Mary K. Oberlies, with contributions from Chelsea Nesvig, Sandy Hervieux and Michael David Miller The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education in January 2016. The Framework is centered on six core concepts (frames), organized around information, research, and scholarship that are central to information literacy….
Moderator: Scott Simon Host of Weekend Edition, National Public Radio Panelists: Dick Simpson Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago Author of Democracy’s Rebirth: The View From Chicago Angelique Power President & CEO, Skillman Foundation Elizabeth Matto Director, Center for Youth Participation, Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University Co-editor of Teaching Civic Engagement Globally What…
Deadline Extended! – New Deadline – June 15 2022 The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Teaching and Learning program is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a cohort of political scientists to participate in a three-week virtual teaching and learning symposium focused on teaching at a community college. APSA’s teaching and learning symposia…
CFP Deadline Extended to Thursday, May 5, 2022! The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Teaching and Learning program is pleased to announce a call for proposals for 15 political scientists to participate in a three-day teaching and learning symposium June 16 – June 18, 2022 at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC. APSA’s teaching symposia provide…
John Ishiyama, APSA President, University Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science and the Piper Professor of Texas, University of North Texas Alison Rios Millet McCartney, Professor of Political Science, Towson University Yoshiko Herrera, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Paul Poast, Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, The University of Chicago Olga Onuch,…
Civix, Issue 1, volume 2 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 elites spread unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, and as public trust in election outcomes are…
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 2 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 education, the students that undertake this momentous task, and a future for the PhD that…
The newsletter of APSA’s Political Science Education Organized Section. winter 2022 co-editors Colin Brown (Northeastern University) & Matt Evans (Northwest Arkansas Community College) Table of Contents The Teacher-Scholar The January 6th Insurrection and the Civic Education Imperative Elizabeth A. Bennion Articles Using Online Anonymous Participation Technology to Encourage Undergraduate Course Engagement Mark…
APSA Educate published this curated reading list in the summer of 2020 to celebrate the establishment of our partnership with the Political Science Education Organized Section of the American Political Science Association. Below we highlight some of the PSE’s best work in ways that represent the this organized sections intellectual heritage and key debates, while…
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 2 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 to properly prepare for the real exam. In this article, I examine evidence from several…