Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Interviews
Matt Evans (the editor of the Political Science Educator) interviewed David Wiley[1] (a key innovator[2], researcher, and creator of
open licensed objects for the last 30 years) for this …
Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reviews
By Elizabeth A. Bennion (ebennion@iu.edu)
Philip N. Cohen’s monograph Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists is both a reflective provocation and a practical guide for academics who want their …
Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 2
Reflections
By Niva Golan-Nadir (niva.golan@post.runi.ac.il)
The classroom can be quite diverse–constituted by students with differing gendered, ethnic, and religious identities. Navigating these multiple identities and fostering an inclusive and respectful learning …
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, …
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; …
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 …
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 …
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 …