Political Science Educator

Announcements, Copyright Policy, Submission Policy Summer/Fall 2025

May 12, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 29, issue 1

Back Matter


Archived issues of The Political Science Educator through Vol. 27 can be found online at https://web.apsanet.org/teachingcivicengagement/political-science-educator/. Archived issues beginning with Vol. 26 are available at APSA Educate.

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Rapport and Community Building in Online Classes: A Q&A with Rebecca A. Glazier

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Interviews


Online education remains a place of great challenges and also enormous opportunities for political science faculty to connect with their students and advance learning objectives. As such, Matt Evans (co-editor of the

Teaching Political Philosophy to Students of Political Science: A Public Philosophy Approach

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Reflections


By Adam Fusco (adam.fusco@york.ac.uk)  

Political philosophy often forms an integral part of curricula on many Politics degrees. Yet teaching political philosophy poses specific pedagogical challenges in Politics departments. Student perceptions …

BOOK REVIEW: A Pedagogy of Kindness (Catherine J. Denial)

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Reviews


A Pedagogy of Kindness. By Catherine J. Denial. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. 151p. $24.95 paper.

Review by Matt Evans (mevans8@nwacc.edu)

Catherine J. Denial’s book functions well …

Teaching Literature Reviews in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

The Teacher-Scholar


By Ozlem Tuncel (otuncelgurlek1@gsu.edu)

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have rapidly transformed the academic landscape, prompting political science educators to reconsider their teaching strategies. The integration of these technologies …

Using Social Media in American Government Classes to Encourage Political Engagement and Media Literacy

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Reflections


By Elizabeth Dorssom (dorssome@lincolnu.edu)

College classrooms are often awash with screens, revealing a generation of students who grew up immersed in technology. These students are more likely to get their …

Preventing a Crisis in the Political Science Classroom: De-escalation Tips for College Instructors

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

The Teacher-Scholar


By Elizabeth A. Bennion (ebennion@iusb.edu)

According to a recent survey of more than 100,000 students at nearly 200 U.S. colleges, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and has decreased in …

Murder on an Island: A Classroom Simulation Introducing the American Legal System

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Reflections


By Matthew P. Thornburg (mthornburg@misericordia.edu and Elizabeth A. Georgian (georgian@usca.edu

Introduction

Our first day of class begins in an unusual way—with a murder. In our Introduction to the Law …

Super Bowl Forecasting: Turning the Big Game into a Big Lesson

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Reflections


By Debra Leiter (leiterd@umkc.edu) and Danielle Joesten Martin (danielle.martin@csus.edu)

Everyone loves a nail-biter, a close competition where the winner is left in doubt until the very last minute. …

Announcements, Copyright Policy, Submission Policy

February 20, 2025
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2

Back Matter (Announcements, Copyright Policy, Submission Policy)

APSA-PSE Pedagogy Fellow Call for Applicants
The Political Science Education Section seeks applications for its inaugural Pedagogy Fellows initiative. The first cohort of our Pedagogy Fellows
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