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AMERICA, THE OWNER'S MANUAL
MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK FOR YOU |
| By: |
Bob Graham, Chris Hand |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1604264764 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781604264760 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
31 March, 2009 |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
If students work on an issue they care about, politics will become a meaningful and positive experience. By offering students guidance, an array of resources, and advice for troubleshooting and overcoming barriers, this user's guide takes students out of theoretical discussions of policy and into a world where they can affect change. |
| Synopsis: |
Watch Senator Graham on The Colbert Report! The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cShe Said, CIA Said - Bob Grahamcolbertnation.com Click here to preview chapter 1.Professors: Order your exam copy today by clicking on the "Request an Exam Copy" link above.Would you teach someone to play basketball using just chalkboard diagrams? Or would you get them on the court and have them play? In basketball, the answer is easy&BAD:mdash;you do both. So why teach politics only as a spectator sport?Senator Bob Graham believes that students should expand on their classroom learning about the political system: he spurs them to hit the court and actually play the game. If students work on an issue they care about, politics will become a meaningful and positive experience. This short, how-to guide takes students out of theoretical discussions of policy and into a world where they can affect change. Graham&BAD:rsquo;s goal is to have students identify a problem, and then walk them through each step from researching the issue, to getting others involved, to engaging the media.Each chapter starts with a real case, showing citizens tackling a step in the process, and ends with a summary checklist and a series of questions that help students put Graham&BAD:rsquo;s game plan in action. By offering students concrete guidance, an array of resources, and advice for troubleshooting and overcoming barriers, this compact user&BAD:rsquo;s guide gets students way beyond textbook learning.Thirty-five years ago, as a member of the Florida Legislature, Bob Graham took on the challenge of civic education for eighteen weeks at a Miami-area high school. His time as both a governor and a senator has only strengthened his resolve to pique students&BAD:rsquo; curiosity about politics and teach them to get what they want from government. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
CQ Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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