Journal of Political Science Education

The Journal of Political Science Education (JPSE) is sponsored by the American Political Science Association (APSA), the leading professional organization for the study of political science. APSA’s support for JPSE reflects the commitment of the association to the scholarship of teaching and learning including innovation in pedagogy and curriculum.

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Toward an Intersectional Political Science Pedagogy

August 17, 2020 Comments Off on Toward an Intersectional Political Science Pedagogy

Toward an Intersectional Political Science Pedagogy by Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, California State University, Long Beach This article highlights the ways in which theoretical and empirical work on intersectionality, combined with relevant existing pedagogical literature, can […]

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The Continuing Significance of History: An Active-Learning Simulation to Teach About the Origins of Racial Inequality

August 7, 2020 Comments Off on The Continuing Significance of History: An Active-Learning Simulation to Teach About the Origins of Racial Inequality

The Continuing Significance of History: An Active-Learning Simulation to Teach About the Origins of Racial Inequality by Vanessa Stout, Trinity College, Dublin, Kelsy Kretschmer & Christopher Stout, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale We propose that instructors […]

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Teaching Community Organizing and the Practice of Democracy

August 5, 2020 Comments Off on Teaching Community Organizing and the Practice of Democracy

Teaching Community Organizing and the Practice of Democracy by Jyl Josephson, Rutgers University–Newark This article builds on the political science literature on the pedagogy of civic engagement by discussing a recent pedagogical experiment that treats […]

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Teaching Introduction to American Government/Politics: What We Learn from the Visual Images in Textbooks

July 31, 2020 Comments Off on Teaching Introduction to American Government/Politics: What We Learn from the Visual Images in Textbooks

Teaching Introduction to American Government/Politics: What We Learn from the Visual Images in Textbooks by Marcus D. Allen, Wheaton College & Sherri L. Wallace, University of Louisville Political science students learn the fundamental principles and […]

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Review of Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race

July 29, 2020 Comments Off on Review of Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race

Review of Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race by Michelle D. Deardorff, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga We are regularly confronted in the classroom by the need to […]

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Hard Truths: The Importance of Teaching Race in Introductory American Government and Politics for Undergraduates

July 27, 2020 Comments Off on Hard Truths: The Importance of Teaching Race in Introductory American Government and Politics for Undergraduates

Hard Truths: The Importance of Teaching Race in Introductory American Government and Politics for Undergraduates by Rongal D. Watson, Beloit College In this essay, I recount the rationale for emphasizing race in an introductory American […]