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Covering development from early childhood through high school in an easy-to-follow format, this book provides you with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for your future classrooms. The authors apply child development concepts to topics of high interest and relevance to teachers, including social-emotional development, classroom discipline, humor, constructivism, and many others. Group and individual diversity and multicultural issues are integrated throughout. Case studies and real-world vignettes further bridge the distance between research and the classroom, helping to prepare you to create an environment that promotes optimal development in children. With its practical classroom-based focus, this text will help you view all students more positively, give you the tools to deal effectively with them, and make teaching more enjoyable. Also available: the MindTap online learning experience, with videos, applied activities, an e-portfolio, and more.

Balance today's most recent organizational behavior developments and trends with proven classic management ideas when you use Griffin/Phillips' ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, International Edition14E. This applied, student-oriented approach emphasizes how to think and act like a successful manager as students examine the fundamentals of employee behavior. Updated learning features and chapter-opening "Real-World Challenges," the latest research findings and revised content all reflect today's most recent changes in organizational behavior(OB). Current, applied examples from well-known organizations work with in-chapter cases, self-assessments, video cases and exercises to create a reader-friendly focus. Students examine OB's most pressing issues as they develop the skills, tools and resources to personally succeed and effectively lead others in the modern workplace. MindTap digital resources further reinforce critical OB concepts.

Do you think you are sexually intelligent? You will be after reading Crooks/Baur/Widman's OUR SEXUALITY, ENHANCED 14th EDITION, the most respected and authoritative college textbook on human sexuality. It takes a sex-positive, inclusive and comprehensive look at human sexuality and the many ways sexuality shapes our health, satisfaction and relationships. This enhanced edition has been meticulously refreshed to reflect the most current research findings and psychosocial developments in the field. Direct and nonjudgmental, the text covers "our" sexuality in an accessible, straightforward manner. With a focus on strengthening your self-awareness and sexual intelligence, the text is packed with exciting new research, personally relevant examples and practical information on sexual health. Also available with the text are the MindTap and Infuse digital learning solutions.

Sue/Sue/Sue/Sue's UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ENHANCED, 12th Edition, provides an understanding of all the factors that go into Psychopathology. By taking a Multipath Model of Mental Disorders, this latest edition offers a comprehensive understanding of the biological, psychological, social and sociocultural factors that interact to produce mental disorders. It combines the intersection of multicultural, sociocultural and diversity issues with current societal events, detailed descriptions of various mental disorders and balanced coverage of psychopathology theories that inform treatment.

Big writing help comes in a small package with Miller-Cochran/Raimes' POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS, 7th Edition. Based on years of experience in the college writing classroom, this book offers everything you need to improve your writing. From navigating the research process to understanding the mechanics of writing and using punctuation to finding and documenting print and electronic source materials, the text assembles concise and practical information in one clear, easy-to-use handbook that you'll find yourself turning to again and again.

If you're intimidated by the thought of taking research methods, Rubin/Babbie's RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, 10th Edition, can help you overcome the fear associated with this course with its reader-friendly presentation of all aspects of the research endeavor. Students will appreciate the authors' clear and humorous writing style as well as the depth and breadth of coverage of current issues regarding social and racial justice. The text strikes a balance of quantitative and qualitative research techniques, illustrating how the two methods complement one another and can be integrated in the same study. Real-world examples highlight connections between research, social work practice and social justice. Comprehensive, friendly, accurate and integrating the best of technology, the text is widely considered the best for the research methods course -- and when you read it, you'll see why.

Helps teach readers what they need and want to know about sexuality while clearly conveying foundational biological and health issues and citing current and classic research. This edition continues answering the questions and concerns that readers have about themselves and their sexuality with scientific fact, and sensitivity.

Delivers the coverage of the legal implications and ramifications of doing business internationally, along with the related cultural, political, economic, and ethical issues faced by global business managers.

Learn all about modeling dynamic systems with Kelly's SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND CONTROLS, 1st Edition. Topics are presented in a clear and concise way that are easy to engage with. Each chapter has a preview of the chapter at the beginning and a summary of the chapter at the end, including a list of important equations. A multitude of worked-out examples and end-of-chapter problems allow plenty of opportunities to master the content.

Offers a country-by-country approach that allows students to fully examine similarities and differences among countries and within and between political systems.

Develops statistical literacy and critical thinking through real-world applications, with an emphasis on ideas, not calculations. This text focuses on the key concepts that educated citizens need to know about statistics.

Examines philosophies and philosophers. This seventh edition is supported by an array of teaching and learning resources including an online resource center with easy-to-use lecture and class preparation tools.