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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.

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A carefully curated collection of primary and secondary source documents that exposes students to a broad range of historical documents and introduces them to the approaches and methodologies historians use to interpret the past.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

Writing in the Technical Fields: A Practical Guide is a concise and straightforward technical writing manual written with the Canadian college student in mind.

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.

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.

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.

Internal Markets and Multi-level Governance breaks new ground in providing a broad comparative study of how internal markets have been managed within federal or multi-level systems. George Anderson has assembled a team of leading experts on the politics and economics of federal systems and set them the task of analyzing the management of internal markets in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Switzerland, as well as the European Union. Though similareconomic and political factors often play a role in driving the development of internal markets, outcomes and experiences vary widely depending on individual political and economic circumstances. In the concluding chapter, Anderson attempts to draw some comparative conclusions and highlight potential lessonsfor policymakers.

"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.

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.

Environmental impact assessment is among the most influential aspects of environmental regulation and policy today. Environmental Impact Assessment: Practice and Participation examines current debates, recent cases, and ongoing developments in Canadian EIA, accurately reflecting the diversity of issues EIA processes now address.

These 33 readings make up a sound base for the study of population and society. The two basic perspectives, Malthusian and Marxist, are well-articulated, with selections ranging from the classic, to contemporary and controversial.

Political Ideologies provides a concise overview of the political theories and theorists that have shaped the modern world, dissecting the major political ideologies of our age, and uncovering the rich layers of both their historical roots and their contemporary expressions.

Writing in the Social Sciences: A Guide for Term Papers and Book Reviews is a practical, step-by-step guide to researching and writing argumentative term papers and book reviews.

This text grew out of an Ottawa conference in the fall of 1997. The essayists are all former PhD students of Professor Cook's, and their work reflects the range of Cook's scholarly interest as well as the transformation of the historical profession in Canada.

The emergence of a global information society is overwhelming established methods of organizing and governing. This text argues that the ability of a society to prosper in a world of rapid change will depend on its ability to develop learning-based governance systems.

This text illustrates how the contemporary Canadian women's movement, through its pragmatic pursuit of overlapping routes to political representation, has reshaped the ideas and practices of representation. It traces constitutional activism from the early 1980s to future constitutional options.

This volume is an invitation to reshape ways of carrying out research for social action in order that power is both critically analyzed and responsibly used at all stages of the research. It includes examples of the research methods used by the author in various feminist research situations.