American Government and Politics Today

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS, 2017-2018 Edition, inspires students to join the exciting process of being active, informed citizens. Unbiased, concisely organized, and updated with Election 2016 coverage, the text's fundamental theme continues to be the importance of participating in active citizenship, emphasizing critical thinking about political issues, and encouraging students to become involved in the political process. With a keen understanding of the needs and interests of today's students, the authors incorporate compelling and thought-provoking current examples to stimulate learning and excitement. MindTap, Cengage Learning's fully online learning solution, is available and fully integrated with this text. For Education course enrollees, going with endorsed textbooks from your professor is an invaluable way to understand new approaches and achieve success in the field of Teaching Methods & Materials. One key Education textbook used by institutions of higher learning around the United States is American Government and Politics Today by Barbara Bardes, Mack C. Shelley Ii and Steffen W. Schmidt. Published by Wadsworth Publishing on January 1, 2017, the 19th edition of American Government and Politics Today is an amended work by chief author Barbara Bardes with fresh information, references and import on Teaching Methods & Materials from prior versions and used as an official update for American Government and Politics Today 18th Edition (9781285853154). Consisting of over 500 pages of superior instruction, it's currently ranked as a top 10 Education book and positioned in the top 3 amidst publications on Education, Teaching Methods & Materials and correlated themes. Among Chegg's selection of hundreds of thousands of titles, this edition is a top 50 book, indicating its demand and efficacy. If this textbook is mandatory for your education class, getting it at a reduced price can go a long way in establishing you have additional dollars to spend on other college expenditures that can steadily build up for students. The original list price of American Government and Politics Today 19th Edition (9781337091213) is around $120 which could feel expensive for a 2.85 lb textbook. In any case, Chegg works hard to try and offer book rentals and purchase prices often cheaper than the original list price so save time and money on all your Education materials, including Wadsworth Publishing and Barbara Bardes, Mack C. Shelley Ii and Steffen W. Schmidt's American Government and Politics Today Nineteenth Edition from 2018. Students assigned American Government and Politics Today by Barbara Bardes may also want to research American Government and Politics Today, 2018 Election Update 19th Edition (9781337799782) which generally is considered a replacement text. Barbara A. Bardes is professor emerita of political science at the University of Cincinnati. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Kent State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. She served as a faculty member in political science and dean of Mundelein College at Loyola University of Chicago. In 1993, she was appointed dean of Raymond Walters College of the University of Cincinnati, where she served until 2003. She returned to the political science department where she held the position of graduate director before retiring. Bardes has written articles on public and foreign policy, and and women and politics. She also has co-authored Declarations of Independence: Women and Political Power in 19th Century American Novels; Thinking About Public Policy; Public Opinion: Measuring the American Mind; and American Government and Politics Today.