Books written by Paul Light

Practice Test for Government by the People, Brief Version

Each chapter includes a list of Learning Outcomes for the chapter, practice tests with questions in multiple-choice and fill-in formats designed to reinforce information in the text and help students...
Revel for Government by the People, 2018 Elections -- Combo Access Card

The text emphasizes the importance of learning the structure of American government and politics, and that when students act on that knowledge, through participation, they can have an impact on the future of their community, their state, ...
Social Processes in Children's Learning

All too often we treat children as objects of concern , rather than people with concerns ( Prout , 1998 ) . As psychologists we may be locked into a process of ' negative scholarly rationalism ' ( Säljö , 1997 ) .
Government by the People, Election Update

... Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey George C. Wallace Richard M. Nixon George McGovern Jimmy Carter Gerald R. Ford Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson Ronald Reagan Walter F. Mondale George Bush Michael Dukakis Bill Clinton George Bush ...
Social Processes in Children's Learning

This book is about children's learning and problem-solving behavior. Paul Light and Karen Littleton address, in both theoretical and empirical terms, the ways in which interactions between children influence learning outcomes.
Government by the People

This text is designed around the premise that students will read-get involved-and participate in politics so personal, it's as passionate as it is powerful.
Government by the People - National Version

With this text's essential foundation, students will be set to respond--as involved American citizens--to the political issues facing their country, and their world, in the twenty-first century.
Thickening Government: Federal Hierarchy and the Diffusion of Accountability

According to public administration scholars Samantha Durst , Patricia Patterson , and John Ramsden , the pay gap does contribute to the rising middle level but is far outweighed by the changing mix of jobs . Increasing the number of ...
Government by the People, 2020 Presidential Election Edition

Authors David Magleby, Paul Light, and Christine Nemacheck show students the stake they have in our government and help them see the ways they can make a difference.
Children of Social Worlds: Development in a Social Context

Researchers in child development often study children in isolation--apart from the environmental influences that shape, nurture, or harm them. In Children of Social Worlds, leading social scientists show how much...
The President's Agenda: Domestic Policy Choice from Kennedy to Clinton

In this third edition of The President's Agenda, Paul Light brings his acclaimed study up to date by weighing the successes and failures of the Bush and Clinton presidencies in...
The President's Agenda: Domestic Policy Choice from Kennedy to Clinton

Although there are important differences between the two Presidents, not the least of which is Bush's high proportion of small-scale, old ideas, the two share a pronounced tendency to look backward for inspiration rather than forward.--from ...
Social Cognition: Studies of the Development of Understanding

This is the only book so far published on Social Cognition which explicitly deals with the topic from the developmental point of view.
Learning to Think

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Growing Up in a Changing Society

... Exchange Theory — The Two Traditions, London: Heinemann. Fagin, L. and Little, M. (1984) The Forsaken Families, Harmondsworth: Penguin. Hill, M. (1987) Sharing Child Care in Early Parenthood, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Hill, M ...
Social Cognition: Studies of the Development of Understanding

Social Cognition: Studies of the Development of Understanding
Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions

Contrary to the belief that computers isolate users, Karen Littleton and Paul Light demonstrate that learning with computers is often a collaborative and social activity.
Context and Cognition: Ways of Learning and Knowing

Experts of international repute, the authors of this important book examine the recent literature on situated cognition in children.
Government by the People: Basic Version

With this text's essential foundation, students will be set to respond-as involved American citizens-to the political issues facing their country, and their world, in the twenty-first century.