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Essentials of UK Politics and Government: Pearson Edexcel A-Level : Essentials of… for Edexcel A-level Politics

Autor Andrew Heywood, Kathy Schindler, Adam Tomes
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 iul 2021
This is the go-to textbook on UK Politics and Government for all A-level Politics students studying on the Edexcel specification. Building on Andrew Heywood’s signature accessible style, this edition has been overhauled throughout by Kathy Schindler and Adam Tomes who draw on their extensive teaching and examining experience to provide a comprehensive and innovative guide to the UK Politics for A-level. 

Written in a clear and accessible style, the book covers everything from Democracy and Participation, Political Parties and Elections, to Voting Behaviour and the Media, the Constitution, and Parliament, as well as coverage of key events such as the 2019 general election and the latest Brexit developments. In addition, it features a unique Exam Focus chapter offering advice on responding to essay and source questions, alongside annotated example answers. Alongside the book is a companion website featuring extra case studies, further sample student answers with annotations, tips for planning and organising revision, a list of resources for further study and more. 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781352012323
ISBN-10: 1352012324
Pagini: 354
Dimensiuni: 210 x 279 x 29 mm
Greutate: 1.11 kg
Ediția:5th ed. 2021
Editura: Macmillan Education UK
Colecția Red Globe Press
Seria Essentials of… for Edexcel A-level Politics

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

How to Use the Book.- 1. Democracy and Participation: Suffrage.- 2. Democracy and Participation: Pressure Groups and Rights.- 3. Political Parties.- 4. Elections and Referendums.- 5. Voting Behaviour.- 6. The Media.- 7. The Constitution.- 8. Parliament.- 9. The Prime Minister and Executive.- 10. Supreme Court, EU and Sovereignty.- 11. Exam Focus.

Notă biografică

ANDREW HEYWOOD is author of such best-selling textbooks as Politics, Political Ideologies and Global Politics, used by hundreds of thousands of students around the world. Andrew was vice principal of Croydon College, having previously been director of studies at Orpington College and head of politics at Farnborough Sixth-Form College. He had many years’ experience as an A-Level chief examiner for government and politics.

KATHY SCHINDLER has been teaching Politics for 30 years, working in large comprehensive school in London for most of that time. Kathy is part of the Senior Examination Team for a large exam board and was involved in the development of the new linear Politics specification. Subsequently, Kathy has led many training sessions for the exam board around the country, helping teachers to get to grips with the demands of the new specification as well as supporting individual politics departments and holding student revision conferences in schools. In addition to this book, Kathy has also textbooks published by Pearson.

ADAM TOMES has been teaching since the year 2000, working at York College, a large Further Education College, for most of that time. Adam has taught History, Philosophy and Politics at A level with the majority of his teaching experience in Politics, the subject that is closest to his heart. Adam is a strong advocate for Politics A-Level, hoping to see it grow across the education sector and really engage and enthuse students. Adam has held a range of roles as an examiner and trainer for a large exam board whilst also co-authoring a number of textbooks. 

Caracteristici

Covers all the topics found on the updated Edexcel A-level specification for UK Politics and Government
Includes a dedicated Exam Focus chapter offering advice to students on how to approach exam questions, covering both essay and source questions and with commentary on example student answers
Up-to-date content on the 2019 and 2017 general elections, on Brexit, Covid-19, as well as case studies covering topics such as Extinction Rebellion, the suffragettes, votes for prisoners, various general elections Written in straightforward, easy-to-follow language, and accompanied by numerous graphs, figures, maps, tables, photos and bullet points throughout to make the material easily digestible and visually engaging
Offers a wide range of features to aid learning, including chapter previews, synoptic link boxes, definitions of key terms from the specification as well as other important concepts, writing tips, chapter summaries, and exam-style questions at the end of each chapter Focuses on key topic debate areas, with paired arguments and counter-arguments as well as plenty of examples throughout
Comes with an extensive set of associated online resources, including extra case studies, further sample student answers with annotations from the authors, flashcards for the glossary terms found in the book, tips for planning and organising revision, a list of resources for further study and more! Boxes throughout the book indicate where more content is to be found online new_to_this_edition
Completely overhauled content throughout Now focused entirely on the Edexcel specification
Updated by two new authors with a wealth of teaching, examining and textbook writing experience
Brand new engaging design and pedagogical features