Do you need a resource to give your students extensive practice in the often difficult and elusive skills of editing and revising? These workbooks may be just what you're looking for. Students are required to read passages embedded with errors of grammar, usage, mechanics, content, and organization. They are then asked multiple-choice questions designed to help them recognize and correct these mistakes. These exercises will help students to better understand the essential skills of finding and correcting editorial problems and revising writing appropriately. Students will soon be on their way to mastering these two very important steps in the writing process. - Hours of practice on skills leading to editing and revising mastery. - High-interest passages embedded with the most common errors of grammar, usage, mechanics, content, and organization. - Multiple-choice questions after each passage help students find, recognize and correct mistakes. - Teacher Editions provide correct answers and identify the skill targeted in each question. Grade Levels 2-8
Do you need a resource to give your students extensive practice in the often difficult and elusive skills of editing and revising? These workbooks may be just what you're looking for. Students are required to read passages embedded with errors of grammar, usage, mechanics, content, and organization. They are then asked multiple-choice questions designed to help them recognize and correct these mistakes. These exercises will help students to better understand the essential skills of finding and correcting editorial problems and revising writing appropriately. Students will soon be on their way to mastering these two very important steps in the writing process. - Hours of practice on skills leading to editing and revising mastery. - High-interest passages embedded with the most common errors of grammar, usage, mechanics, content, and organization. - Multiple-choice questions after each passage help students find, recognize and correct mistakes. - Teacher Editions provide correct answers and identify the skill targeted in each question.
How to Conduct Communication Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods features 48 short, digestible chapters that cover the most essential and practical information students need to know to better understand various approaches and methods for conducting research. Students learn how to use tools from both qualitative and quantitative research methods to maximize their ability to make claims about the world. For instructors, the range of methods and the length of chapters allow flexibility to pick and choose those they wish to focus on. Readers are introduced to research paradigms and the foundations of communication research In Parts I and II, to qualitative methods in Part III, and to quantitative methods in Part IV. Each chapter provides a short preview, main concepts and key terms, user-friendly guiding examples, and strategies for overcoming common obstacles. Examples and activities throughout the book reflect social issues and demonstrate how conducting communication research can explain related outcomes, help students understand what different experiences are like, and disrupt social norms that serve to marginalize and disenfranchise groups of people. Appropriate for any course level, How to Conduct Communication Research is the ideal, accessible textbook and resource for today's students.
How to Conduct Communication Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods features 48 short, digestible chapters that cover the most essential and practical information students need to know to better understand various approaches and methods for conducting research. Students learn how to use tools from both qualitative and quantitative research methods to maximize their ability to make claims about the world. For instructors, the range of methods and the length of chapters allow flexibility to pick and choose those they wish to focus on.Readers are introduced to research paradigms and the foundations of communication research In Parts I and II, to qualitative methods in Part III, and to quantitative methods in Part IV. Each chapter provides a short preview, main concepts and key terms, user-friendly guiding examples, and strategies for overcoming common obstacles. Examples and activities throughout the book reflect social issues and demonstrate how conducting communication research can explain related outcomes, help students understand what different experiences are like, and disrupt social norms that serve to marginalize and disenfranchise groups of people.Appropriate for any course level, How to Conduct Communication Research is the ideal, accessible textbook and resource for today's students.
Life Lesson is the true story of God's divine intervention, leading to the transformation of a young woman who previously lived her life without hope. The Lord revealed Himself to Kristina in an unbelievable way, not only before, but after her attempted suicide following a rock bottom experience. Since this turning point in her life, she has learned many life lessons, which have helped her to grow in knowledge and relationship with the One who has been on her side from the beginning. Though she continues to fight the ongoing battle of sin and a number of trials, she has learned where to place her trust and hope, Jesus Christ. His promise to remain faithful to His followers provides great comfort. "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1:6 NIV).Kristina Minaglia has lived in Wisconsin since she was eight years old. She began writing her testimony shortly after her son's birth. In the meantime, she worked in manufacturing while striving to obtain her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work. It wasn't long before the Holy Spirit prompted her to focus on turning her testimony into a book, in order to provide hope for others who may be experiencing similar trials. She enjoys walking, writing, spending time with family, and she adores the beauty of God's creation in nature.
Each book in this series of Editing and Revising workbooks is given a letter designation to accommodate students working below or above grade level. Students are required to read passages embedded with errors of grammar, usage, mechanics, content, and organization. They are then given multiple-choice questions designed to help them recognize and correct these mistakes.These exercises will help students to better understand the essential skills of finding and correcting editorial problems and revising writing appropriately. Students will soon be on their way to becoming more knowledgeable about these two very important steps in the writing process.Hours of practice on skills leading to editing and revising mastery.High-interest passages embedded with most the common errors of grammar, usage, mechanics, content, and organization.Multiple-choice questions after each passage help students find, recognize and correct mistakes.Teacher Editions provide correct answers and identify the skill targeted in each question.
You're Mine, Walker and All is the charming and informative story of a little boy who learns that his mother's disability is not about what she cannot do - but what she can do. Told through a conversation between KC and Mommy, this children's book with its whimsical illustrations will delight children and adults and at the same time teach a serious lesson about disabilities, perception, and optimism. Written by a woman who has cerebral palsy and who has refused to be defined by her disability, this book shows that a disability is a different ability. This book will appeal to parents with disabilities who want to share their story with their children, to parents of children with disabilities who want their children to see what is possible, and to parents and educators who want children to realize that being different is really okay.
There are many books written about statistics, some brief, some detailed, some humorous, some colorful, and some quite dry. Each of these texts is designed for a specific audience. Too often, texts about statistics have been rather theoretical and intimidating for those not practicing statistical analysis on a routine basis. Thus, many engineers and scientists, who need to use statistics much more frequently than calculus or differential equations, lack sufficient knowledge of the use of statistics. The audience that is addressed in this text is the university-level biomedical engineering student who needs a bare-bones coverage of the most basic statistical analysis frequently used in biomedical engineering practice. The text introduces students to the essential vocabulary and basic concepts of probability and statistics that are required to perform the numerical summary and statistical analysis used in the biomedical field. This text is considered a starting point for important issuesto consider when designing experiments, summarizing data, assuming a probability model for the data, testing hypotheses, and drawing conclusions from sampled data. A student who has completed this text should have sufficient vocabulary to read more advanced texts on statistics and further their knowledge about additional numerical analyses that are used in the biomedical engineering field but are beyond the scope of this text. This book is designed to supplement an undergraduate-level course in applied statistics, specifically in biomedical engineering. Practicing engineers who have not had formal instruction in statistics may also use this text as a simple, brief introduction to statistics used in biomedical engineering. The emphasis is on the application of statistics, the assumptions made in applying the statistical tests, the limitations of these elementary statistical methods, and the errors often committed in using statistical analysis. A number of examples from biomedical engineering research and industry practice are provided to assist the reader in understanding concepts and application. It is beneficial for the reader to have some background in the life sciences and physiology and to be familiar with basic biomedical instrumentation used in the clinical environment. Contents: Introduction / Collecting Data and Experimental Design / Data Summary and Descriptive Statistics / Assuming a Probability Model from the Sample Data / Statistical Inference / Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis / Power Analysis and Sample Size / Just the Beginning / Bibliography
Mitt namn är Kristina och det är jag som diktat dessa ord och fotograferat dessa bilder. Det är min förhoppning att de ska sprida något gott, en förhoppning, ge sorgen en sista vila, eller att få den som känner sig ensam, att känna sig lite mindre ensam. I mina bilder och texter vill jag lysa upp detaljerna i det som förgyller vår vardag. Kram Kristina M. Nilsson
In this ethnography of Navajo (Dine) popular music culture, Kristina M. Jacobsen examines questions of Indigenous identity and performance by focusing on the surprising and vibrant Navajo country music scene. Through multiple first-person accounts, Jacobsen illuminates country music's connections to the Indigenous politics of language and belonging, examining through the lens of music both the politics of difference and many internal distinctions Dine make among themselves and their fellow Navajo citizens. As the second largest tribe in the United States, the Navajo have often been portrayed as a singular and monolithic entity. Using her experience as a singer, lap steel player, and Navajo language learner, Jacobsen challenges this notion, showing the ways Navajos distinguish themselves from one another through musical taste, linguistic abilities, geographic location, physical appearance, degree of Navajo or Indian blood, and class affiliations. By linking cultural anthropology to ethnomusicology, linguistic anthropology, and critical Indigenous studies, Jacobsen shows how Navajo poetics and politics offer important insights into the politics of Indigeneity in Native North America, highlighting the complex ways that identities are negotiated in multiple, often contradictory, spheres.
This quick-read guide teaches you how to supercharge your success through powerful stories and amazing anecdotes.-Broaden your career with skills that will set you apart.-Transform your habits and emerge a leader.-Insights to navigate situations, challenges, and opportunities that arise every day in business.-How to manage your time and stress.-How to work successfully with diverse individuals.-Hurtle through any challenge with Practical Wisdoms @ Work.Expand your skills, achieve your goals. Your career will never be the same. The tools you need are just pages away Where else you may have seen Lynn M. Whitbeck...USA Today, Huff Post, Chicago Tribune, and More
Health Care USA, Seventh Edition, offers students of health administration, medicine, public health, and related fields the most comprehensive overview of America’s health care system under a single cover. Combining historical perspective with analysis of modern trends, this expanded edition charts the evolution of modern American health care, providing a complete examination of its organization and delivery while offering critical insight into the issues that the U.S. health system faces today. From a physician-dominated system to one defined by managed care and increasingly sophisticated technology, this essential text explains the transformation underway and the professional, political, social, and economic forces that guide it today and will in the future. Exhaustive in breadth and balanced in perspective, Health Care USA, Seventh Edition, provides students with a clearly organized, straightforward illustration of the complex structures, relationships and processes of this rapidly growing, $2.5 trillion industry. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in this dynamic industry. The latest edition features: • A comprehensive overview of the complex and evolving U.S. health care system, plus revised data, material and analysis throughout. • The latest benchmark developments in health care, including the response of public health to swine flu and the Obama administration’s health care reform. • A look at the recent recession’s effects on hospital finances. • New projections and data trends on the country’s health care spending. • A forward-looking perspective on the future of the U.S. health care system.
An innovative, student-friendly textbook covering the major elements of the field of Family Communication Family Communication, a rapidly growing sub-discipline within Communication Studies, explores the processes and factors involved in family interactions and relationships. Communication in Family Contexts is a clear and accessible survey of the essential principles, theories, and concepts of the field. Unlike textbooks that present a vast amount of material across only a few chapters—this innovative textbook features brief, easily-understood chapters ideally-suited for undergraduate courses on the subject. The text provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of a diverse range of topics, from fundamental aspects of caretaking and sibling communication, to topics not covered in other textbooks such as estrangement and marginalization. 33 chapters cover theories of family communication, family communication processes, and communicating in family relationships. The authors, noted researchers and educators in the field, complement discussions of standard topics with those of growing contemporary interest, such as LGBTQ family communication, step-family and half-sibling relationships, and the influence of technology on family. This textbook: Provides a well-rounded examination of the major elements of Family Communication studiesExplains the foundational theories of the field, including Family Communication Patterns Theory and Relational Dialectics TheoryFeatures numerous practical application exercises to enable students apply theory to practiceIncludes a complete set pedagogical features, such as case studies, visualizations and models of theories, illustrations, and discussion questionsOffers a flexible organizational structure that allows instructors to pick and choose chapters to meet the needs of their courses Communication in Family Contexts: Theories and Processes is an important resource for instructors and students in the field of family communication, the wider discipline of Communication Studies, and related areas such as social psychology and sociology.
Photography is taking on an ever-stronger role and prominence in social work practice and research. An increasing number of projects and articles utilize or describe photography as a method for practice, or present research on applied photographic methods. Photography in Social Work and Social Change provides a comprehensive overview of photography in these areas. It features original applied content, state-of-the-art case examples, and user-friendly guides to introduce readers to the theory, methods, ethics, technical aspects, and cultural considerations of this practice. It bridges theory and knowledge with applications that can be replicated by students, practitioners, and researchers. With step-by-step guidelines, this book will be the go-to resource for anyone interested in photography in social work.
Blanche Lazzell went from Maidsville, West Virginia, to the leading edge of twentieth-century American art. A member of the prominent art communities of Paris and Provincetown, MA during the '20s and '30s, Lazzell was always on the fringe of important developments in the modern art world. Her studies in Paris led her to adopt the techniques of modernism as well as other emerging styles. Among her groundbreaking works were some of the first examples of abstraction in America. Blanche Lazzell: The Life and Work of an American Modernist is a significant contribution to the history of twentieth-century American art.Know primarily as a Provincetown printmaker, Lazzell’s full life and career are presented here, generously accompanied by color reproductions of her work, showing the breadth of her accomplishment in painting, printmaking, and hooked rugs. Lazzell's true contribution to American art history was never fully appreciated during her lifetime. A renewed interest in the artist has developed over the past fifteen years, due mostly to the critical appreciation of her color wood block prints. She is worth remembering not only for her own work, but also for her role as a translator of the achievements of the European modernists for her colleagues in America. In Blanche Lazzell: The Life and Work of an American Modernist, nine essays and hundreds of full-color illustrations bring this incredibly talented and influential artist's work to life.
Practical Wisdoms @ Work is a must-read for every woman who wants career success.Practical Wisdoms @ Work provides advice to broaden your career with skills that will set you apart. In this book you will find insights to navigate situations, challenges, and opportunities that arise every day in business. How can you manage your time and stress? Is telecommuting right for you? How do you work successfully with diverse individuals?Practical Wisdoms @ Work is your first step on the ladder to figure it all out. With approachable stories and positive examples that answer your questions, Practical Wisdoms @ Work is written by women who have been there, done that and are in it with you.IntroductionPractical Wisdoms @ Work is a resource for women who are entering the workforce and building their careers. The advice and wisdoms contained in this volume are garnered from the experiences of Lynn, Tina, Rachel, and our friends and family.Our words are not gospel and should not be taken as such. This book is filled with what we learned through our own trials and tribulations--lessons that we've found useful in our careers. So, use our experience as guidance as you find what works for you. With Practical Wisdoms @ Work, you don't need to start at square one as you forge your own path and work out your own solutions. Try out our advice, and see what fits.Women's presence in the workplace is growing, and it's clear that that's not going to change. The women of decades past have paved the way for this rising generation, and millennials will continue to push the progress further. As we move forward, the best strategy is for women who have been there and done that to help the ones who are currently facing the obstacles of new employment.Practical Wisdoms @ Work is here to help with that process as we offer advice and stories from Lynn and Tina, with some insights from Rachel, about how to be successful in a career. Find in these pages the inspiration and guidance to keeping climbing toward your dreams. You go Chapter 1 - Embarking on Your JourneyChapter 2 - Building & Embracing SuccessChapter 3 - Making Yourself IndispensableChapter 4 - Work-Life Balance & BoundariesChapter 5 - Time ManagementChapter 6 - Stress ManagementChapter 7 - NetworkingChapter 8 - Friend vs. Business RelationshipChapter 9 - Dealing with Difficult PeopleChapter 10 - Bullying & Harassment at WorkChapter 11 - Mentors & Support Structures Chapter 12 - Breaking Double StandardsChapter 13 - Leadership StylesChapter 14 - Find Fulfillment & Feed Your SoulConclusionMAIN LESSONS FROM THE BOOKThroughout this book, we have related our hard-earned experience through advice and stories. We endeavored to be specific to the challenge, whether it's with time management or workplace bullies. After all, it's usually best to tailor the advice to the situation Still, there are a few principles that you can carry with you throughout your career.KNOW YOURSELF AND BE TRUE TO YOURSELFIn order to choose your path, you need to know yourself-- your strengths, values, and goals. What you are good at or have a natural talent for can inform you of which careers you are most likely to succeed in. Your values are the kinds of causes and people you want to work for and which practice you prefer. And your goals--those are your dreams, where you want to be in the future. Once you are certain of these things, the way forward will become clearer. For some people, this self-awareness comes easily, but others have to work hard for self-discovery. Even if you think you know yourself, it helps to ask yourself questions.
