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Accessible and thoroughly engaging, Research Methods in Kinesiology offers students comprehensive coverage of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research design from a distinctly kinesiological perspective. Written by a team of leading experts in the field and packed with numerous examples throughout of Canadian studies in sport, exercise, health, and physical education, this text gives readers the unique opportunity to learn the process as seen through the eyes of kinesiology researchers in Canada.

Urbanization in a Global Context is a contributed text that helps Canadian students understand the process of urbanization by examining cities outside Canada across the global North and South.

The most engaging, accessible, and rich overview of the ancient Greeks' institutions, structures, activities, and cultural outputs from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period.

A core text for introduction to Canadian history courses offered out of history departments nation-wide.

A fresh and engaging collection of readings about the sociology of gender in Canadian society and around the world.

The Empowered Writer gives students a detailed yet widely applicable and accessible guide for developing skills in writing and research, including personal and business communication.

Clear, comprehensive, and research-based, this is the leading Canadian introduction to mental health practice in social work.

A carefully curated collection of primary and secondary source documents that exposes students to a broad range of historical documents and introduces them to the approaches and methodologies historians use to interpret the past.

The most comprehensive introduction to international development, with chapters by leading experts who explore the field's most pressing issues and debates.

Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography, fifth edition is a comprehensive, practical guide to understanding and conducting qualitative research in human geography. Using a unique "how-to" approach thao focuses on the practical application of research in human geography. By providing real-world examples of research methods at work in case studies, this edition teaches students how to plan, execute, interpret, and effectively communicate qualitativeresearch.

Of Kith and Kin traces the changing forms and meanings of family in the territory that now comprises Canada, from the first contacts between Indigenous peoples and French explorers, traders, missionaries, and settlers in northeastern North America in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the present.

Your current and practical guide to the ethical reasoning process in business.

Introduction to Environmental Assessment, fourth edition, provides a practical, easy-to-follow guide to the principles, procedures, tools, and methodologies at the heart of environmental assessment. Current, practical, and accessible: the best Canadian text on environmental assessment.

Making Sense in Engineering and the Physical Sciences provides engineering and physical science students detailed information on writing summaries, lab reports, and proposals; conducting research and using academic sources; doing oral presentations; and more. This revised edition includes more information on including graphics in notes, formal writing, and presentations, as well as updated content on writing for an audience, creating strong oralpresentations, and preparing for tests, exams, and life after post-secondary education.

Studying Public Policy develops an analytical framework of the subject for students in public policy courses. Instead of focussing on the substantive policy of a particular policy area, the book examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations of, and approaches used in, the policy sciences.

A unique collection by leading scholars that explores the interplay of gender and globalization through an intersectional and postcolonial lens.

Social Problems, fifth edition, continues to explore the dynamics and consequences of social problems such as poverty, crime, sexism, addiction, and war that impact Canada and the rest of the world.

First published in 1959, Herbert Jackson's Introduction to Electric Circuits is a core text for introductory circuit analysis courses taught in electronics and electrical engineering technology programs. This lab manual, created to accompany the main text, contains a collection of experiments chosen to cover the main topics taught in foundational courses in electrical engineering programs.

Aimed at second- and third-year ethics courses offered out of medical schools, health sciences departments, and nursing programs, Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians, fourth edition, is a practical guide to analyzing and resolving the ethical dilemmas medical practitioners face on a day-to-day basis.

The classic text on Indigenous histories, with contemporary updates.

Intended for social science students, Making Sense in the Social Sciences provides detailed information on designing a project; using quantitative and qualitative data; exercising judgement and good ethics; grammar, punctuation, and usage; organizing and writing essays, exams, and reports; presenting work; and more.

Bringing together an internationally respected team of experts, the second edition of Fundamentals of Health Psychology continues to offer a comprehensive introduction to the key topics and approaches in the fast-growing field of health psychology.

Now in its seventh edition, Aging as a Social Process is the most comprehensive introduction to the sociological study of aging that continues to show students that human aging is more than just a matter of biology - it is also a complex social process.

Human Geography, ninth edition, offers a balanced introduction not only to the concepts and methodologies of the discipline but also to the history, emphasizing how human geography evolved and continues to develop in response to globalization and other related disciplines.

Designed for second- and third-year university and college courses on environmental ethics or philosophy and the environment, Environmental Ethics for Canadians 2e is a comprehensive introduction to the core ethical questions shaping contemporary environmental debates.

Originally published in 1973, A Concise History of Canadian Painting has become the definitive volume on Canadian art. Now in its third edition, it remains an invaluable narrative history of Canadian painting from the late seventeenth century to the present.

"This retelling was freely based in part on the version in Canadian wonder tales by Cyrus Macmillan."

First published in 1969, this text is widely accepted as a useful tool for those concerned with children's books. It contains a collection of essays on history and criticism, standards, changing tastes, writers and writing, and the child's response to books.

L.M. Montgomery's record of her life is published now for the first time without abridgement. The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The P.E.I. Years, 1901-1911 covers Montgomery's early adult years, including her work as a newspaper editor in Halifax, Nova Scotia; her publishing career taking flight; the death of her grandmother; and her forthcoming marriage to a local clergyman.

Published in partnership with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), Reading Sociology offers students a wide-ranging and accessible overview of current sociological research in Canada.