Short Description:
This book uses a tidyverse approach to introduce various forms of visualization to assist in exploratory data analysis, and data visualization.

Word Count: 3017

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The comprehensive e-book "Volunteers4Europe" is the result of the European project of the same name, which was carried out from 2018 to 2020. The project, co-financed by the European funding programme Erasmus Plus, focused on the documentation of interesting volunteer activities in the participating partner countries. The project teams from Germany, Estonia, France, Italy and Sweden produced many photo reportages of volunteer activities, which are now all available in this e-book. On more than 600 pages, the multifaceted nature of volunteering in Europe becomes visible. There are examples from civil protection, nature conservation, environmental protection, nature conservation and animal welfare. In addition, many volunteer activities in social areas are presented, for example in senior citizens' work, for people with disabilities, with a migration background or with other disadvantages.
All age groups can volunteer in the most diverse areas. The project teams hope that with this e-book they will not only make visible and acknowledge the enormous achievements of many volunteers, but also that many readers will find inspiration for their own voluntary commitment.

Word Count: 272929

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Short Description:
The word workaround has entered general English usage to refer to a makeshift method of overcoming or bypassing a problem, an example being the events that took place after an explosion on the Apollo 13 spacecraft in 1970. Until recently, the concept was limited primarily to technical contexts. This book explores the origins of workarounds, the challenges of identifying and managing them, and the potential benefits and risks involved. It discusses the use of workarounds in different settings and also takes a look at future challenges.

Word Count: 47179

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Prospective Student Edition

Short Description:
Working in Play - Exploring the Recreation and Leisure Industry provides insight and advice for prospective students interested in obtaining a Fanshawe Recreation and Leisure Services Diploma through a detailed explanation of where jobs can be found and first-person accounts from graduates of the program telling their personal stories.

Long Description:
Working in Play – Exploring the Recreation and Leisure Industry provides insight and advice for prospective students interested in the Recreation and Leisure Industry through a detailed explanation of where jobs can be found and job statistics. It defines the industry through a job’s perspective lens and gives examples of organizations and job titles found in the industry. In Chapter 3 of the book, you will find multiple first-person accounts from graduates of Fanshawe College’s Recreation and Leisure Services program on their personal career journeys.

Word Count: 6426

Included H5P activities: 10

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Working in Play: Planning for a Career in the Recreation and Leisure Industry in Canada – First Edition defines the Recreation and Leisure Industry in Canada and gives students of a Recreation and Leisure Services diploma program a helpful, informational guide to planning a career in the industry.

Long Description:
Working in Play: Planning for a Career in the Recreation and Leisure Industry in Canada – First Edition provides a thorough introduction to the career possibilities in the Recreation and Leisure Industry through use of a detailed explanation of where jobs can be found and job statistics. First and foremost it defines the industry through a job’s perspective lens. The topic is anchored by a historical review of recreation and leisure in Canada and the book includes how to job search, the importance of networking and types of interviews with interview tips for success. Throughout the book are first-person accounts from graduates of Fanshawe College’s Recreation and Leisure Services program on their career journey.

Word Count: 25149

Included H5P activities: 10

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This course focuses on a number of qualitative social science methods that can be productively used in media studies research including interviewing, participant observation, focus groups, cultural probes, visual sociology, and ethnography. The emphasis will primarily be on understanding and learning concrete techniques that can be evaluated for their usefulness in any given project and utilized as needed. Data organization and analysis will be addressed. Several advanced critical thematics will also be covered, including ethics, reciprocity, “studying up,” and risk. The course will be taught via a combination of lectures, class discussions, group exercises, and assignments. This course requires a willingness to work hands-on with learning various social science methods and a commitment to the preparation for such (including reading, discussion, and reflection).

This course places contemporary youth activities in perspective by surveying young American’s political participation over the past 200 years. Each week, students will look at trends in youth political activism during a specific historical period, as well as what difference—if any—youth media production and technology use (radio, music, automobiles, ready-made clothing) made in determining the course of events. A central theme in accounts of political participation by those who have not yet reached the age of majority are the opportunities for mobilization and expression that new technologies supply. This class explores what is truly new about “new media” and reviews lessons from history for present-day activists based on patterns of past failure and success.

Sustaining Black Studies in the 21st Century—The Digital Edition

Short Description:
Digital version of the International Journal of Africana Studies special issue “Sustaining Black Studies in the 21st Century.”

Long Description:
Digital version of the International Journal of Africana Studies special issue “Sustaining Black Studies in the 21st Century” published in 2008 by the National Council for Black Studies.The original publication is the result of a convening sponsored by The Ford Foundation, held in 2006 and organized and coordinated by marilyn m. thomas-houston of For My People Productions, Inc. The convening was designed to bring together important scholars in the field of Black Studies to discuss the future of the field.

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How to participate in the process of evidence-based practice

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This primer supports social workers in learning the basics of evaluation as it relates to engaging in evidence-based practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. It is designed for students who have already had an introductory research methods course who are now engaged in an evaluation project or course.

Long Description:
This primer supports social workers in learning the basics of evaluation as it relates to engaging in evidence-based practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. It is designed for students who have already had an introductory research methods course who are now engaged in an evaluation project or course. This primer is designed to support students in understanding the basics of practice evaluation techniques in a language that makes sense to them. Practice evaluation has two parts, the analysis of the efficacy of practice with clients (or client systems, such as groups, or communities) and the critical interpretation of practice evaluation results. Therefore, the book follows this format. The analysis of practice efficacy involves the careful design of evaluation studies and collection of evaluation data. This is followed by the careful analysis of client data (quantitative and/or qualitative). The critical consumption of evaluation results requires ‘fluency’ in interpreting basic statistical data as well as rigorous qualitative data analyses. In order to be ethical practitioners, social work practitioners need to be both practice evaluators and critical consumers of evaluation data. This simple primer presents this process in simple language designed to engage social work practitioners from an evidence-based practice perspective.

Word Count: 30571

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