step descriptions of four science instructional models, including Concept Attainment, Concept Formation, Group Investigation and 5 Es Model.

Devotes a complete chapter to alternative assessment with diverse learnersprovides a variety of examples and assessment methods to help teachers gauge students understanding of science.

Presents book study questionshelps teachers discuss the book professionally and apply the information to their current science activities.

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Amy Cox-Petersen, Amy Cox-Petersen, Leah Melber, Leah R Melber, Terri R. Patchen, Terri Patchen

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Drawing Techniques for Design Professionals

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Design Graphics: Drawing Techniques for Design Professionals, Third Edition, combinesin a single volumesimple techniques and skills related to sketching, design-development, and the schematic or preliminary phase of design presentation. Emphasizing drawing as a mental as well as physical exercise, the text helps students draw designs on paper faster and easier, showing them how visual communication with clients can provide better, more economical design solutions. Practical, straightforward, and reader-friendly, Design Graphics provides more complete coverage of the basics, making concepts and techniques accessible to students with highly diversified educational and technical backgrounds.

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A popular, practical, and comprehensive guide for educators regarding how to create a positive, healthy, and social classroom settings.

Long an established and popular text in its field, Behavior Management: A Practical Approach for Educators successfully balances theory and practice to provide readers with a comprehensive manual for creating a positive, pro-social educational environment in which all children can truly learn and enjoy that learning experience. By presenting both research and the proven practices that developed from that research, the authors are able to fully explain behavior management from four perspectivesbehavioral, psychodynamic, biophysical, and environmentalin straightforward, jargon-free prose. At the same time, real-life case studies, classroom techniques, clear examples, and helpful plan designs allow preservice and inservice teachers to easily bring what they have learned into the classroom.

The new tenth edition has been revised and rewritten to improve its usability and readability, and includes evidence based practices that have recently been identified. A new chapter on response-to-intervention, and its relationship to functional behavioral assessment has also been added, as well as updated information on designing individualized behavior plans.