Category: Textbooks

Economic, cultural, and political trends are changing the way public administrations are organized and Organizational Development in Public Administration, (PDF) explores the new challenges managers encounter, with the requirement for a shift from a conventional bureaucratic model to a competency-based approach to organizational design and management in the fields of

Written by 4 leading teachers and scholars, Giddens/Carr/Duneier/Appelbaum’s Introduction to Sociology 11th edition, (PDF)  provides an authoritative introduction to fundamental concepts, major theories, and the latest research in a streamlined, easy-to-navigate format. A consistent four-part chapter structure makes the reading manageable without compromising coverage. At the end of every chapter,

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, 2nd edition, (PDF) examines the importance of cultural and ethnic factors for community health practice. Written and edited by a stellar list of contributors who are experts in the field, this ebook describes essential models, theories, and practices for working with race,

Help college students understand how culture impacts development – and why it matters. – Through current research and examples from around the world, Arnett/Maynard’s Child Development: A Cultural Approach (PDF) provides college students with a more accurate and practical understanding of how development works in the real world. Whether they travel

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 7th Edition, (PDF) continues in the spirit of its successful prior editions, with the objective of representing circuit analysis in a way that is clearer, more interesting, and simpler to understand than other, more traditional textbooks. A balance of theory, practice problems, worked & extended examples,