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    Read more about Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion - 2nd Edition

    Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion - 2nd Edition

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    Contributors: Maultsaid, Doyle, Wai Shan Li, John, Gill, Beavington, Sangha, Garg, Kabaria, Kulewksa, Parmar, Htun, and Athembo

    Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

    License: CC BY-NC

    This Open Education resource, “Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition”, includes valuable cases for student use on issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion and general social issues in the workplace. Included are cases for discussion on workplace scenarios as follows: homophobia; working with Indigenous communities; oil and gas pipelines and the family ranch; invisible disabilities; employee anxiety; safety for women, transgender women and non-binary people; and the bullying of new immigrants and refugees. The critical events portrayed in the cases are realistic and emotional, and most feature the experiences of under-represented and marginalized people. These thoughtful, contemporary cases pose ethical dilemmas about social issues that encourage post-secondary students and instructors to have stimulating, inclusive, and compassionate discussions. Inspired by input from post-secondary students and authored by students and people who are usually under-represented in education material, this resource is designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, business, healthcare, science, agriculture, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, land use studies, law and more. Each case is supplemented with modifiable discussion prompts, notes for teaching strategies, and a short reading list.

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    Read more about Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project - 2nd Edition

    Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project - 2nd Edition

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    Contributor: Fogel

    Publisher: Karl Fogel

    License: CC BY-SA

    Producing Open Source Software is a book about the human side of open source development. It describes how successful projects operate, the expectations of users and developers, and the culture of free software. The book is released under an open copyright. You can buy it in bookstores, order copies from O'Reilly Media, or browse and download it here.

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    Read more about Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook

    Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook

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    Contributors: Reed and Johnson

    Publisher: Virginia Cooperative Extension

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook is a guide for all gardeners in Virginia. It covers a variety of topics important for beginning and experienced gardeners, including soil health, native plants, and integrated pest management. This manual provides an understanding of the basics of gardening in Virginia and helps to build a strong foundation of gardening knowledge. Resources for additional reading can be found at the end of each chapter. We encourage readers to take a deeper dive into the topics that interest them and continue their learning journey.

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    Read more about Conflict, War and Revolution: the problem of politics in international political thought

    Conflict, War and Revolution: the problem of politics in international political thought

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    Contributor: Kelly

    Publisher: LSE Press

    License: CC BY

    Violence and war were ubiquitous features of politics long before the emergence of the modern state system. Since the late 18th century major revolutions across the world have further challenged the idea of the state as a final arbiter of international order. This book discusses ten major thinkers who have questioned and re-shaped how we think about politics, violence and relations between states – Thucydides, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Clausewitz, Lenin and Mao, and Schmitt.

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    Read more about Introduction to Arithmetic Groups

    Introduction to Arithmetic Groups

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    Contributor: Morris

    Publisher: Deductive Press

    License: CC0

    Introduction to Arithmetic Groups

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    Read more about Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies in Western Literature, Philosophy and Art: Towards Theory and Practice Volume 11

    Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies in Western Literature, Philosophy and Art: Towards Theory and Practice Volume 11

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    Contributors: Karpouzou and Zampaki

    Publisher: Peter Lang

    License: CC BY

    Through the burgeoning fields of Posthumanities and Environmental Humanities, this edition examines the changing conception of human subjectivity, agency, and citizenship as shaped by the dynamic interplays between nature, technology, science, and culture. The proposed ‘symbiotic turn’, (the awareness of the multitude of interactions and mutual interdependencies among humans, non-humans and their environment) aspires to explore the complex recompositions of the “human” in the 21st century. By organizing and promoting interdisciplinary dialogue at multiple levels, both in theory and practice, Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies is suggested as a new narrative about the biosphere and technosphere, which is embodied literarily, philosophically, and artistically.

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    Read more about Conversaciones Corrientes: Temas de Cultura y Sociedad

    Conversaciones Corrientes: Temas de Cultura y Sociedad

    Contributors: Massery, Bordera, and Larrea-Rubio

    Publisher: Laurie Massery

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    This book is designed to facilitate conversation in Spanish among intermediate and post-intermediate learners of Spanish. The following online textbook allows students to read about, review and discuss interesting, entertaining and relevant topics that will undoubtedly elicit conversation and friendly debate among classmates. Topics including spirituality, family design, life choices, social norms and even history and its impact on Generation Z, are discussed.

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    Read more about Programación Web del Frontend al Backend

    Programación Web del Frontend al Backend

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    Contributors: Celí Párraga, Boné Andrade, and Mora Olivero

    Publisher: Editorial Grupo AEA

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    En este libro se investigó los fundamentos de la programación web, así como las tecnologías esenciales para lograr crear aplicaciones web, tales como HTML y CSS. Se documentó los conceptos básicos de la programación Frontend utilizando el lenguaje de programación JavaScript, se documentó también los conceptos de la programación Backend utilizando el lenguaje de programación PHP. Este libro tiene como objetivo involucrarse en la programación web iniciando con el estudio del Frontend hasta el Backend con los conceptos básicos, códigos y ejemplos, utilizando tecnologías de programación gratuitas accesibles para cualquier estudiante, para llegar a crear aplicaciones dinámicas con acceso a base de datos. Como resultado se obtuvo que se puede llegar a crear aplicaciones web complejas utilizando tecnologías actuales gratuitas, con un diseño agradable, diseñándolo fácilmente con un Framework CSS como Bootstrap, y utilizando JQuery como una librería para crear rápidamente aplicaciones con JavaScript. Se utilizó además PHP por ser uno de los lenguajes más utilizados para crear aplicaciones conectadas a bases de datos MySQL.

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    Read more about Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers

    Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers

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    Contributors: Iverson and Ehrenfeld

    Publisher: Milne Open Textbooks

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers is an edited collection featuring writing from students, faculty, and staff at Farmingdale State College, a State University of New York (SUNY) campus on Long Island. Each contributor reflects on their own writing as well as writing in their fields/disciplines. Namely, they reflect on their writing processes, hence the name of the book.

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    Read more about Human Geography

    Human Geography

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    Contributors: Rosenfeld and Burtch

    Publisher: VIVA

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    Welcome to Human Geography! If you are interested in how humans interact with the environment and how human systems are geographically distributed over space, then you’ve found your place. We hope that find this textbook useful and enjoyable; please dive in by clicking “Contents” to immerse yourself in all-things-human geography.

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