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Visit sagepub.com to explore our complete catalog and for table of contents information. 9 TexTbooks cognition: Sensation and Perception NEw! SenSation and PercePtion John Harris, University of Reading, UK Sensation and perception is a student-friendly textbook consisting of 16 chapters covering in detail the perceptual processes related to vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and pain as well as the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. Individual chapters cover separate topics including the fast-developing areas of perception of emotions and attractiveness and recognition of faces, plus newer topics such as changes in perception throughout the lifespan and pathologies of perception. CONTENTS The nature of perception, and some ways of investigating it / Research methods in perception / Mechanisms of early and middle visual processing / Seeing in colour / Seeing pattern and motion / Hearing / Taste and Smell / Touch and pain / Vestibular and proprioceptive systems / Visual and auditory localisation / Eye movements and perception of natural scenes / Recognising faces / Perceiving emotions and attractiveness / Attention and awareness / Changes in perception through the life-span / Pathologies of perception PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-0-8570-2064-2 • mAy 2014 • 488 PAgeS • college and university teaching hAndbook of college And unIverSIty teAchIng: A Global Perspective James E. Groccia, Auburn University • Mohammed A. T. Alsudairi, King Saud University • William Buskist, Auburn University Using a unique global view, this comprehensive volume presents international perspectives on critical issues impacting teaching and learning in diverse higher education environments. The need to understand learning and teaching from multiple cultural perspectives has become critically important in educating the next generation of college students. Education experts from around the world share their perspectives on college and university teaching, illuminating international differences and similarities. The chapters are organized around a model developed by James Groccia, which focuses on seven interrelated variables that must be explored to develop a full perspective of college and university teaching and learning. hArdcover: $175.00 • ISbn: 978-1-4129-8815-5 • ©2012 • 560 PAgeS • effectIve college And unIverSIty teAchIng: Strategies and Tactics for the New Professoriate William Buskist, Auburn University • Victor A. Benassi, University of New Hampshire, Durham Using empirical research, this text gives faculty and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) effective strategies and tactics for pursuing excellence in their teaching, be it in the classroom or online. Whereas the majority of books on college and university teaching are how-to books, this volume provides both the rationale and a detailed guide for how to use these practices and teach them to others. Written by leading scholars and master teachers, this book outlines, reviews, and discusses best practices for becoming an effective undergraduate teacher. Aimed at the professional development of professors and graduate students, this text provides full coverage of those topics central to effective teaching practices such as developing a teaching philosophy, becoming an ethical teacher, and fostering active learning in the classroom. PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-9607-5 • ©2012 • 256 PAgeS Request online exam copies of SAGE books at coursesmart.com