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A lively, scholarly survey of the great artists, works, and movements that make up the history of Western art. This is an ideal textbook for introductory courses in the history of art, as well as courses in studio art and Western civilization at all levels.

Designed to help graduating college and university seniors seek their first full-time position. The text highlights the intricacies of the job search process and how students can position themselves for the best chance at finding their dream job.

Equips readers with education and training to help them care most effectively for children. This scholarship teaches seven evidence-based life lessons - principles of human dynamics, which when practiced regularly, help children become healthier, happier, and more successful.

Introduces readers to the cultural and social tools they will need to be successful in higher education while identifying opportunities within academic life to connect with others, effect change, and create communities that are more just, humane, and sustainable.

Provides students with a collection of scholarly readings that examine communicative interactions that take place within business and other professional environments. The book distils some of the most important topics and lessons to help students successfully navigate personal and professional relationships in their future careers.

Helps students build a theoretical and practical foundation for learning computer science. Rooted in fundamental science, this text defines elementary ideas including data and information, quantifies these ideas mathematically, and demonstrates the relationship between computer science and the universe itself.

Introduces trauma-focused mental health approaches that can be used with diverse ethnic populations. The book features theoretical perspectives and evidence-based methods that offer a paradigm for culturally and ecologically appropriate interventions and take into consideration the diverse needs of individuals affected by traumatic experiences.

Examines United States and Hawai'i history and contemporary social issues from diverse perspectives to arrive at a plural, multicultural understanding of the US and Oceania. The anthology focuses on issues that affect marginalized groups, highlighting how these groups have acted collectively to change systems, structures, and relations of power.

Educates students about the social problems that negatively impact a significant segment of the population in this region. The book fills a gap in the field, where most standard textbooks do not devote intensive study to this specific region and those who make their lives there.

Helps students better understand the bedrock beliefs of black culture in America. Through carefully selected articles, students read valuable and foundational theory, critically analyze popular and lesser known forms of black culture, and learn how appropriation and performance has rendered certain aspects of black culture invisible.

Provides students with significant scholarly literature in the discipline to familiarize them with various aspects of and themes within political science. Providing students with a concise overview of the discipline, Introduction to Political Science is an ideal resource for foundational courses.

Provides students and instructors with carefully selected readings that introduce them to sociological and instructional design-based ways of thinking. The articles demonstrate how behaviour is influenced, at the individual and group level, and how these behaviours impact learning, society, and globalized behaviour.

Featuring a dynamic storytelling approach, this volume introduces students to ideas, theories, research, and major concepts in psychology through highly engaging and accessible narratives. The book is designed to pique students' interest, engage their natural curiosity in psychology, and help them immediately apply key learnings to their own lives.

Provides students with diverse, real-world examples of entrepreneurship in action. Through these cases, students learn critical lessons in business management, business development, and entrepreneurship. Each case includes a short introduction, explanations of why the case is important, key terms, the case itself, and post-reading questions.

Highlights four key aspects of race and racialization in the United States that perpetuate the concept of race and uphold the current racial hierarchy: understanding race and ethnicity, the social construction of race, white privilege, and racism and discrimination.

Gathers leading scholarship and insight from experts in the field, providing readers with a comprehensive, foundational guide to counseling. Readers are exposed to diverse perspectives regarding timely topics including counseling across cultures, innovative approaches, effective strategies for counseling within particular settings, and more.

Combining scientific research with insightful literature, this volume provides readers with a set of tools for integrating neuroscience into clinical practice. The text emphasizes the application of neuroeducation and highlights how this powerful intervention can reduce client stress, improve outcomes, and increase levels of collaboration.

Provides students with a concise, focused guide on the people, places, and music associated with Jimi Hendrix, organised in an encyclopaedic structure. The material offers fresh, contemporary insight on events related to Hendrix, covering developments with his catalog, film documentaries, and featuring information from over 200 sources.

Featuring chapters written by experts in the discipline, Career Counseling provides readers with a strong foundation in career counseling history, theory, and clinical assessment that will allow them to develop the skills and competencies needed to become effective, ethical counseling practitioners in today's diverse society.

Provides selected readings that encourage a more fruitful, informative, and open dialogue about race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States. The text explores the vast impact of immigrants to the economic, political, and social systems of the nation, as well as modern attitudes and perceptions toward ethnic and immigrant populations.

Examines stress from a social angle and explores how social connections can both cause and relieve stress. Readers learn how coping with social stress can involve giving way or yielding via compromise. Additionally, the text provides myriad ways to connect, communicate, and cultivate a sense of belonging.

Equips students with the basic concepts, tools, and knowledge they need to effectively design automatic control systems. The text not only teaches readers how to design a control system, it inspires them to innovate and expand current methods to address new automation technology challenges and opportunities.

Describes women's and girls' pathways through the criminal justice system as framed through the lens of two theoretical perspectives - the feminist pathways perspective and intersectional criminology - as well as two applied approaches to prevention, risk reduction, and intervention - trauma-informed approaches and the sequential intercept model.

Provides readers the opportunity to discuss and explore an essential part of the human experience - intimacy. The book provides a full perspective on intimacy, highlighting its presence in a range of relationships, identifying challenges that can impede its development, and presenting social science research to foster greater understanding.

Provides students with a comprehensive exploration of the earth's atmosphere. The text places special emphasis on relationships between fundamental variables, such as temperature, pressure, winds, and moisture, and how these variables underlie atmospheric phenomena.

Traces the essentials of the history and the philosophical underpinnings of kinesiology to provide students with foundational knowledge within the discipline. The text covers prehistoric physical activity through 21st century sports and physical education, as well as ethics, epistemology, and aesthetics.

With the Socratic method serving as a basis for exploration and examination, the carefully curated readings in this anthology help students better understand what we as humans assume, believe, favour, and hope. Throughout, students are encouraged to discover how questioning as a philosophical method opens a path to critical reasoning.

Provides future and in-service educators with a collection of articles that explore various facets of the teaching profession. The readings challenge traditional perspectives on education, amplify diverse voices and ideologies, and provide a solid foundation for teachers to connect with students and support their educational excellence.

Provides students with engaging articles that dismantle stereotypes commonly associated with aging and demonstrate the possibilities for active participation in later life. The book emphasizes the powerful effect of positivity on health and well-being and shows how a sense of control and empowerment can improve the lives of aging individuals.

Presents students with a carefully selected collection of readings that highlight major diplomatic events in global history during the 20th and 21st centuries. The anthology emphasizes the dynamic nature of history, demonstrating how it is composed of the constant flow, clash, and making of ideas, people, and events.