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Owning Your Journey: How to Successfully Navigate the Community College Experience is designed to address key issues community college students are likely to face as they begin their journey into the higher education experience. The book is written in an informal, relatable, and student-friendly tone to encourage readers to personally connect with the material. Though highly approachable, the chapters are rooted in research literature and learning theory. They contain a wealth of practical strategies and opportunities for personal reflection and peer collaboration to help students make the most of their community college experience. The first half of the text covers the nature of the community college institution; how to navigate admissions, advising, financial aid, and other college services; how to prioritize life activities for effective time management; and how to respectfully communicate and interact with peers and instructors on campus. The second half of the book provides a practical and applicable approach to various topics, including study techniques; test-taking strategies; online information literacy and using reference sources; and preparing to graduate, transfer to another program or institution, or enter the workplace. Each chapter features activities and review questions to support the learning experience. Featuring a strong emphasis on the critical importance of students maintaining a positive mindset and focusing on their future goals, Owning Your Journey is an ideal resource for freshman seminar courses and first-year programs.
Readings on Equitable Policing, Human Variation, and Social Justice provides students with a carefully selected collection of articles that identify and address ways to improve the relationship and understanding between African American inner-city communities and the police. The reader is organized into six distinct units. Unit I introduces students to the concept of human variation, the range of possible values for any characteristic, physical or mental, of human beings. In Unit II, readings explore issues of race, ethnicity, and inequality in America. Unit III covers American ethnocentrism and western norms. Unit IV features readings about stereotyping Africans and the African diaspora. This unit includes readings that address the ways in which people of color are portrayed in the media, how stereotypes in American culture can also influence police stereotypes and predictions, and more. The final two units examine social control, crime control, and social order; racial profiling by law enforcement officials; the perception of the police by citizens; and the implications of social structures and concepts on social justice and equality. Providing students with a relevant and timely examination of police-community relations, Readings on Equitable Policing, Human Variation, and Social Justice is an excellent resource for courses and programs in criminal justice and policing.
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