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The adult learner : the definitive classic in adult education and human resource development / by Knowles, Malcolm S.(Malcolm Shepherd),1913-1997.(CARDINAL)151749; Holton, Elwood F.,1957-(CARDINAL)809251; Swanson, Richard A.,1942-(CARDINAL)184390;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-374) and index."How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles' pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. The 8th edition of The Adult Learner has been revised and updated. Holton and Swanson have enlivened the latest edition in terms of content and style. The new supporting website and added chapter level reflection questions make this latest edition more accessible than ever. This new edition includes: Updates to the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. Addition of two new chapters: on related cutting edge realms, Neuroscience & Learning and Information Technology & Learning. Creation of a supporting website: This website for The Adult Learner 8th Edition will provide basic instructor aids. For each chapter there will be a PowerPoint presentation, learning exercises, and added study questions. Revisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices. If you are a researcher, practitioner or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning you should not be without"--
Subjects: Adult learning.; Adult education.; Training.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Code dependent : living in the shadow of AI / by Murgia, Madhumita,author.(CARDINAL)895111;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-300) and index.Introduction -- Your livelihood -- Your body -- Your identity -- Your health -- Your freedom -- Your safety net -- Your boss -- Your rights -- Your future -- Your society -- Epilogue."On the surface, a doctor in rural India, a food delivery worker in Pittsburgh, and an activist exiled from China have nothing in common. Yet their lives are linked by their unexpected encounters with artificial intelligence, from technology that marks children as future criminals to an app that is helping to give diagnoses to a remote tribal community. In Code Dependent, Madhumita Murgia shows how automated systems are reshaping our lives all over the world. AI has already infiltrated our day-to-day existences through social media algorithms and language-generating chatbots such as ChatGPT. But it's also affecting us in more insidious ways. It touches everything from our interpersonal relationships to our kids' education, our work, finances, public services, and even our human rights. By highlighting the voices of ordinary people in places far removed from Silicon Valley, Code Dependent explores the impact of a set of powerful, flawed, and often exploitative technologies on individuals and wider society. It also reveals the immense power a small group of companies in Northern California exerts over communities and governments worldwide. The ways in which algorithms and their effects are governed in the coming years will profoundly impact us all. Yet we cannot agree on a common path forward. We cannot decide what preferences and morals we want to encode in these entities--or what controls we may want to impose on them. We are collectively relinquishing our moral authority to machines. Madhumita Murgia's brilliant book not only sheds light on this chilling phenomenon but also charts a path of resistance. AI is already changing what it means to be human, in ways large and small, and Murgia reveals what could happen if we fail to reclaim our humanity."--
Subjects: Automation.; Information storage and retrieval systems.; Artificial intelligence; Human-computer interaction.; Decision making;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 26
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Digestive system / by Lamichhane, Priyanka,author.(CARDINAL)879091;
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.Introduction -- Where it all begins : what role do your mouth, teeth, and stomach play in the digestive process? -- We need nutrients : how does the small intestine help us take in nutrients? -- Making its way out : what is the role of the large intestine in getting rid of waste? -- Teamwork! : how does the digestive system interact with your body's other systems? -- Ouch! my stomach hurts : what problems can affect the digestive system, and how can they be treated? -- The doctor is in! -- Healthy habits for life -- True statistics."Discover the main systems of our amazing human body with this new series of books! Digestion starts the minute you put food or a drink in your mouth. And by the time the process ends, your body has taken every bit of nutrition possible from your food. Did you know that the average person produces enough saliva in one year to fill a bathtub? Or that the small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system? Learn all this and more in Digestive System. About the series: The human body is a complex -and remarkable - machine. Digesting our food. Pumping our blood. Walking, running, and dancing. It takes our many body systems working together to keep us alive and living our lives to the fullest. This set of A True Books offers an in-depth look at our amazing bodies - one system at a time. Interesting information is presented in a fun, friendly way - and in the simplest terms possible - giving students a "behind-the-scenes" look at how their bodies work"--Ages 8-10.Grades 4-6.880LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Informational works.; Digestive organs; Digestion; Physiology; Human anatomy;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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How to homeschool the kids you have : advice from the kitchen table / by Ostaff, Courtney,author.; Naughton, Jenn,author.; Campbell, Andrew,author.(CARDINAL)189876;
Includes bibliographical references (page 203).Planning your work -- Working your plan."In How to Homeschool the Kids You Have, three veteran home educators lead you through the process of creating a custom educational plan that works for your family's unique situation and your children's needs. You'll identify your own educational priorities and learn how to translate them into a strong academic program. You'll also learn about what science tells us about how humans- especially young humans-learn, and why that information is crucial for the success of your homeschooling plans. Along the way, the authors share their own experiences and those of other homeschoolers to help you avoid pitfalls so you can provide your children with the excellent education that is their birthright"--back cover.
Subjects: Home schooling.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Genetics : the code of life / by Guttman, Burton S.(CARDINAL)732055;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-294) and index.Genetics : past, present, and future. The search for order and meaning ; The modern image of science ; The prospects of modern genetics -- From myth to modern science. Primitive interest in heredity ; Mythology and the domestication of plants and animals ; Heredity in human society ; How are children made? -- What is inherited? Cellular structure ; Molecular structure ; Growth and biosynthesis ; Enzymes ; Synthesizing polymers ; Cells as self-renewing, self-reproducing factories -- The breakthrough : Mendel's Laws. Mendel's discoveries ; Pedigrees ; Another example : tasters and non-tasters ; Blood types ; Multiple alleles and dominance ; Test crosses ; Probability ; Two or more genes ; Mendel's first law and disputed paternity ; Answers to blood types questions -- Chromosomes, reproduction, and sex. Cells and reproduction ; Mitosis and the cell cycle ; Karyotypes ; Meiosis ; Meiosis explains Mendel ; The location of genes ; Sex chromosomes ; Nondisjunction of chromosomes ; XYY males : a genetic dilemma -- The function of genes. Genes and metabolic disease ; Genes and enzymes ; Proteins and information ; Modification of hereditary disease -- The hereditary material, DNA. Bacteria ; The first clue ; Bacteriophages ; The Hershey-Chase experiment ; DNA structure ; Genetic implications ; Testing DNA structure -- The genetic dissection of gene structure. Gene arrangement ; Crossing over within genes ; Phage genetics ; Fine structure of genes ; Complementation and the definition of a gene ; What is a gene? ; Restriction enzymes and palindromes ; Restriction mapping -- Deciphering the code of life. How are proteins made? ; RNA molecules : the tools for protein synthesis ; RNA transcription ; The translation process ; The complexity of eucaryotic genes ; Cracking the code ; Colinearity of genes and proteins ; Stop codons ; Universality of the code -- Heredity in the bacterial world. Mutant bacteria ; Sex in E. coli ; Plasmids ; Resistance factors and antibiotic resistance ; Lysogeny ; Gene transfer by virus ; Transduction in humans -- Gene regulation and development. Bacterial gene regulation ; Regulating eucaryotic genes ; Embryonic development in general ; Regulation by time in a chick's wing ; Determination by position in a fly's body ; Forming a fly's eye -- DNA manipulation : the return of epimethius? Recombinant DNA and restriction enzymes ; Studies of individual cloned fragments ; Transgenic organisms ; Human gene therapy ; Genomics, the study of complete genomes -- The geneticist as Dr. Frankenstein. The regulation of recombinant-DNA research ; Genetically modified organisms ; Technology in context ; The arguments against producing GMOs ; Cloning as an ethical target ; The responsibility of scientists -- The fountain of change : mutation. Mutation rates ; Mutation in humans ; Radiation ; What are mutations like? ; DNA repair systems ; General effects of radiation ; Chromosome aberrations ; Looking at human chromosomes ; Aneuploidy ; Duplications and deficiencies ; Inversions ; Translocations -- Evolutionary genetics. Evidence for evolution ; Evolution as a process ; Population genetics ; Human evolution ; The migration and diversification of Homo sapiens ; Eugenics.Details the history of the study of genetics, from Mendel's discoveries to the decoding of the human genome, and explains the fundamentals of genetics, the function of genes, and DNA manipulation.
Subjects: Genetics;
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Ultra-processed people : the science behind food that isn't food / by Tulleken, Chris van,1978-author.(CARDINAL)355645;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-363) and index.Wait, I'm eating what? Why is there bacterial slime in my ice cream? The invention of UPF ; I'd rather have five bowls of Coco Pops: the discovery of UPF ; Sure, 'ultra-processed food' sounds bad, but is it really a problem? ; (I can't believe it's not) coal butter: the ultimate UPF -- But can't I just control what I eat?. The three ages of eating ; How our bodies really manage calories ; Why it isn't about sugar... ; ... Or about exercise ; ... Or about willpower ; How UPF hacks our brains -- Oh, so this is why I'm anxious and my belly aches! UPF is pre-chewed ; UPF smells funny ; UPF tastes odd ; Additive anxiety -- But I already paid for this! Dysregulatory bodies ; UPF destroys traditional diets ; The true cost of Pringles -- What the hell am I supposed to do then? UPF is designed to be overconsumed ; What we could ask governments to do ; What to do if you want to stop eating UPF."We have entered a new age of eating. For the first time in human history, most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food. There's a long, formal scientific definition, but it can be boiled down to this: if it's wrapped in plastic and has at least one ingredient that you wouldn't find in your kitchen, it's UPF. In this book, Chris van Tulleken, father, scientist, doctor, and award-winning BBC broadcaster, marshals the latest evidence to show how governments, scientists, and doctors have allowed transnational food companies to create a pandemic of diet-related disease. The solutions don't lie in willpower, personal responsibility, or exercise. You'll find no diet plan in this book--but join Chris as he undertakes a powerful self-experiment that made headlines around the world: under the supervision of colleagues at University College London he spent a month eating a diet of 80 percent UPF, typical for many children and adults in the United States. While his body became the subject of scientific scrutiny, he spoke to the world's leading experts from academia, agriculture, and--most important--the food industry itself" --
Subjects: Informational works.; Processed foods.; Food additives.; Food industry and trade.; Food science.;
Available copies: 31 / Total copies: 41
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The pivot for parents and educators : ADHD/autism : how looking through a different lens at the neurodivergent mind can change our thoughts and feelings about a diagnosis / by Gallo, Kim,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-136)."Raising children is no easy feat, but raising autistic children or children with ADHD brings even more challenges. Author Kim Gallo has experience in this regard as the parent of a neurodivergent young-adult daughter. With nearly two decades of experience as an American Speech and Hearing Certified Speech-Language Pathologist and former Board-Certified Associate Behavior Analyst, Kim understands the mixed emotions that receiving a diagnosis can bring...When a parent, teacher, and therapist come to these realizations, catering to those differences becomes a little easier. In this book, Kim passionately provides readers with an abundance of invaluable information about raising a neurodivergent child. She focuses on subjects like the eight senses--yes, eight--and how autistic children may experience them, as well as giving guidance on how to teach autistic children to identify social cues and handle being overwhelmed. The message that weaves its way through The Pivot is one of love, care, and non-judgmental appreciation of differences. In addition, Kim realizes there is a certain lack of understanding regarding neurodivergent minds and identifies the kinds of offensive language that should change to allow our kids to see themselves in a more positive light."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Self-help publications.; Autistic children; Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autistic children; Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Neurodivergent children; Neurodivergent children; Parents of autistic children.; Parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.;
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Principles of behavioral science / by Buratovich, Michael A.,editor.(CARDINAL)612885;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Famous Psychologists and Their Psychological Systems -- Adler, Alfred -- Adlerian psychotherapy -- Bandura, Albert -- Bruner, Jerome -- Cognitive development -- Cognitive development: Jean Piaget -- Cognitive psychology -- Conditioning -- Erikson, Erik H. -- Festinger, Leon -- Freud, Sigmund -- Freudian psychology -- Hierarchy of needs -- Identity crises -- James, William -- Jung, Carl -- Jungian psychology -- Kohlberg, Lawrence -- Maslow, Abraham -- Milgram experiment -- Moral development -- Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich -- Pavlovian conditioning -- Person-centered therapy (PCT) -- Piaget, Jean -- Radical behaviorism: B. F. Skinner -- Rogers, Carl R. -- Self-actualization -- Skinner, B. F. -- Social comparison theory -- Social learning theory -- Stanford prison experiment -- Thorndike, Edward L. -- Two-factor theory -- Watson, John B. -- Zimbardo, Philip --Conditions and Disorders -- Abnormality: Biomedical models -- Abnormality: Legal models -- Abnormality: Psychological models -- Alzheimer's disease -- Amnesia and fugue -- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- Antisocial personality disorder -- Anxiety disorders -- Aphasias -- Ataxia -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Autism spectrum disorder -- Avoidant personality disorder -- Battered woman syndrome -- Borderline personality disorder -- Codependency -- Dementia -- Despair -- Developmental disorders -- Developmental psychology -- Dysgraphia -- Dyslexia -- Dysphonia -- Eating disorders -- Factitious disorders -- Frontal lobe syndrome -- Frontotemporal dementia (Pick's disease) -- Gender dysphoria syndrome -- Geriatric psychological disorders -- Hate crimes -- Hypochondriasis, conversion, and somatization -- Intellectual disability -- Juvenile delinquency and development -- Learned helplessness -- Learning disorders -- Memory disorders -- Mood disorders -- Multiple personality -- Narcolepsy -- Neurotic disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- Oedipus complex -- Panic attacks -- Paranoia -- Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) -- Personality disorders -- Pervasive developmental disorders -- Phobias -- Postpartum depression -- Posttraumatic stress (PTS) -- Psychological impact of disability -- Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) -- Schizoid personality disorder -- Schizophrenia: Background, types, and symptoms -- Schizotypal personality disorder -- Sexual predatory behaviors -- Sexual variants and paraphilias -- Sleep disorders -- Substance use disorders -- Suicide -- Synesthesia --Neurological Considerations -- Brain -- Brain damage -- Brain lateralization -- Cognitive neuroscience -- Hormones and behavior -- Memory: Physiology -- Memory: Sensory -- Memory storage -- Nervous system -- Neurology -- Neurons -- Neuropsychology -- Neurotransmitters -- Psychopharmacology -- Sleep -- Synaptic transmission -- Thyroid gland -- Pharmacological Considerations -- ADHD medications -- Antianxiety medications -- Antidementia drugs -- Antidepressant medications -- Antipsychotic medications -- Baclofen -- Benzodiazepines -- Ketamine -- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) -- Opioids -- Psilocybin -- Stimulant medications.Tests and Therapies -- Ability testing and bias -- Aptitude testing -- Aversion therapy -- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) -- Behavior and genetics -- Behavior therapy -- Behavioral assessment -- Behavioral family therapy -- Biological and psychological theories of deviance -- California Psychological Inventory (CPI) -- Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) -- Clinical interviewing, testing, and observation -- Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) -- Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) -- Cognitive therapy (CT) -- Dialectical behavioral therapy -- Differential association theory -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) -- Gestalt therapy -- Hypothesis development and testing -- Implosion -- Intelligence scales -- Intelligence testing -- Mental health screening in adults -- Mental health screening in children -- Mental Status Exam -- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) -- Norm-referenced testing -- Personality rating scales -- Play therapy -- Problem-solving stages -- Problem-solving strategies -- Psychodynamic therapy -- Psychological testing -- Psychotherapy: Goals and techniques -- Psychotherapy: Historical approaches -- Rational control theory -- Rational emotive therapy -- Reality therapy -- Role conflict and role strain -- Self psychology -- Somatic norms theory -- Testing, tests, and measurement -- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) --Discusses human action and how human behavior relates to society. Covers two broad categories: how we process information to make decisions that help us function and survive in our social environment, and how our relationships, interactions, communication networks, and relational dynamics play out in our social system. Includes 171 entries arranged in A to Z order to help make finding a topic of interest easy. A glossary, a comprehensive further reading list, and a subject index are also included.
Subjects: Reference works.; Psychology.; Behavioral assessment.; Social sciences.;
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The gut-brain paradox [sound recording] / by Gundry, Steven R.,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)339898;
Read by the author.In his previous bestselling books, Steven R. Gundry laid the groundwork for healthy eating to prevent and repair leaky gut and improve our overall well-being. In The Gut-Brain Paradox, he continues his journey deep into the human body, making the connections between a healthy microbiome, which helps our metabolic function, and a healthier brain, including improved cognitive function and mood. The Gut-Brain Paradox reveals how metabolic inflexibility is a key driver of neuronal death. Without metabolic flexibility, neurons are starved to death and have no fuel to repair. Since these neurons receive information from the microbiome and communicate with the brain, our brain function can only be as strong as the health of our microbiome. Dr. Gundry helps us understand that a leaky gut leads to a "leaky brain," demonstrating the connections to Alzheimer's and so-called Type 3 Diabetes. Thanks to the traditional Western diet which now mainly subsists of processed foods, and by the disruptors present in our diets, including glyphosate, plastics, and dysbiosis, we are harming ourselves and our children. At the very least, Dr. Gundry contends, these negative influences contribute to the brain fog which many struggle with, mild impairment, memory issues, and lack of mental energy.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Self-help publications.; Mental fatigue; Fatigue; Vitality.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Inside your brain : 10 discoveries that reveal how the brain works / by Unwin, Lucy Ann,author.; Barry, Caswell,Prof.author.; Contreras, María Jesús,illustrator.(CARDINAL)872576;
The human brain is famously complex and difficult to understand. The brain is also essential to how we function--so much so, that you can't simply poke a stick at it to see what happens. However, if you accidentally poked a stick through your brain, it turns out there's a lot you can learn. . . . Written by professor of neuroscience Caswell Barry, together with his good friend, the children's author Lucy Ann Unwin, Inside Your Brain takes young readers on an irreverent gallop through history to uncover ten groundbreaking discoveries that have led to our current understanding of how the brain works. The ancient Egyptians discovered in battle that the brain was more important than they'd thought; Luigi Galvani sent electric shocks through dead frogs' legs and uncovered how brain cells work; Phineas Gage's unfortunate accident on the railroads revealed that you can survive a metal rod through the head, while some unwitting kittens helped us understand how our brain develops. Inside Your Brain also touches on our present and future potential to continue testing the brain, such as how we can learn an enormous amount about how the brain processes information from AI without experimenting on a human subject. This entertaining and engaging deep dive into the most mind-boggling area of science is sure to fascinate and delight young readers.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Informational works.; Brain; Neurosciences;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 9
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