Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide (eBook)

Stephen M. Garrison, Gregory M. Scott (Autoren)

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2016 | 8., Eighth Edition
208 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6711-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader’s Guide, Eighth Edition, is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in political science. Designed to improve students' critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, this hands-on manual includes effective style and grammar guides alongside clear coverage of argumentation, research, and citation to explain and illustrate the purpose and characteristics of papers across political science subfields.

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The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in political science. The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Eighth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of political and governmental concepts, phenomena, and information sources. It begins by teaching beginning students to engage newspapers and other political media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and the Library of Congress. Students actively apply their knowledge and skills by corresponding with their representatives and commenting on pending government regulations. Part 1 concludes with campaign management, policy analysis, legislation assessment, and similar exercises that develop student skilled-observation proficiency. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique political science scholarship. Finally, Part 3 teaches advanced students how to investigate public opinion; analyze domestic and international public policies; author amicus briefs; and participate in the universal community that deliberates the continuing rich tradition of political philosophy.

Autor

Gregory M. Scott, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma, is best known for his co-authored (with Stephen M. Garrison and others) thirty-three volumes of political science texts and readers published by Pearson Higher Education. He and Professor Garrison are now developing a series of ten writer’s manuals with Rowman & Littlefield. He holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, an MDiv from Oral Roberts University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Virginia. Dr. Scott’s has also served for fifteen years as Editor of Pearson’s Choices: An American Government Reader. His text Foundations for a Fifth Millennium: The Discipline of Political Science (Prentice Hall 1996) casts academic political inquiry as creative activity. Stephen M. Garrison, PhD, is Professor of English and Creative Writing, former Chair of the Department of English, and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He received a BA and an MA from Baylor University and a PhD from the University of South Carolina. Garrison teaches writing, creative writing, fiction, and poetry. Author of the novel Shoveling Smoke (Chronicle Books 2003), Garrison has co-authored seven writer’s manuals in separate disciplines with Gregory M. Scott and has published numerous scholarly works. Garrison served as Fulbright Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (1989-90).

Inhalt

TO THE STUDENT: Welcome to a Community of Skilled ObserversTO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Eighth Edition? PART 1: Reading & Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses 1.Read & Write to Understand Politics1.1Reading Politics AnalyticallyRead & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address1.2Reading News as Political PowerRead & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages1.3Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political ScientistRead & Write: Critique a Lead News Article1.4Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed EssaysRead & Write: Respond to an Editorial2.Read & Write Effectively 2.1Get into the Flow of WritingRead & Write: Narrowing Topics2.2Think CreativelyRead & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity2.3Organize Your WritingRead & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article2.4Draft, Revise, Edit, and ProofreadRead & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style3.Practice the Craft of Scholarship3.1The Competent WriterRead & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment3.2Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation CorrectlyRead & Write: Proofread for the President3.3Format Your Paper and its Contents ProfessionallyRead & Write: Explain the Data in this Table3.4Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA StyleRead & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography3.5Avoid PlagiarismRead & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Economist or Mother Jones4.Become Familiar with Government Documents4.1Welcome to the National ArchivesRead & Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults4.2Welcome to the Library of CongressRead & Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives4.3How to Read the Congressional RecordRead & Write: Correspond with Your Representative About Current Legislation4.4How To Read the Federal RegisterRead & Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations5.Introductory Skilled Observations5.1Presidential Campaign CommercialsRead & Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign CommercialClassroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial5.2Local Government PolicyRead & Write: Analyze a Local Government PolicyRead & Write: Report on a Local Government Agency Meeting5.3The Presidential Decision-Making ProcessListen and Write: Analyze Styles of Presidential Decision-Making5.4The Law-Making ProcessRead & Write: Analyze a Bill Currently Before CongressPART 2: Becoming a Political Scientist: Learning Scholarship Skills6.Read and Write Professionally and Critically 6.1How to Read Political Science ScholarshipRead & Write: Explain the Content of a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal6.2How to Critique an Academic ArticleRead & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal6.3How to Write a Book ReviewRead & Write: Review a New Political Science Book6.4How to Write a Literature ReviewRead & Write: Write a Political Science Literature Review7.Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively7.1Institute an Effective Research ProcessRead & Write: Write a Research Proposal7.2Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed InformationRead & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality SourcesPART 3: Practicing Political Science in Advanced Courses8.Analyze Public Opinion Learn the Steps in Writing a Survey PaperRead & Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis9.Analyze a Domestic or International Government Policy9.1Learn the Basics of Policy AnalysisRead & Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis9.2Foreign Policy Analysis Read & Write: Analyze a Specific Foreign Policy10.Author anAmicus Curiae Brief Learn the Rules for Writing Briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief11.Political Philosophy PapersConsider Some Options for Political Philosophy PapersRead & Write: Write a Political Philosophy Paper AppendicesAList of Political Science PeriodicalsBForms of Proper AddressCGlossaryDBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.9.2016
• Reihe/Serie: The Student Writer's Manual: A Guide to Reading and Writing
• Zusatzinfo: 38 Illustrations including: - 5 Tables; - 33 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: reading and writing • reading in political science • Reference • Student Resources • student writer • writing in political science
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-6711-9 / 1442267119
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6711-4 / 9781442267114