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The Essential Guide to Effect Sizes: Statistical Power, Meta-analysis, and the Interpretation of Research Results
by Paul D. EllisThis succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step exercises, it introduces and explains three of the most important issues relating to the practical significance of research results: the reporting and interpretation of effect sizes (Part I), the analysis of statistical power (Part II), and the meta-analytic pooling of effect size estimates drawn from different studies (Part III). The book concludes with a handy list of recommendations for those actively engaged in or currently preparing research projects.
Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research
by Catherine Cassell Gillian SymonEssential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research is an excellent resource for students and researchers in the areas of organization studies, management research and organizational psychology, bringing together in one volume the range of methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis. The volume includes 30 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique. The chapters cover traditional research methods, analysis techniques, and interventions as well as the latest developments in the field. Each chapter reviews how the method has been used in organizational research, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the method, and presents a case study example of the method in use. A list of further reading is supplied for those requiring additional information about a given method. The comprehensive and accessible nature of this collection will make it an essential and lasting handbook for researchers and students studying organizations.
The Essential Guide to Writing & Language, Red Level
by Carol Francis Cynthia Clampitt Larkin Page-JacobsNIMAC-sourced textbook
Essential Health Skills
by Catherine A. Sanderson Mark Zelman Diane Farthing Melanie Lynch Melissa MunsellEssential Health Skills provides the skills and information students need to make responsible decisions and promote a lifetime of health and wellness. Students will have the opportunity to practice their health skills in a variety of contexts, related to the subjects that most apply to their lives. Content and skills align to the National Health Education Standards. By studying this text, students will be empowered to advocate for every area of their health, now and in the future.
Essential Health Skills for Middle School
by Catherine A. Sanderson Mark Zelman Lindsay Armbruster Mary McCarleyNIMAC-sourced textbook
Essential Health Skills for Middle School
by Catherine A. Sanderson Mark Zelman Lindsay Armbruster Mary McCarleyNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Essential Historiography Reader
by Caroline HoefferleThe Essential Historiography Reader, not only details the history of historical practice and explains historical theories and philosophies in language that is accessible to college undergraduates, it also provides excerpts to illustrate these historical approaches and help students to identify them in their own writing and in the writings of contemporary historians. The book is organized into two main parts. The first part traces the origins of contemporary American historical traditions to their roots in ancient Greece and explains how the profession of history emerged and developed in Europe and America through the nineteenth century. The second part focuses more specifically on historiographical developments the United States since the nineteenth century.
Essential Interviewing: A Programmed Approach to Effective Communication
by David R. Evans; Margaret T. Hearn; Max R. Uhlemann; Allen E. Ivey;This proven text gives you the tools you need to conduct successful interviews with diverse clients in a variety of professional settings, including social work, counseling, nursing, personnel work, and human services. With an emphasis on the three major stages of interviewing: exploration, clarification, and action.
Essential Invitation To Oceanography
by Paul PinetIntended for the more concise course, Essential Invitation to Oceanography provides a thorough introduction to oceanographic concepts while omitting advanced topics that some courses do not require. Written for the non-science student, this text lets readers explore how the oceans work while explaining their relevance within the four major divisions of ocean science--geology, chemistry, physics, and biology. A student-friendly writing style and rich pedagogy help students fully understand and retain the important concepts at hand, and feature boxes throughout engage them with the fascinating discoveries in oceanography.
Essential Lawyering Skills: Interviewing, Counseling, Negotiation, and Persuasive Fact Analysis (Aspen Coursebook Series)
by Stefan H. Krieger Jr. Neumann Renee McDonald HutchinsThe Sixth Edition of Essential Lawyering Skills: Interviewing, Counseling, Negotiation, and Persuasive Fact Analysis continues to emphasize the role of the attorney in the lawyer-client relationship. Widely respected practitioners and teachers, the authors’ introductions, visual aids, and realistic examples illuminate the basic mechanics of these key skills. Case situations and problem-solving scenarios engage students in developing essential lawyering skills that mirror legal practice.The topic of professional responsibility is integrated throughout. <p><p> New to the Sixth Edition: <p> New co-author René Hutchins brings her new perspective to the course <p>Updated and improved design makes the material more accessible for today’s student <p>Increased coverage of negotiation in the plea-bargaining context <p>Updated examination of the use of electronic media in fact analysis and negotiation <p><p>Professors and students will benefit from: <p> <p>An emphasis on practice and the mechanics of negotiation and persuasion, rather than on theory <p>Complete coverage of problem solving, interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and fact analysis <p>Remarkably clear and penetrating discussion of the persuasive value of facts, supported by useful visual aids <p>Generous use of interesting examples that place topics in context <p>Integrated coverage of professional responsibility where appropriate <p>Experienced authors, who draw upon many years of teaching and writing about lawyering skills
Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis (Fourth Edition)
by Knut Sydsaeter Peter Hammond Arne StromThis text provides an invaluable introduction to the mathematical tools that undergraduate economists need. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from elementary algebra to more advanced material, whilst focusing on all the core topics that are usually taught in undergraduate courses on mathematics for economists.
The Essential MBA
by Susan Anderson MillerFor help preparing for, and support during your MBA course, The Essential MBA brings together a comprehensive overview of the main subjects taught on MBA and business and management programmes in one book.<P><P> Each chapter is written by a specialized contributor and offers students a helpful introduction to each topic of study, including:<P> * Sections on research methods and study skills<P> * Further reading recommendations and questions for reflection<P> * A critical perspective of the subject matter and reviews of alternative approaches.<P> This text is an invaluable guide for MBA students, as well a useful introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students of business and management.<P> Susan Miller is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Hull University Business School
Essential Medical Statistics
by Jonathan A. C. Sterne Betty R. KirkwoodBlackwell Publishing is delighted to announce that this book has been Highly Commended in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition. Here is the judges' summary of this book: "This is a technical book on a technical subject but presented in a delightful way. There are many books on statistics for doctors but there are few that are excellent and this is certainly one of them. Statistics is not an easy subject to teach or write about. The authors have succeeded in producing a book that is as good as it can get. For the keen student who does not want a book for mathematicians, this is an excellent first book on medical statistics." Essential Medical Statistics is a classic amongst medical statisticians. An introductory textbook, it presents statistics with a clarity and logic that demystifies the subject, while providing a comprehensive coverage of advanced as well as basic methods. The second edition of Essential Medical Statistics has been comprehensively revised and updated to include modern statistical methods and modern approaches to statistical analysis, while retaining the approachable and non-mathematical style of the first edition. The book now includes full coverage of the most commonly used regression models, multiple linear regression, logistic regression, Poisson regression and Cox regression, as well as a chapter on general issues in regression modelling. In addition, new chapters introduce more advanced topics such as meta-analysis, likelihood, bootstrapping and robust standard errors, and analysis of clustered data. Aimed at students of medical statistics, medical researchers, public health practitioners and practising clinicians using statistics in their daily work, the book is designed as both a teaching and a reference text. The format of the book is clear with highlighted formulae and worked examples, so that all concepts are presented in a simple, practical and easy-to-understand way. The second edition enhances the emphasis on choice of appropriate methods with new chapters on strategies for analysis and measures of association and impact. Essential Medical Statistics is supported by a web site at www.blackwellpublishing.com/essentialmedstats. This useful online resource provides statistical datasets to download, as well as sample chapters and future updates.
Essential Oceanography
by Harold V. Thurman Allen P. TrujilloThe book's content was carefully developed to provide a foundation in science by examining the vast body of oceanic knowledge. This knowledge includes information from a variety of scientific disciplines -- geology, chemistry, physics, and biology -- as they relate to the oceans. However, no formal background in any of these disciplines is required to successfully master the subject matter contained within this book. Our desire is to have you take away from your oceanography course much more than just a collection of facts. Instead, we want you to develop a fundamental understanding of how the oceans work (why the oceans behave the way that they do).
Essential Organic Chemistry, Third edition
by Paula Yurkanis BruiceA comprehensive, problem-solving approach for the brief Organic Chemistry course. Modern and thorough revisions to the streamlined, Essential Organic Chemistry focus on developing students’ problem solving and analytical reasoning skills throughout organic chemistry. Organized around reaction similarities and rich with contemporary biochemical connections, Bruice’s Third Edition discourages memorization and encourages students to be mindful of the fundamental reasoning behind organic reactivity: electrophiles react with nucleophiles.
Essential Psychology: A Concise Introduction
by Philip Banyard Dr Belinda Winder Mark N. Davies Dr Christine NormanFor students studying psychology for the first time Essential Psychology: A Concise Introduction represents a fresh alternative to the range of expensive, US-oriented titles on the market that are full of topics you need but also many you don't need on your course. <P><P> This UK team-authored textbook is written by psychologists who specialize in each of the subject areas covered in their research and teaching. Spanning 18 chapters, but concentrating on the six fundamental topic areas taught at introductory level - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Biological Psychology Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and The Psychology of Individual Differences.<P> This textbook has everything students need to know inside, is stylish and colourful, and has an abundance of learning features to make the start of the student journey an enjoyable and successful one too. A range of reflective devices encourage critical thinking about these topics to provide a handy companion as students progress.<P> Visit the companion website at www.sagepub.co.uk/banyard
Essential Readings in Comparative Politics
by Patrick H. O'Neil Ronald RogowskiEssential Readings in Comparative Politics combines classic theoretical works, contemporary scholarship, and serious journalistic pieces for undergraduate comparative politics courses. Designed to complement the core textbook, Essentials of Comparative Politics, the reader's chapters are organized thematically around major topics. The Fourth Edition includes 40% new readings.
Essential Readings In World Politics
by Heather McKibben Karen Mingst Jack SnyderIntroduces students to literature on international relations - from classics in the field to contemporary debates among scholars. This book offers diverse perspectives on topics such as Iran's nuclear ambitions, global health threats like avian flu, and the international reach of political Islam.
Essential Readings In World Politics
by Karen Mingst Jack SnyderIntroduces students to literature on international relations - from classics in the field to contemporary debates among scholars. This book offers diverse perspectives on topics such as Iran's nuclear ambitions, global health threats like avian flu, and the international reach of political Islam.
Essential Research Methods for Social Work
by Allen Rubin Earl BabbieReader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods book provides readers with the tools they need to understand the subject matter. Illustrations and examples throughout show readers how they can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxed features, chapter endings with main points, and review questions and exercises provide the information and practice readers need to learn the essentials. As part of the Cengage Empowerment Series, ESSENTIAL RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, 4th Edition, thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Essential Statistics: Exploring the World through Data (Second Edition)
by Robert Gould Colleen Ryan Rebecca WongWe live in a data-driven world, and the goal of this text is to teach students how to access and analyze these data critically. Authors Rob Gould, Colleen Ryan, and Rebecca Wong want students to develop a "data habit of mind" because learning statistics is an essential life skill that extends beyond the classroom.and Regardless of their math backgrounds, students will learn how to think about data and how to reason using data. With a clear, unintimidating writing style and carefully chosen pedagogy, this text makes data analysis accessible to all students.
Essential Study Skills (7th Edition)
by Linda WongFor students who need to develop the study skills required to successfully complete their college education--whether they attend a two- or four-year college or they are adult learners--ESSENTIAL STUDY SKILLS, 7th Edition, is their guide to success. Featuring the essential learning strategies for becoming a better student, this book helps students learn how to prepare for class, develop textbook reading strategies, use effective note-taking techniques, strengthen their test-taking skills, and carry their skills forward. ESSENTIAL STUDY SKILLS, 7th Edition, adapts to any learning style and offers a step-by-step approach and numerous opportunities for practice throughout the textbook and accompanying website. The fresh four-color design and streamlined look engage students and emphasize the essentials.
Essential U. S. History
by Paul M. Roberts Paula A. Franklin Gerard J. Pelisson Lillian FormanThis text is designed for a one-year United States history course for adults studying on the high school level and for regular day high school students. Essential U.S. History focuses on the history of the United States (including the land and its people before it became the United States). Its coverage begins with a study of major groups of Native-American culture and comes up to the mid-term elections of 2006. Following the curricula of many states, this fully illustrated book is organized chronologically but with separate regional emphasis within each time period. The text prepares students taking a high school United States history course by giving them high-interest but comprehensive coverage of key events and themes in American history. The book's sophisticated presentation works especially well with adult education students. However, it has been written and designed to facilitate instruction in any U.S. history classroom.