A Multi-Method Approach to the Future of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
By Rebecca A. Glazier, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
It has been 20 years since the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Political Science got a huge boost with the creation of the Journal of Political Science Education. The field has grown in terms of rigor, prestige, and reach since then, but what comes next? In this article, Rebecca Glazier looks backwards—at the most widely cited pieces from JPSE from the past 20 years—as well as looking forwards. She argues that multimethod research is the path that will do the greatest good in terms of advancing the field.
The Journal of Political Science Education is an intellectually rigorous, path-breaking, agenda-setting journal that publishes the highest quality scholarship on teaching and pedagogical issues in political science. The journal aims to represent the full range of questions, issues and approaches regarding political science education, including teaching-related issues, methods and techniques, learning/teaching activities and devices, educational assessment in political science, graduate education, and curriculum development.