Handbook on teaching and learning in political science and international relations

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Handbook on teaching and learning in political science and international relations

edited by John Ishiyama, William J. Miller, Eszter Simon

Edward Elgar, c2015

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With a focus on providing concrete teaching strategies for scholars, the Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations blends both theory and practice in an accessible and clear manner. In an effort to help faculty excel as classroom teachers, the expert contributors offer representation from various types of institutions located throughout the world. Split into three distinct parts, this book discusses: - curriculum and course design - teaching subject areas - in class teaching techniques This important Handbook is an essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level. Contributors: V. Asal, E.A. Bennion, E. Berndtson, J.L. Bernstein, A. Blair, M.A. Boyer, A. Broscheid, M. Brown, F. Buckley, J. Craig, B. Gentry, R. Glazier, K. Hamann, J. Hamner, C. Harris, J. Ishiyama, K. Kas, B. Kauffman, K. King, C. Leston-Bandeira, S. Lightfoot, J.K. Lobasz, D. Malet, M.P. Marks, H. Maurer, E.F.Mcclellan, W.J. Miller, M.J. Moore, E.A. Oldmixon, A. Paczynska, G. Pleschova, C. Raymond, E. Richards, B.E. Ricks, R.G. Rodriguez, J.S. Rofe, J.M. Scott, E. Sheppard, E.Simon, B. Smentkowski, E.T. Smith, J.C. Strachan, P.E. Sum, S. Thornton, S. Usherwood, B. Valeriano, W.L. Watson

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Contents: PART I: CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN 1. Best Practices in the American Undergraduate Political Science Curriculum E. Fletcher Mcclellan 2. Capstone Courses and Senior Seminars as Culminating Experiences in Undergraduate Political Science Education Paul E. Sum 3. Teaching Politics to Practioners John Craig 4. Best Practices in Professional Development in Graduate Education Clodagh Harris 5. Distance and Online Course Design J. Simon Rofe 6. Student and Civic Engagement: Cultivating the Skills, Efficacy and Identities that Increase Student Involvement in Learning and in Public Life J. Cherie Strachan 7. Curricular and Program Assessment Techniques in the United States Kerstin Hamann 8. Performance Assessment in Europe Alasdair Blair 9. Course Based Assessment and Student Feedback William J. Miller 10. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Political Science Brenda Kauffman 11. Promoting Information Literacy and Information Research Stephen Thornton 12. Internationalization of the Curriculum (Bologna Process) Erkki Berndtson 13. Promoting Employability and Jobs Skills via the Political Science Curriculum Simon Lightfoot PART II: TEACHING SUBJECT AREAS 14. After the Apocalypse: A Simulation for Introduction to Politics Classes Wendy L. Watson, Jesse Hamner, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon and Kimi King 15. Teaching Conflict and Conflict Resolution Agnieszka Paczynska 16. Teaching about Diversity Issues Boris E. Ricks 17. Teaching Gender Politics Fiona Buckley 18. Teaching Graduate Research Methods Mitchell Brown 19. Teaching Undergraduate Research Methods Cristina Leston-Bandeira 20. Teaching Political Theory Matthew J. Moore 21. Teaching Controversial Topics David Malet 22. Teaching at the Community College: Faculty Role, Responsibilities and Pedagogical Techniques Erin Richards 23. Teaching International Relations Rebecca Glazier PART III: IN CLASS TEACHING TECHNIQUES 24. Effective Syllabus Design John Ishiyama and Robert G. Rodriguez 25. Integrating Technology into the Classroom Gabriela Pleschova 26. War, Peace and Everything in Between: Simulations in International Relations Victor Asal, Chad Raymond and Simon Usherwood 27. Developing Your Own In-Class Simulations: Design Advice and a 'Commons' Simulation Example Mark A. Boyer and Elizabeth T. Smith 28. Group Work in Political Science: How To Get Collaboration into the Classroom Bobbi Gentry 29. Designing Team-Based Learning Activities Andreas Broscheid 30. Experiential Education in Political Science and International Relations Elizabeth Bennion 31. Best Practices in Problem Based Learning Heidi Maurer 32. Developing Student Scholars: Best Practices in Promoting Undergraduate Research James M. Scott 33. Teaching International Relations with Film and Literature: Using Non-Traditional Texts in the Classroom Jennifer K. Lobasz and Brandon Valeriano 34. Promoting Course Based Writing in the Discipline Brian Smentkowski 35. Best Practices in Undergraduate Lecturing: How to Make Large Classes Work Kinga Kas and Elizabeth Sheppard 36. Political Science and the Scholarship of Teaching Jeffrey L. Bernstein 37. Getting Students to Talk: Best Practices in Promoting Student Discussion Michael P. Marks Index

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