American Government: Using MicroCase ExplorIt - Softcover

Norrander, Barbara; Corbett, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534602312 ISBN 13: 9780534602314

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2005

Synopsis

Designed to supplement core American Government textbooks AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: USING MICROCASE EXPLORIT provides students with award-winning software to analyze and critically evaluate real data. This workbook includes a Windows version of MicroCase ExplorIt, a user-friendly program that makes it easy for students to manipulate and learn from real data without getting bogged down in complicated statistical software. Each exercise introduces an issue related to a major topic in American Government, directs students to pertinent information in the data sets, and then asks a series of questions designed to help students thoroughly consider the subject at hand. Issues include: "Who participates in politics?", Who is more likely to vote?", and "Who is elected to Congress and where do they get their money?" The workbook is designed to increase the student comfort level in working with statistical data, to help them think critically and analytically about key issues in American politics today, and to inspire an abiding interest in the practice of political science.

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About the Authors

BARBARA NORRANDER received her Ph.D. in political science at Ohio State University and is a professor at the University of Arizona, where she teaches courses on the introduction to American government, political parties, and on public opinion and voting behavior. Professor Norrander has written numerous articles for major academic journals. She is a leading expert on presidential nominations and also publishes on the gender gap and on state public opinion. Professor Norrander is the President of the Western Political Science Association for 2004-2005 and has sat on the boards of the Midwest Political Science Association, American Journal of Politics, Journal of Politics, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

Michael Corbett received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He was professor of Political Science at Ball State University, where he taught courses covering an introduction to Political Science, research methods in Political Science, and public opinion. He was the author of numerous scholarly articles and of several books: POLITICAL TOLERANCE IN AMERICA: FREEDOM AND EQUALITY IN PUBLIC ATTITUDES (New York: Longman, 1982); AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION: TRENDS, PROCESS, AND PATTERNS (New York: Longman, 1991); SOCIAL RESEARCH USING MICROCASE (co-authored with Lynne Roberts ) (Bellevue, WA: MicroCase Corporation, 1998); and POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES (co-authored with Julia M. Corbett) (New York: Garland Publishing, 1999). Professor Corbett passed away in November of 2001 after battling cancer. His many years of service to the Research Methods book remain evident on every page and will continue for many editions to come.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534602312
• ISBN 13: 9780534602314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 257