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Adapting to Contemporary Health Issues
Author(s): Rick Scheidt
Contemporary health in America continues to be a dynamic area of study. Americans are continually confronted with issues that affect their overall personal health and wellness. New technology, emerging diseases, prevention, and updated treatments continue to fascinate us as individuals while we stri...
The Quest for Understanding: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Author(s): Dr. Douglas Giles
The Quest for Understanding: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy is a fresh approach to teaching philosophy for a new millennium. It presents philosophy as a long conversation of people seeking to understand who we are, what the world is really like, and how we can build a better life. Based ...
Who's Leading You?: Success and Meaning in the Digital Age
Author(s): Bruce Arai
Instructors of first-year experience and foundational courses feel a lot of pressure. They often face roomfuls of students with very different levels of preparation, and instructors are expected to get everyone up to standard. But how can they meet these expectations when we know that many of our st...
Cross-Cultural Humor: A New Frontier for Intercultural Communication Research
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Sample Humor is a universal phenomenon, found in most human societies from ancient to modern day (Berger, 1987; Carrell, 2008; Davis, 1996; Martineau, 1972). While we may not all participate in or appreciate the same types of humor, humor exists in almost every aspect of individuals’ private and ...
The Teaching Profession in a Nutshell
Author(s): Charity Embley
The Teaching Profession in a Nutshell is a concise textbook that gives readers an overview of the teaching profession in the United States. It is integral that upcoming teachers are equipped with knowledge of the historical events that shaped the U.S. school system and educational philosophies that ...
Business for Creatives
Author(s): Mfon Akpan
Risk Perceptions and Uncertainty in Parental Concerns about Childhood Vaccination
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Abstract Media reports linking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, as well as other reports of the thimerosal controversy, have increased levels of public distrust in vaccination. This distrust has led some parents to choose not to vaccinate their children as recommended by their ...