LIWC-ing at a Century of Introductory College Textbooks: Have the Sentiments Changed?

Uncovering Conceptual Gaps in Introductory IS Textbooks

This study performs an exploration of the relationship between introductory IS textbooks and the body of knowledge represented by the set of “super classic” IS publications. Textbooks play a critical role of introducing the IS field to IS majors, describing what constitutes mainstream IS knowledge and communicating to other disciplines and their stakeholders the value of the IS field. The goal ...

A Comparison of Five Introductory Textbooks in Global Health

A Review of: Essentials of global health, by R. Skolnik, Sudbury, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008, 322 pp., including index and supplementary materials, US$57 (paperback), ISBN 13: 978-0-7637-3421-3; ISBN 10: 0-7637-3421-7 Understanding global health, edited by W.H. Markle, M. Fisher and R. Smego, Columbus, McGraw Hill, 2007, 361 pp., including index and supplemental materials, US$35 (paper...

Which book? A comparative review of 25 introductory epidemiology textbooks.

We are witnessing an epidemic of epidemiology. One outcome is a greater demand for books to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student body. A widening range of professionals and researchers are discovering the power and fascination of the subject, and their heterogeneity of specialist knowledge and interest poses special challenge. Revisions of classics and many new texts mean difficult...

The Portrayal of Intelligence in Introductory Educational Psychology Textbooks

Because of the importance of students’ and teachers’ implicit beliefs about intelligence, we designed a study to determine: (a) How is intelligence defined—as a malleable or fixed entity—in introductory educational psychology textbooks? and (b) To what extent are classroom applications of intelligence topics included in the textbooks? We conducted a content analysis of the intelligence topics p...

A survey of introductory college genetics courses.