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. …
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 2
Reflections
By Elizabeth Dorssom (DorssomE@lincolnu.edu)
Encouraging course participation among undergraduate students can be one of the most difficult yet rewarding aspects of teaching. There are a variety of reasons that many undergraduate …
Marjorie R. Hershey, Indiana University – Bloomington
This essay will be added to the second edition of Dr. Hershey’s ebooklet, How to Teach American Politics (and Other Subjects) Effectively. While this work is in progress, APSA Educate is pleased to
Teaching Political Science at a Community College: Resource Set One
Christina Sciabarra, Bellevue College
I teach at a large community college on the east side of Seattle (lands of the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie tribes and other Coast Salish …
Teaching Political Science at a Community College: Resource Set One
LaTasha DeHaan, Elgin Community College
The Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California explains that the term equity-mindedness “refers to the perspective or mode of thinking exhibited …
Political Science Educator: volume 25, issue 1
Featured Essays
Olivia Antonson, Peer Tutor
Erika Cornelius Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Nichols College
Whether the polis is, in an Aristotelian sense, natural or crafted, it requires leadership …
Donna K. Axel • New Jersey City University
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator, August 2008.
The political science major has shifted its focus from “promoter of substantive knowledge to an emphasis on skills, such as …
Nancy E. Wright • Long Island University – Brooklyn
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s December 2006 edition.
American university students typically have two paths by which to take courses in public administration—through a department or school …
By Sabrina Medler
As a young voter, and recent Political Science graduate from Stanford University, I understand the kinds of obstacles that impact students’ ability to vote. My goal is to help boost the youth vote in this monumental election, …