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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.

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.

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 fourth edition of Crime and Criminology is a concise, comprehensive, up-to-date, and remarkably accessible introduction to the study of theory in Canadian criminology.

The most straightforward and helpful guide to post-secondary writing across the disciplines for students in Canada.

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

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.

Diversity, Crime, and Justice in Canada 3e is a contributed text edited by hate-crime specialist Barbara Perry, bringing together the country's leading scholars to address issues of inequality as they intersect with crime and social justice.

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

The most accessible and intersectional exploration of the role of work in Canadian society.

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.

Echoes from the Cave: Philosophical Conversations since Plato is an anthology of classic and contemporary readings in philosophy compiled to introduce students to the main problems discussed by philosophers past and present.

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

The Regional Geography of Canada introduces students to the remarkable diversity - cultural, economic, historical, and geomorphic - of Canada's six regions.

Bringing together original contributions by Canadian scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, Critical Perspectives in Food Studies, Third Edition introduces students to the shifting interpretations, perspectives, challenges, governance issues, and future visions that shape the study of food and food issues in Canada and around the world.

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.

This book tells the story of Canadians and nature over the last 20,000 years, from the Ice Age to Greenpeace to Parks Canada, from Catherine Parr Traill to Farley Mowat to Umeek (Richard Atleo). More than that, it explains why Canadians have in the last two hundred years or so done such damage to the environment, and why they have found it hard to stop.

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.

A core text for courses in gender studies, which uses identity as an entry point for examining gender construction.

The only thematic introduction to the key social and cultural aspects of the Roman Empire with chapters contributed by experts.

The most current, engaging, and comprehensive introduction to corrections with contributions by Canada's leading academics and practitioners.

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.

The sixth edition of Environmental Change and Challenge is a comprehensive overview of the rich, fascinating, and topical field of environmental studies. It introduces students to the basic science of ecosystems so that they may explore a host of contemporary environmental issues affecting both Canadians and the global community.

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.

A clearly written, well-informed, and up-to-date introduction to political science that speaks directly to students