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Applied Social Psychology
by Gun R. Semin Klaus FiedlerThis comprehensive textbook overviews the applications of social psychology to a wide range of problems and issues in contemporary society. With internationally respected contributors who survey the major developments in their fields, this practical guide incorporates advice, examples and reading lists.
Applied Social Research: A Tool for the Human Services
by Thomas J. Sullivan Duane R. Monette Cornell R. DejongYou may be wondering why you need to study research methods to prepare yourself for a career in human services. This accessible text will help you to better understand the connection between human service research and practice. APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH brings the subject to life and explores how recent innovations in technology are affecting research methods and results.
Applied Sociology: Research and Critical Thinking
by Thomas J. SullivanThis book is about applied sociology: the use of sociological and social science research to help us understand problems that people face and to help ease those problems through changes in social policy or other practices.
Applied Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences
by William Wiersma Stephen G. Jurs Dennis E. HinkleThis introductory text provides students with a conceptual understanding of basic statistical procedures, as well as the computational skills needed to complete them. The clear presentation, accessible language, and step-by-step instruction make it easy for students from a variety of social science disciplines to grasp the material. The scenarios presented in chapter exercises span the curriculum, from political science to marketing, so that students make a connection between their own area of interest and the study of statistics. Unique coverage focuses on concepts critical to understanding current statistical research such as power and sample size, multiple comparison tests, multiple regression, and analysis of covariance. Additional SPSS coverage throughout the text includes computer printouts and expanded discussion of their contents in interpreting the results of sample exercises.
Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers
by Douglas C. Montgomery George C. RungerApplied Statistics and Probability for Engineers provides a practical approach to probability and statistical methods. Students learn how the material will be relevant in their careers by including a rich collection of examples and problem sets that reflect realistic applications and situations. This product focuses on real engineering applications and real engineering solutions while including material on the bootstrap, increased emphasis on the use of p-value, coverage of equivalence testing, and combining p-values. The base content, examples, exercises and answers presented in this product have been meticulously checked for accuracy.
Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques (2nd Edition)
by Rebecca M. WarnerApplied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques, Second Edition provides a clear introduction to widely used topics in bivariate and multivariate statistics, including multiple regression, discriminant analysis, MANOVA, factor analysis, and binary logistic regression. The approach is applied and does not require formal mathematics; equations are accompanied by verbal explanations. Students are asked to think about the meaning of equations. Each chapter presents a complete empirical research example to illustrate the application of a specific method. Although SPSS examples are used throughout the book, the conceptual material will be helpful for users of different programs. Each chapter has a glossary and comprehension questions.
Applying AutoCad 2008
by Terry T. WohlersApplying AutoCAD 2008introduces new features and enhancements to existing capabilities. What's New in 2008? * A new default workspace called 2DDrafting & Annotationhas been added. * The new 2D Drafting and Annotation workspace employs a new Dashboard containing panels and toolbars for drawing and dimensioning in two dimensions, while new panels and features improve the Dashboard for the 3D Modeling workspace. * New dimensioning capabilities are introduced, including a new Multileader tool and easy alignment and spacing control of dimension lines. * New commands and features to control drawing annotations are added to simplify and improve Multiline text, text styles, tables, and the creation of bill of materials.
Applying Career Development Theory to Counseling 6th Edition
by Richard S. SharfA must-read for counselors in training, Sharf's APPLYING CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO COUNSELING, 6th Edition, shows you how to apply the principles of career development to a variety of counseling settings. This book is clearly written, filled with useful case examples, and includes integrated diversity coverage to give you the advantage in your course and your career.
Applying Ethics: A Text With Readings
by Jeffrey Olen Julie C. Van Camp Vincent BarryDiscover the ethical implications and issues surrounding today's most compelling social dilemmas--from genetic engineering and cloning to terrorism and the use of torture--with APPLYING ETHICS: A TEXT WITH READINGS, 11th Edition. <p><p>Framed by the authors' helpful introductions and supported by a variety of readings and cases that reflect both sides of the topics being explored, this best-selling book offers a balanced introduction to ethics today.
Applying Ethics: A Text with Readings (9th edition)
by Jeffrey Olen Julie C. Van Camp Vincent BarryThis book introduces students to ethics via a well-proven formula of engaging commentary, seminal readings, and thought-provoking cases drawn from a wide range of contemporary social debates.
Applying Nursing Process: The Foundation for Clinical Reasoning
by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevreBecause principles of nursing process are the building blocks for all care models, the nursing process is the first model nurses need to learn to “think like a nurse.” This trusted resource provides the practical guidance needed to understand and apply each phase of the nursing process, with an increased emphasis on developing both critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. With an easy-to-follow and engaging writing style, the author provides strategies, tools, and abundant examples to help nurses develop the skills they need to thrive in today’s complex health care setting.
Appreciating Literature: Signature Edition
by Editors at the McGraw-Hill-GlencoeThis text offers some great literature to think about and an organized way to do so, through skills like comparing characters, analyzing points of view, contrasting settings, inferring outcomes etc.
Apprenons: Francais
by Elizabeth Zwanziger Brittany Goings Elizabeth Rench Brittany Selden GriffinNIMAC-sourced textbook
Approaches to Discourse (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)
by Deborah Schiffrin<p>This is a guide to the various frameworks, concepts, and methods available for the analysis of discourse within linguistics. It compares six dominant approaches to discourse analysis: speech act theory, pragmatics, ethnomethodology, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, and variation theory. <p>The author not only considers each approach from several standpoints but she also illustrates them through extensive applications to a variety of concrete social and linguistic problems facing discourse analysts.</p>
Approaches to Teaching (5th edition)
by Jonas F. Soltis Gary D. Fenstermacher Matthew N. SangerThis popular text continues using the format of the three approaches--The Executive, The Facilitator, and The Liberationist. For the Fifth Edition, the authors add four new case studies: "Scripted Teaching," "Accountability and Merit," "What is the Value of Caring Relationships?" and "School Funding. " Using these and other realistic case studies, they explore the strengths and weaknesses of each approach so that teachers can critically assess their own philosophical positions on teaching. Teachers are urged to ask themselves such questions as: What is the main goal of teaching? What is the most important purpose of education? What do I expect my students to eventually become? Is the way I structure my teaching influenced by how I view my role and goals? This updated edition also adds a new section called "Topics and Resources" to encourage further inquiry into teaching
Approaching Democracy
by Bruce Allen Murphy Larry A. BermanUpdated in its 8th edition, Approaching Democracy addresses the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government. It teaches readers the theory and basics of American political science and the nation's political history. It provides the critical thinking skills needed to analyze these evolving relationships. Larry Berman and Bruce Allen Murphy are long-time teachers of the Introductory American Political Science course in both large and small public and private universities. Their goal was to write a book that offers a clear and relevant theme in an easily readable format.
Approaching Democracy (6th edition)
by Larry Berman Bruce Allen MurphyApproaching Democracy addresses the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government. It teaches students the theory and the basics of American political science, the political history of this nation, and provides the critical thinking skills needed to analyze these evolving relationships.
Approaching Literature: Reading + Thinking + Writing (Third Edition)
by Jack Ridl Peter SchakelThe central aim of this book is to foster habits and skills of critical thinking. The third edition makes the book even more inclusive and accessible than the first and second editions. A unique feature of this book is its appendix on reading critical essays, which provides practical instruction on how to approach and read the academic essay, a genre that in itself is unfamiliar to many students, and which students may be asked to use as sources in their own writing.
Aprende y demuestra: Know It Show It Grade K (¡Arriba la Lectura!)
by Houghton HarcourtNIMAC-sourced textbook
Aprende y demuestra: Práctica independiente [Grado 5] (¡Arriba la Lectura!)
by AvisoNIMAC-sourced textbook
April & Mae and the Animal Shelter: The Thursday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #5)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It's Thursday, and April and Mae want to help the new animal shelter. Mae is good at helping with her hands, and April is better at helping with her words. While Mae plans a lemonade stand to raise money for cat food, April writes a letter to the newspaper encouraging pet adoption but wonders whether that will help. Mae helps her to see that even little actions can contribute to change bit by bit! With imagination and humor, Every Day with April & Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Book Club Cake: The Monday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #2)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It&’s Monday, and April and Mae aren't prepared for book club. To save time, April reads the book aloud while Mae bakes a cake for their friends. When they forget to add flour, some quick thinking helps the girls salvage the dessert. Sometimes a mistake can turn into something better than the original plan! With imagination and humor, Every Day with April and Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.