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  • Journalism Research That Matters

    Edited by Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Nikki Usher ...
    Series series Journalism and Political Communication Unbound
    It is now well-established that the long-time economic model on which the news industry has relied is no longer sustainable. Facebook, Google, and declining levels of popular trust in the media have been major contributors to this situation. Simultaneously, the closure of local media outlets across the country has left many areas without access to regional news, compounded the distance between ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

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  • The Engaged Scholar

    Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World

    by Andrew J. Hoffman ...
    Society and democracy are ever threatened by the fall of fact. Rigorous analysis of facts, the hard boundary between truth and opinion, and fidelity to reputable sources of factual information are all in alarming decline. A 2018 report published by the RAND Corporation labeled this problem "truth decay" and Andrew J. Hoffman lays the challenge of fixing it at the door of the academy. But, as he ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The Millennial Mosaic

    How Pluralism and Choice Are Shaping Canadian Youth and the Future of Canada

    by Reginald W. Bibby, Joel Thiessen, Monetta Bailey ...
    The bottom line: Millennials are looking goodThere’s a lot of consternation about the Millennial generation — Canada’s youngest adults born since the mid-1980s and now reaching their thirties. But the speculation has not been accompanied by sound and comprehensive information — until now.Highly respected sociologist and veteran trend-tracker Reginald W. Bibby teams up with two Gen X colleagues, ... Read more

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  • Achieving Student Success

    by Donna Hardy Cox ...
    In today's colleges and universities whether students succeed depends in large part on access to effective services that can support and guide them in pursuit of their educational goals. Policy and practice in the field of student services has been largely based on professional literature from US sources. Donna Hardy Cox and Carney Strange offer the first comprehensive description of professional ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Remaking the News

    Essays on the Future of Journalism Scholarship in the Digital Age

    Edited by Pablo J. Boczkowski, C. W. Anderson ...
    Series series Inside Technology
    Leading scholars chart the future of studies on technology and journalism in the digital age.The use of digital technology has transformed the way news is produced, distributed, and received. Just as media organizations and journalists have realized that technology is a central and indispensable part of their enterprise, scholars of journalism have shifted their focus to the role of technology. In ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Education and Social Media

    Toward a Digital Future

    Edited by Christine Greenhow, Julia Sonnevend, Colin Agur ...
    Series series The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning
    Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines explore the future of education, including social media usage, new norms of knowledge, privacy, copyright, and MOOCs.How are widely popular social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram transforming how teachers teach, how kids learn, and the very foundations of education? What controversies surround the integration of social media in students ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Unlocking the Gates

    How and Why Leading Universities Are Opening Up Access to Their Courses

    by Taylor Walsh ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    How elite universities are entering the world of online educationOver the past decade, a small revolution has taken place at some of the world's leading universities, as they have started to provide free access to undergraduate course materials—including syllabi, assignments, and lectures—to anyone with an Internet connection. Yale offers high-quality audio and video recordings of a careful ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Indigenous Peoples Rise Up

    The Global Ascendency of Social Media Activism

    by Bronwyn Carlson, Jeff Berglund, Miranda Belarde-Lewis, Sheila Cote-Meek, Nicholet A. Deschine Parkhurst, Marisa Duarte, Mohan Dutta, Phoebe Elers, Steve Elers0, Andrew Farrell1, Ryan Frazer2, Tristan Kennedy3, Mounia Mnouer4, Taima Moeke-Pickering5, Ann Pegoraro6, Debbie Reese7, Cutcha Risling Baldy8, Julia Rowat9, Carly Wallace0, Alex Wilson1 ...
    Series series Global Media and Race
    Indigenous Peoples Rise Up: The Global Ascendency of Social Media Activism illustrates the impact of social media in expanding the nature of Indigenous communities and social movements. Social media has bridged distance, time, and nation states to mobilize Indigenous peoples to build coalitions across the globe and to stand in solidarity with one another. These movements have succeeded and gained ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Unequal Benefits

    Privatization and Public Education in Canada

    by Sue Winton ...
    Series series UTP Insights
    Drawing on research from across Canada and beyond, education policy expert Sue Winton critically analyzes policies encouraging the privatization of public education in Canada. These policies, including school choice, fundraising, fees, and international education, encourages parents and others in the private sector to take on responsibilities for education formerly provided by governments with ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Organizations

    Structures, Processes and Outcomes

    by Pamela S. Tolbert, Richard H. Hall ...
    Based upon classical and contemporary theory and empirical research, this text forms a sociological analysis of organizations, focusing on the impacts that organizations have upon individuals and society. ... Read more

    $160.00 USD

  • Ethics in Public Relations

    Responsible Advocacy

    Edited by Carolyn Bronstein, Kathy R. Fitzpatrick ...
    "This is an intelligent book about serious issues in public relations: accountability, responsibility, transparency, loyalty, truthtelling, and fairness. It should be required reading in boardrooms, in PR classrooms, and at the Pentagon." - Jay Black, Editor, Journal of Mass Media Ethics"Ethics in Public Relations fills an important need at a time when the credibility of public relations (and some ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Embracing Cultural Competency

    A Roadmap for Nonprofit Capacity Builders

    by Monika K Moss, Patricia St. Onge, Vicki Asakura, Beth Applegate ...
    Start the Conversation No “how-to” manual exists on cultural competency. And, compared to other topics in nonprofit management, little exists on the skills and strategies needed to address racism and inequity. Building cultural competency is an ongoing journey that nonprofit leaders choose to take because they know the end result will be a more inclusive, connected, and effective organization. ... Read more

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