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Cognitive Psychology

by Elan Barenholtz et al.

Cognitive Psychology engages students in the wide array of topics in cognition with relatable examples and applications to their everyday lives. Developed with a digital-first approach and written in a digestible, easy-to-read style, Cognitive Psychology is further enriched with response system-enabled class activities and interactive components that…

Cognitive Psychology, A Student’s Handbook, 8th Edition UK

by Michael W. Eysenck et al.

Taylor and Francis: The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook provides comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual perception and attention through to memory and language. Each chapter is complete with key definitions, practical real-life applications, chapter summaries…

Community Based Strategic Policing in Canada, 5th Edition

by Brian Whitelaw et al.

Police services across the country have undertaken major organizational reforms, significantly altering the structure and delivery of policing services. As a result, new strategies and programs have been designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of police services. The goal of the text’s authors is to provide a comprehensive overview of the…

Community Health Nurse: Community as Client

by Kathy Latch Putman, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN

The text has the student investigate the Healthy People 2020 Social Determinates of Health in relation to the windshield survey. Discussion of vulnerable populations, surveillance systems and direct links to the organizations within the Department of Health and Human Services allows students to explore the connection between these topics and allowing…

Connecting Sociology

by Jayne Baker et al.

Connecting Sociology takes a modern approach that is designed to engage and encourage students to view their lives and experiences through a sociological lens. In each chapter the five main theoretical perspectives are revisited, analyzed, and applied to examples that are reflective of student experiences in modern society. Videos, interactive maps,…

Continuity and Innovation: Canadian Families in the New Millennium, 1st Edition

by Amber Gazso et al.

Continuity and Innovation: Canadian Families in the New Millennium showcases how emerging and leading sociologists of the family explore the contemporary moments and experiences of Canadian families while investigating the past and extrapolating the implications of these moments and experiences for the future. While there is continuity in what remains…

Core Agricultural Economic Principles: A Supplementary Text

by Jason Bergtold

This text provides supplementary material for principles and intermediate level microeconomics, agricultural economics and applied economics courses. Each chapter is a stand alone topic that helps to build additional familiarity and expertise with different topics, such as opportunity costs, elasticities and marginal values.

COVID-19 and Wellness

by Lindsey Nanney et al.

Overview of COVID-19, how its spread can impact our whole well-being and what we can do to prevent its impact on our well-being.

Creating Effective Learning Environments, 4th Edition

by Ingrid Crowther

Previously published by Nelson. By creating a strong balance between theoretical concepts and applied practice, Creating Effective Learning Environments takes early childhood curriculum development to the next level. This text helps readers see the curriculum from a child's perspective and understand how that perspective is linked to learning and theory.…

Criminal Justice in Canada, 8th Edition

by Colin Goff

Previously published by Nelson. Criminal Justice in Canada, Eighth Edition provides students with a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice system and identifies significant issues, crime control policies, and Supreme Court decisions that have and will continue to have a significant impact on our criminal justice system. As with previous editions,…

Criminal Justice in Canada: A Reader, 6th Edition

by Julian Roberts et al.

Criminal Justice in Canada, A Reader is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! The new 6th edition Reader is a collection of primarily introductory level readings and aimed at any course with either a primary or secondary focus on the criminal justice system. In addition to exploring key and controversial topics, the text gives voice to participants from…

Criminal Law

by Daniel K. Maxwell

The purpose of this book is to give the reader an overall understanding of criminal law in the United States. This text covers most of the basics that similar books provide but does so in a more straightforward manner. This book is written using language that is easy to understand and terms currently used in the industry. This text is created to help…