Political Science Educator

Supporting Student Athletes

August 11, 2022
Political Science Educator: volume 26, issue 1

Reflections


Quinn Bornstein, Georgetown University

My proudest teaching moment was when two students approached me after our last discussion section of the fall semester and thanked me for being so supportive of them …

A Reflection on Teaching Political Participation Using TikTok

August 11, 2022
Political Science Educator: volume 26, issue 1

Reflections


Rachael Houston, Texas Christian University

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I taught a hybrid version of an introductory American politics course last year. The class met in-person on Fridays for an hour …

Adapting To New Realities: A Review of the New PhD: How to Build A Better Graduate Education

February 17, 2022
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 …

Political Science Educator, volume 25, issue 2

February 17, 2022

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

Simulations In An Alien Environment of Covid-19: The Role Practice Test Play in Preparing for the Real Exam

February 16, 2022
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 …

Cultivating Political Discourse For Our Democratic Futures

February 16, 2022
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 2

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 …

Using Simulations to Promote Active Learning About Local, State, and National Government

February 16, 2022
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 2

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 …

Explaining Open Education Resources

February 16, 2022
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 2

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 …

thinktank.edu: A Positive Outgrowth During the Pandemic For Teachers and Scholars

February 16, 2022
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 2

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 …

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