Robert C. Guell,
Indiana State University - Terre Haute
ISBN: 0078021812 Copyright year: 2015
Feature Summary
Conversational writing style: Students not majoring in economics appreciate and connect with the text’s writing style. Students feel at ease with the material, allowing them to feel more confident and open to learning
Chapter outline and chapter objectives: Setting the stage at the beginning of each chapter, these features show students how the chapter is organized and what to anticipate in each chapter.
Strong pedagogy:Issues in Economics Today, 7/e includes a wide array of in-text learning resources specifically designed to address the needs of the introductory student.
Kick It Up a Notch: Encourages students to challenge themselves with slightly more advanced concepts. For those who want extra practice, the Study Guide contains expanded material for this feature.
Issue Chapters You Are Ready for Now: This section can be found at the end of each theory chapter, and it directs students to the issues chapters that may interest them once they've mastered the necessary theoretical principles.
Quiz Yourself: These questions are perfect for self-quizzing at the end of each chapter. Students can refresh their memory and test what they learned in the chapter.
Think About This: This resource asks provocative questions that encourage students to think about how economic theories apply to the real world by putting themselves in the economic driver’s seat. This feature facilitates active learning so that the students will learn the concepts more thoroughly.
Talk About This: Instructors can use this feature to trigger discussion in the classroom about a particular topic in the chapter that they are covering.
For More Insight See: This feature sends the students to Web sites and publications to find additional material on a given topic. Since economic issues are particularly time-sensitive, this feature not only helps students learn to do research on the Web, but also keeps the course as fresh and current as today’s newspapers.
Behind the Numbers: This resource displays source lines and titles for the important data tables and figures used in each chapter.
Web Chapters: Additional issues chapters are available online and can be included in any print volume via McGraw-Hill custom publishing options. These chapters include Head Start, Rent Control, the International Monetary Fund, The Cost of War, and the Economics of Terrorism. Refer to the table of contents for a full list.
2015