Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Charles Crabtree (Charles.D.Crabtree@dartmouth.edu) and Maria Proulx (Maria.S.Proulx.26@dartmouth.edu)
Introduction
Independent studies are a durable feature of political science education. They create space for students to pose focused questions, …
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Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan (jsm2@usf.edu)
The “10 Steps of No Blame Problem Solving” method from the Citizens Campaign[1] is a useful tool for teaching students how to work with …
Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Elizabeth I. Dorssom (DorssomE@lincolnu.edu)
College students rely heavily on social media for news, and substantial research shows that these platforms shape young people’s political knowledge and engagement (Boulianne 2009; …
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Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Charles Crabtree (Charles.D.Crabtree@dartmouth.edu),[1] Devontae Lacasse (Devontae.Lacasse@dartmouth.edu), Eleanor Schifino (eleanorschifinodartmouth@gmail.com), Jayanth Uppaluri (jvuppaluri@gmail.com)
Introduction
Across political science departments, we’re seeing growing undergraduate interest …
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Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Nathaniel Smith (nsmith2@nebrwesleyan.edu)
In an increasingly interconnected world, the traditional classroom model faces the challenge of adequately preparing students for global citizenship. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) offers a …
Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reviews
The advice faculty typically get on how to address Generative AI in their teaching varies between technocratic optimism, doomsday pessimism, pragmatic suggestions, and ambivalence. The ANALOG Inspiration[1] card deck grounds itself …
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Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Kerri Ryer (ryerkerri@fhda.edu)
Research strongly demonstrates a positive correlation between participation in mentoring programs and student success (Kitchen et al. 2025). Transfer student participation in a mentoring program positively …
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Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Dear PSE Colleagues,
Happy New Year to all! By the time this is published, I’m hoping this finds everyone well rested and rejuvenated from the winter holiday, ready to tackle the demands of …
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Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Teacher Scholar
By Elizabeth A. Bennion (ebennion@iu.edu)
Political science educators face an unusual paradox. Faculty are asked to cultivate informed, active citizens at the very moment when biology, psychology, and neuroscience …
Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Diana Owen (owend@georgetown.edu), Jamie Joseph (jj1173@georgetown.edu), Naomi Rader (nr757@georgetown.edu), and Patrick McSweeney (prm65@georgetown.edu)
At Georgetown University’s Civic Education Research Lab (CERL), we use …
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