Overview
- Aims to address questions of why political science programs teach the research process and, centrally, how instructors come to teach these courses and develop their pedagogical approaches
- Offers a variety of perspectives on pedagogical approach, student audience, and the role of research in their curricula
- Focuses less on the technical substance of the research process, and more on the experiences that have guided instructors’ philosophies and practices related to teaching it
Part of the book series: Political Pedagogies (PP)
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Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Teaching Information Literacy
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Teaching Research Design
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About this book
This Handbook addresses why political science programs teach the research process and how instructors come to teach these courses and develop their pedagogy. Contributors offer diverse perspectives on pedagogy, student audience, and the role of research in their curricula. Across four sections—information literacy, research design, research methods, and research writing—authors share personal reflections that showcase the evolution of their pedagogy. Each chapter offers best practices that can serve the wider community of teachers. Ultimately, this text focuses less on the technical substance of the research process and more on the experiences that have guided instructors’ philosophies and practices related to teaching it.
Reviews
“The Handbook provides an enjoyable and reflective read about the journeys of colleagues who have taught research and writing. You will be inspired by their wisdom and creativity. Undoubtedly, your own course design and how you approach learning will be impacted.” (— Dr. Janet Box-Steffensmeier, American Political Science Association President (2020–21) and Distinguished University Professor, The Ohio State University, USA)
“How do we thwart the authoritarians? One way is to teach our students to distinguish fact from fiction, quality research from social media rabbit holes. Mallinson, Marin Hellwege, and Loepp, along with their wide-ranging team of scholars, have written a book that should be on the desk of every political science teacher.” (— Dr. Mark Carl Rom, Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy, Georgetown University, US, member of the Executive Board of the Political Science Education section (ASPA) and Editorial Board of the JPSE)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Daniel J. Mallinson is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Dr. Julia Marin Hellwege is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Dakota and is affiliated with the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.
Dr. Eric D. Loepp is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He received the 2018 CQ Press Award for Teaching Innovation from the American Political Science Association.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy
Editors: Daniel J. Mallinson, Julia Marin Hellwege, Eric D. Loepp
Series Title: Political Pedagogies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76955-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76954-3Published: 17 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76957-4Published: 17 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76955-0Published: 15 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-7809
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7817
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 430
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Relations Theory, International Relations, Education, general, Political Science