Features
Carah Ong Whaley (James Madison University) & Angelina Clapp (James Madison University)
Elections are one of the primary means by which many individuals connect with politicians. As election outcomes have become increasingly contested, as …
We the People, We the Process: Engaging Students in Election Administration Read More »
Reviews
Nick Kapoor (University of Nebraska-Omaha)
The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education by Leonard Cassuto and Robert Weisbuch (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021) examines the current state of graduate …
The newsletter of APSA’s Political Science Education Organized Section.
winter 2022
co-editors
Colin Brown (Northeastern University) & Matt Evans (Northwest Arkansas Community College)
The January 6th Insurrection and the Civic Education Imperative…
Political Science Educator, volume 25, issue 2 Read More »
Originally published summer 2020, this collection features select PSE’s content to showcase the organized sections intellectual heritage while remaining useful to contemporary educators. The resources are organized into five tables:
…PSE Editors Reading List Read More »
Featured Essays
John A. Tures, LaGrange College
Simulations have been frequently mocked in the popular media as a poor substitute for the real thing. But practice tests may provide the ability for students …
Reviews
Kayla C. Isenbletter, Indiana University South Bend, David J. Hurley Indiana University South Bend, and Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
Exposure to political beliefs different from one’s own …
Cultivating Political Discourse For Our Democratic Futures Read More »
Reviews
Kayla C. Isenbletter, Indiana University South Bend, David J. Hurley, Indiana University South Bend, and Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
Simulations can be among the most helpful active learning …
Using Simulations to Promote Active Learning About Local, State, and National Government Read More »
Featured Essays
Josh Franco, Cuyamaca College
As instructors at community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and universities, and governmental or corporate training programs, we are all familiar with books, textbooks, workbooks, journal articles, lecture …
Explaining Open Education Resources Read More »
Featured Essays
Paige Johnson Tan, Radford University
In graduate school one time, I drove up from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville with my faculty mentor to a Washington, DC think tank for …
thinktank.edu: A Positive Outgrowth During the Pandemic For Teachers and Scholars Read More »
Features
David J. Hurley, Kayla C. Isenbletter, & Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
APSA’s Civic Engagement Section promotes both the teaching and practice of civic engagement. In this essay, we argue that requiring …
Engaging in Local Issues to Benefit the Community and Enhance Student Learning Read More »