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1. Perspectives on Theory2. Theorists and Approaches to CommunicationThis book is an introduction to communication theory - the theory of how humans share, encode, and decode what they know, what they need, and what they expect from each other

Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education

This is a textbook created and edited as part of an education course, ECI 301, at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. The book's primary contributors have been undergraduate, pre-service teachers. Our goals for this project are manifold, but I would like to take a minute to highlight some of those that we consider most important. First, we want to prove that a student-authored textbook can be of a quality equal to that of a traditional textbook. After all, it seems counter-intuitive to imagine that students could learn from a textbook that is too sophisticated for them to have written themselves. Furthermore, this text should serve as proof that, due to the vast availability of information via the Internet, traditional textbooks written by intellectual elites are no longer necessary to the same degree they were before the Information Age. Next, the process of creating this text will serve to empower pre-service teachers with knowledge of technology and other skills such as effective communication and self-/peer-editing that will serve them well when they enter the classroom later, as teachers. If you have stumbled onto this book by mistake, we encourage you to take a few minutes and read a chapter or two. After reading, feel free to click the blue rating buttons at the bottom of each page. This will help us identify the highest- and lowest-quality sections. Each section of each chapter of this book was researched and developed by the students. Several versions of the articles were developed by different individuals, both within the same class and over several semesters. The students evaluated their peers' articles to determine which ones were the most useful and those versions are the ones seen linked from the contents page of each chapter.'EducationEDUC 20

US History

This textbook is based on the College Entrance Examination Board test in Advanced Placement United States History. The test is a standard on the subject, covering what most students in the United States study in high school and college, so we treat it as the best reference. The text was reorganized and edited in November 2008 to be closer to the content and organization the college board requires. The content was carefully chosen for significance and interest. We welcome reader feedback and suggestions for improvement.HumanitiesHIST 13

Introduction to Psychology Wikibook

Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including relating to individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. Psychology differs from the other social sciences " anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology " in that psychology seeks to explain the mental processes and behavior of individuals. Whereas biology and neuroscience study the biological or neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce, psychology is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior on a systemic level. The subfield of neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes while biological psychology studies the biological bases of behavior and mental states. Psychology is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the subconscious neurological bases of behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. It is largely concerned with humans, although the behavior and mental processes of animals can also be part of psychology research, either as a subject in its own right (e.g. animal cognition and ethology), or somewhat more controversially, as a way of gaining an insight into human psychology by means of comparison (including comparative psychology). Psychology is commonly defined as the science of behavior and mental processes. Psychology does not necessarily refer to the brain or nervous system and can be framed purely in terms of phenomenological or information processing theories of mind. Increasingly, though, an understanding of brain function is being included in psychological theory and practice, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.'Social SciencePSYCH 11

Communication Theory

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Introduction to Sociology [electronic resource].

Sociology is the study of human social life. Human social life is complex and encompasses many facets of the human experience. Because of the complexity, the discipline of sociology subdivided over time into specialty areas. The first section of this book covers the foundations of sociology, including an introduction to the discipline, the methods of study, and some of the dominant theoretical perspectives. The remaining chapters focus on the different areas of study in sociology. This text is a wikibook, available at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology This webpage also has links to additional materials, such as videos and PPT slides. If you adopt this textbook, the authors request that you record it at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Course_Adoptionshttp://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/file/d2dc6098-15e7-a69f-3058-9c61987de846/1/Introduction_to_Sociology-v2.0.pdfSYG 000 - PRINCIPLES OF [email protected], Figure, Narrative text, Other, TextbookRyan T. Cragun, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa , Deborah Cragun, MS Human Genetics, Piotr Konieczny, PhD student in sociology, University of PittsburghAdobe ReaderCommunity College, Higher EducationExpositiveSociology is the study of human social life. Human social life is complex and encompasses many facets of the human experience. Because of the complexity, the discipline of sociology subdivided over time into specialty areas. The first section of this book covers the foundations of sociology, including an introduction to the discipline, the methods of study, and some of the dominant theoretical perspectives. The remaining chapters focus on the different areas of study in sociology. This text is a wikibook, available at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology This webpage also has links to additional materials, such as videos and PPT slides. If you adopt this textbook, the authors request that you record it at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Course_AdoptionsElectronic reproduction.Mode of access: Internet