02204     2200301   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020002200097041000800119082001500127084002100142100002000163245008300183250001200266260004200278300003900320520128200359650004201641650002101683700001801704990003001722990003001752990003001782990003001812990003001842990003001872INLIS00000000000340520221109021521  a0010-0520003405221109                |          | eng    a978-0-495-00746-3  aeng  a352.149 73  a352.149 73 BRU c0 aBrudney, Kent M1 aCritical Thinking and American Government /cKent M. Brudney and Mark E. Weber  a3rd Ed.  aAustralia :bThomson Wadsworth,c2007  aviii, 336 p. :b: illus. ;c28 cm.  aThis book was written for students who come to the study of American government unaccustomed to thinking critically and analytically about politics. It was written for Advanced Placement and college instructors who want their students to grasp American politics in greater depth and with more practical applications than stdandard survey textbooks provide. The students and teachers consider a few elements that underpin the critical thinking approach to the study of American politics incorporated in this text. The first, discipline-based critical thinking. Many colleges and universities require students to take a class in critical thinking as one of their degree requirements. Second, integration of critical thinking into the introductory American politics course. The critical thinking exercises in this text are grouped in chapters that match those in most standard survey texts. Third, regular assignment of critical thinking exercise. It allows students to practice analytical inquiry within political science on a regular basis, thereby deepening their knowledge and understanding of the discipline and course material. Fourth, actively engaging the subject. It is often constrained by its reliance on the instructor's description and analysis of the subject matter. 4aUnited Stated - Public Administration 4aLocal Government0 aMark E. Weber  a11354/MKRI/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a11355/MKRI/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a11355/MKRI/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a11354/MKRI/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a11354/MKRI/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a11355/MKRI/MKRI-P/XI-2008