Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (Nasta Hardcover Reinforced High School Binding - Hardcover

McGraw, Terri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0073330671 ISBN 13: 9780073330679

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2008

Synopsis

Connect students to the stories of history. Connect students to the experience of history. Connect students to success in history.

At McGraw-Hill, we have dedicated the past few years to deepening our understanding of student and instructor experience. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we've identified areas in need of improvement to provide an opportunity for greater learning and teaching experiences. The fifth edition of Traditions & Encounters is a result of this.

Traditions & Encounters also has a rich history of firsts: the first world history text to take a truly global perspective on the past; the first to emphasize connections among cultures; the first to combine twin themes with a seven-part framework, making the huge story of world history more manageable to both teach and learn.

Now Traditions & Encounters becomes the first truly interactive world history program: one that marries groundbreaking adaptive diagnostics and interactivities with a captivating narrative and engaging visuals, creating a unique learning environment that propels greater student success and better course results. Instructors gain insight into students' engagement and understanding as students develop a base of knowledge and construct critical thinking skills. Chapter-opening vignettes and a lively narrative keep students turning the page while the adaptive questioning for each chapter and the personalized study plan for each individual student help students prepare for class discussions and course work.

With its hallmark of twin themes, Traditions & Encounters continues to tell the story of the cultures and interactions that have shaped world history, while adding redesigned maps, new primary sources, and new chapter- and part-level features that strengthen connections and prompt students to analyze the events and themes in order to build a greater understanding of the past and an appreciation of history's influence on the present. Students are no longer simply reading; they are reading, interacting, and engaging in a visual, auditory, and hands-on learning experience.

Give students an experience. Improve course participation and performance. Experience Traditions & Encounters, and experience success.

About this title

About the Author:

Terri McGraw likes to say that she married Mr. Break-It -- so she originated her alter ego, Mrs. Fixit, out of sheer necessity. Her nationally syndicated home repair segments are distributed by CNN and broadcast in more than sixty-five markets in the United States and Canada. She lives with her family in Syracuse, New York. Visit her Web site at www.mrsfixit.com

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0073330671
• ISBN 13: 9780073330679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1167