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Q: Skills for Success
Reading and Writing 5

(Oxford University Press, 2011)
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Q Skills for Success Reading and Writing 5 was co-authored by Nigel Caplan and Scott Douglas.  This book supports English language learners as they develop their general academic English and critical thinking skills.  Each unit in the book focuses on a core academic discipline, using a language through content-based approach in which learners explore an essential question related to that discipline.  Thus, content becomes a vehicle for language learning, with the language skills covered in each unit (such as vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills) supporting students are they put together their answers to the unit’s essential question.

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Author

Scott Roy Douglas is an associate professor and director of English as an additional language program at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan School of Education. He is also the editor of the BC TEAL Journal. His focus is on English as an additional language teaching and learning, with a particular interest in English for academic purposes, materials writing, curriculum development, and short-term study abroad.


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Paper ISBN: 9780194903967


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Academic-Douglas-EME2141

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Academic Inquiry 4
Essays and Research (2nd edn)

(Oxford University Press 2018)
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The fourth book in the Academic Inquiry series, this book supports English language learners who are just about to enter full-time academic studies at a post-secondary institution in English to develop their academic writing skills. Using an inquiry-based approach, this writing textbook guides students as they explore their own questions related to key college and university subject areas. Thus, the students’ own questions drive their learning as they cover a wide range of disciplines such as applied linguistics, ecology, health sciences, engineering, geography, and business. While finding the answers to their own questions, students are supported with key vocabulary, reading, critical thinking, research, writing, and grammar skills.

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Author

Scott Roy Douglas is an associate professor and director of English as an additional language program at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan School of Education.  He is also the editor of the BC TEAL Journal.  His focus is on English as an additional language teaching and learning, with a particular interest in English for academic purposes, materials writing, curriculum development, and short-term study abroad.


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Paper ISBN: 9780199028269


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Integrated Imaging and Vision Techniques for Industrial Inspection
Advances and Applications

(Springer, 2015)
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This pioneering text/reference presents a detailed focus on the use of machine vision techniques in industrial inspection applications. An internationally renowned selection of experts provide insights on a range of inspection tasks, drawn from their cutting-edge work in academia and industry, covering practical issues of vision system integration for real-world applications. Topics and features: presents a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art hardware and software tools for machine vision, and the evolution of algorithms for industrial inspection; includes in-depth descriptions of advanced inspection methodologies and machine vision technologies for specific needs; discusses the latest developments and future trends in imaging and vision techniques for industrial inspection tasks; provides a focus on imaging and vision system integration, implementation, and optimization; describes the pitfalls and barriers to developing successful inspection systems for smooth and efficient manufacturing process.

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Author

Zheng Liu is a professor of Civil, Electrical, and Manufacturing engineering at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). He received his doctorate in engineering from Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan) in 2000 and earned a second Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa in 2007. From 2000 to 2001, he was a research fellow with the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He then joined the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario) as a Governmental Laboratory Visiting Fellow nominated by NSERC in 2001. From 2002, he became a Research Officer associated with two research institutes of NRC (Aerospace Research [IAR] & Research in Construction [IRC]). From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Liu worked as a full professor for Toyota Technological Institute at Nagoya, Japan. In August 2015, Dr. Liu joined the University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus) at Kelowna, BC, Canada. His research interests include condition-based maintenance, condition assessment, non-destructive inspection & evaluation, prognostic health management (PHM), data/information fusion, computer/machine vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, and sensor/sensor network. Dr. Liu is a senior member of IEEE and SPIE. He served as the vice president for publication at the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (2016-2017) and is co-chairing the IEEE IMS TC-1. He holds professional engineer licenses in both Ontario and British Columbia. Dr. Liu also serves on the editorial boards for a number of peer-reviewed journals.


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Hardcover ISBN: 9781447167402
Paperback ISBN: 9781447169802
eBook ISBN: 9781447167419


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North American Politics
Canada, USA, and Mexico in a Comparative Perspective

(Pearson, 2004)
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There has been an increased interest in North American politics ever since the historic North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This book provides an informed analysis of each country’s respective performance since NAFTA and assesses whether their governmental institutions have the capacity to cope with the novel political issues now confronting them.

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Authors

Carl Cavanagh Hodge is a professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). He is a former Senior Volkswagen Research Fellow with the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies at the Johns Hopkins University and a former NATO-EAPC fellow. He is the author or editor of nine books and numerous articles on European and American politics and history. His titles include The Age of Imperialism, 1800-1914 (Greenwood, 2008); U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy, From 1789 to the Present (ABC-Clio, 2007); Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph and Decline of NATO (Prentice-Hall, 2004); The Trammels of Tradition: Social Democracy in Britain, France, and Germany (Greenwood,1994).

Robert J. Jackson is a lawyer and academic at New York University School of Law.

Gregory S. Mahler is an American political scientist with a general interest in comparative politics, and more specific interests in legislatures and constitutionalism.

Holly Reynolds is the Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and an assistant professor of Political Science.


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Paper ISBN: 9780139074608


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Community Forestry
Local Values, Conflict and Forest Governance

(Cambridge University Press, 2012)
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Providing a critical and incisive examination of community forestry, this is a detailed study of complex issues in local forest governance, community sustainability and grassroots environmentalism. It explores community forestry as an alternative form of local collaborative governance in globally significant developed forest regions, with examples ranging from the Gulf Islands of British Columbia to Scandinavia. Responding to the global trend in devolution of control over forest resources and the ever-increasing need for more sustainable approaches to forest governance, the book highlights both the possibilities and challenges associated with community forestry implementation. It features compelling case studies and accounts from those directly involved with community forestry efforts, providing unique insight into the underlying social processes, issues, events and perceptions. It will equip students, researchers and practitioners with a deep understanding of both the evolution and management of community forestry in a pan-national context.

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Author

Kevin Hanna is an associate professor of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). His research broadly centers on integrated approaches to natural resources management, operational support for natural resources development, environmental impact assessment, and energy resources and systems. A key part of his research is working with Indigenous organizations to help outline data/information management approaches and tools, define best practices for impact assessment, and develop case studies to help communities design new methods for conducting impact assessments. His current work focuses on the Canadian west, and north and Arctic.

Ryan C. L. Bullock is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan.


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Paper ISBN: 9780521137584
Hardcover ISBN: 9780521190435
eBook ISBN: 9781139628310


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pro/con/textual
(Vernon Public Art Gallery, 2015)

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The exhibition titled pro/con/textual brings together works of three Canadian artists working in print media, Briar Craig, Ericka Walker, and Mark Bovey. Despite the fact that all three artists work in a variety of print-based processes and subject matter, there are some underlying similarities in their individual conceptual and aesthetic strategies. All three artists use text in their work in a unique way, they address various levels and sources of histories concerning their subject matter and processes, and despite the lack of conclusive and clear narratives, all three artists’ work contain visual elements with strong associative qualities based in pluralistic narratives.

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Artist

Briar Craig received a BFA in printmaking from Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada in 1984 and an MFA in printmaking from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada in 1987.

His prints have been awarded a number of prizes:  the Stand Out Prize at Stand Out Prints 2016 at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking (Minneapolis, MN); Merit Award Winner, America’s 2014 all media exhibition (Minot, ND); the Juror’s Selected prize at the 2013 North American Print Biennial (Boston MA); Honorable Mention at the Pacific Rim International print Exhibition 2013 (Christchurch, New Zealand); 2nd Prize at Imprima 2012 (Sobral, Brazil); 2nd Prize Winner (one of his students achieve first prize) at the Open Studio Canadian Printmaking Awards (Toronto, Canada) and Special Prize Winner at the 1st International Print and Painting Biennial 2008 (Istanbul, Turkey).

He has held positions as an assistant professor of Art at the University of Minnesota, Morris campus (1987 – 1991); assistant and associate professor at Okanagan University College (1991 – 2005); he is currently a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (2005 – present) in Kelowna, BC, Canada.

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Paper ISBN: 9781927407189


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The UBC Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project began in 2019 with support from the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. It is now a joint project of UBCO’s Faculties and the Office of the Provost.

Artwork and other images that are a part of this project are displayed solely for educational purposes.

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Teacher Wellbeing
Flourishing in Schools by Noticing, Nurturing, and Sustaining

(Word & Deed Publishing, 2018)
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Grounded in research that explores flourishing schools and positive educational leadership, this book advocates for much more attention on teacher wellbeing. Offering a blend of theory and practice, this book is written to engage teachers, groups of teachers, and school leaders in conversations that help make sense of the often overwhelming demands inherent in teaching, the accompanying challenges of these realities, and their impacts on teachers’ wellbeing. The authors argue that as teachers foster the wellbeing of their students, they must ensure that their own self-care is a professional priority.

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Author

Sabre Cherkowski is a professor of Education and the Director of Graduate Programs at UBC Okanagan. She has been researching what it means for educators to grow their professional and personal potential toward flourishing at work. She has examined how teacher wellbeing contributes to building positive school experiences and the role of leadership in cultivating positive workspaces. In recognition of her innovative research, Cherkowski received UBC Okanagan’s 2020 Researcher of the Year award for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2020.

Keith Walker is a professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Saskatchewan.


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ISBN: 9780995978225


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Mindful Alignment
Foundations of Educator Flourishing

(Lexington Books, 2018)
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Mindful Alignment: Foundations of Educator Flourishing develops a foundation for educators to flourish by promoting self-awareness as a mindful approach to ongoing professional inquiry. It presents three mindful arts—the art of well-being; the art of positive relationships; and the art of living from strengths, passions, and purposes—detailing several practices that, when executed over time, can provide a focus for developing mindful alignment. The authors present an approach to personal, professional learning that encourages educators to slow down, create space to notice, and then nurture their intentions and actions toward fulfilling their purposes and passions, in order to grow a sense of flourishing at work and overcome the challenges presented by teaching in ever increasingly fast-paced, rapidly-changing, accountability-driven professional environments.

(Description Source: Rowman & Littlefield)


Author

Sabre Cherkowski is a professor of Education and the Director of Graduate Programs at UBC Okanagan. She has been researching what it means for educators to grow their professional and personal potential toward flourishing at work. She has examined how teacher wellbeing contributes to building positive school experiences and the role of leadership in cultivating positive workspaces. In recognition of her innovative research, Cherkowski received UBC Okanagan’s 2020 Researcher of the Year award for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2020.

Kelly Hanson is a PhD student and Faculty Advisor (2017-2019) in the Okanagan School of Education at the University of British Columbia. Her research explores innovative ways that educators can support each other to develop their teaching practices. As part of her research into teaching and mindfulness, Hanson co-initiated a professional teachers’ group two years ago with colleagues at Rutland Middle School. They have since expanded to include educators across School District 23.

Keith Walker is a professor of educational leadership in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Saskatchewan.


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Hardback ISBN: 9781498570787
Paper ISBN: 9781498570800
eBook ISBN: 9781498570794


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Artwork displayed as part of this project – including the covers of books and journals containing work written or edited by UBCO scholars and researchers – is intended to help enliven university teaching spaces, educate classroom users about the connections between research and teaching, and introduce members of the broader public to some of the research and scholarship carried out at UBCO.


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The UBC Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project began in 2019 with support from the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. It is now a joint project of UBCO’s Faculties and the Office of the Provost.

Artwork and other images that are a part of this project are displayed solely for educational purposes.

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Multispectral Image Fusion and Colorization

(SPIE Press, 2018)
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This book provides a complete overview of the state of the art in color image fusion, the associated evaluation methods, and its range of applications. It presents a comprehensive overview of fusion metrics and a comparison of objective metrics and subjective evaluations. Part I addresses the historical background and basic concepts. Part II describes image fusion theory. Part III focuses on quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Part IV presents several fusion applications, including two primary multiscale fusion approaches–the image pyramid and wavelet transform–as they pertain to face matching, biomedical imaging, and night vision.

(Description Source: SPIE Press)


Authors

Zheng Liu is a professor of Civil, Electrical, and Manufacturing engineering at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). He received his doctorate in engineering from Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan) in 2000 and earned a second Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa in 2007. From 2000 to 2001, he was a research fellow with the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He then joined the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario) as a Governmental Laboratory Visiting Fellow nominated by NSERC in 2001. From 2002, he became a Research Officer associated with two research institutes of NRC (Aerospace Research [IAR] & Research in Construction [IRC]). From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Liu worked as a full professor for Toyota Technological Institute at Nagoya, Japan. In August 2015, Dr. Liu joined the University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus) at Kelowna, BC, Canada. His research interests include condition-based maintenance, condition assessment, nondestructive inspection & evaluation, prognostic health management (PHM), data/information fusion, computer/machine vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, and sensor/sensor network. Dr. Liu is a senior member of IEEE and SPIE. He served as the vice president for publication at the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (2016-2017) and is co-chairing the IEEE IMS TC-1. He holds professional engineer licenses in both Ontario and British Columbia. Dr. Liu also serves on the editorial boards for a number of peer-reviewed journals.

Erik Blasch is a fusion research engineer and Fellow Member of SPIE.

Yufeng Zheng is a professor at Alcorn State University (Mississippi, USA) and a senior member of SPIE.


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Softcover ISBN: 9781510619067
PDF ISBN: 9781510619074


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The Business of Human Rights
An Evolving Agenda for Corporate Responsibility

(Zed Books, 2011)
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In a time when multinational corporations have become truly globalized, demands for global standards on their behaviour are increasingly difficult to dismiss. Work conditions in sweatshops, widespread destruction of the environment, and pharmaceutical trials in third-world countries are only the tip of the iceberg. This timely collection of essays addresses the interface between the calls for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the demands for an extension of international human rights standards. Scholars from a vast variety of backgrounds provide expert yet accessible accounts of questions of law, politics, economics and international relations and how they relate to one another, while also encouraging non-legal perspectives on how businesses operate within and around human rights. The result is an essential incursion for a wide range of scholars, practitioners and students in law, development, business studies and international studies, in this emerging area of human rights.

(Description Source: Zed Books)


Editors

Helen Yanacopulos is the head of the department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). She was previously a professor in International Politics and Development at the Open University, UK. She has worked with and researched international NGOs and civil society networks since 1995. She has been an academic consultant for the BBC on documentary series such as African School, Syrian School, Why Poverty? and Why Slavery?. She has also worked for a number of international NGOs and multilateral organizations, and was also Series Editor for the Zed Book series ‘Development Matters’.

Aurora Voiculescu is a senior lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies and Human Rights in the Department of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Law, the University of Westminster (London).


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Paperback ISBN: 9781848138629
Hardback ISBN: 9781848138636
ePub ISBN: 9781848138650
Kindle ISBN: 9781780322438


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Artwork displayed as part of this project – including the covers of books and journals containing work written or edited by UBCO scholars and researchers – is intended to help enliven university teaching spaces, educate classroom users about the connections between research and teaching, and introduce members of the broader public to some of the research and scholarship carried out at UBCO.


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If you know of other book or journal covers, or other academically inspiring artwork that is connected to work carried out by UBCO artists, scholars or researchers and that is consistent with UBCO’s educational mission, please email your suggestions to classroom.artwork@ubc.ca.

The UBC Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project began in 2019 with support from the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. It is now a joint project of UBCO’s Faculties and the Office of the Provost.

Artwork and other images that are a part of this project are displayed solely for educational purposes.