Catalog – Saint Marys College of California Pressbooks Publishing

Critical Research Methods in Psychology

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Author(s): Stephanie D'Costa, Mireille Ukeye, Makenzie O'Neil, Rebecca Anguiano

Subject(s): Research methods / methodology

Last updated: 2026-08-26

Critical Research Methods in Psychology introduces students to research design and methodology while carefully considering socio-cultural context, paradigms, and inherent biases. Beginning with foundations of scientific reasoning and theory building, the text moves through measurement, sampling, research design, quantitative and qualitative methods, and approaches to analysis, while foregrounding issues such as social justice, inclusivity in research, and the impacts of assumptions on study outcomes. By emphasizing both methodological competence and critical reflection, this text equips learners to design, apply, and assess research in ways that support ethical, socially informed practice in psychology.

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Writing Our Bodies

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Author(s): Sunayani Bhattacharya, Meghan A Sweeney, Yin Yuan, Gina Kessler Lee

Subject(s): Writing and editing guides

Last updated: 2026-08-26

Writing Our Bodies offers students a holistic approach to writing that intertwines embodied rhetorics with critical inquiry and academic conventions. Beginning with an introduction to rhetorical embodiment and personal experience, the text guides learners through writing to analyze, take a stand, revise, synthesize sources, and make arguments with research, while attending to how identity, technology, linguistic diversity, and power influence both reading and writing. Emphasizing reflection, audience awareness, disciplinary literacy, and ethical source use, this resource prepares students to write purposefully across contexts and audiences.

Writing and Communication for Accounting

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Author(s): Sarah M. Vital

Subject(s): Business communication, etiquette and presentation

Institution(s): Saint Mary's College of California

Publication date: 2026-08-26

Last updated: 2026-08-26

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

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Author(s): Caroline Burns, Grant Rozeboom, Sarah M. Vital

Subject(s): Business and Management, Business ethics and social responsibility, Business and the environment; sustainable approaches to business

Institution(s): Loyola Marymount University, Saint Mary's College of California

Publication date: 2025-08-01

Last updated: 2026-08-26

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility introduces students to ethical decision-making and the role of social responsibility in contemporary organizational life. The text explores foundational concepts in ethical reasoning, organizational culture, stakeholder theory, corporate governance, and the intersections between business actions and environmental and social issues. Through real concepts such as conflicts of interest, corporate social responsibility, and fiduciary accountability, the book supports learners in understanding how ethical frameworks inform responsible practice in business contexts. Through applied concepts such as conflicts of interest, corporate social responsibility, and fiduciary accountability, and guided engagement with real-world cases the book supports learners in understanding how ethical frameworks inform responsible practice in business contexts.

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Advancing Intercultural Competence for Global Learners

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Author(s): cmcwebb

Last updated: 2025-12-16

Spunti: Italiano elementare 1

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Author(s): Maria Grazia De Angelis

Editor(s): Maria Grazia De Angelis

Subject(s): Language teaching and learning, Italian

Institution(s): Muhlenberg College

Last updated: 2025-12-16