The Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy

"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."

--Janet Box-Steffensmeier, APSA President (2020-21), Distinguished University Professor, The Ohio State University, USA

"In this Handbook, instructors will find a diverse and inspiring resource for teaching any course that has a research component. The breadth of personal knowledge in the chapters provide insights into the pedagogical thought process from a variety of perspectives, sparking both ideas for innovative assignments and rethinking of course goals."

--Rebecca Glazier, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 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."

--Mark Carl Rom, Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy, Georgetown University, USA

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 and best practices. 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.

Daniel J. Mallinson is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.

Julia Marin Hellwege is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Dakota.

Eric D. Loepp is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Auteur

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.

Résumé

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 sectionsinformation literacy, research design, research methods, and research writingauthors 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.

Contenu

Ch. 1- Introduction to Teaching the Research Process, Mallinson, Marin Hellwege, and Loepp Part I: Teaching Information Literacy Ch. 2- Information Literacy Development of Undergraduate Political Science Student

Researchers: The Instruction Librarian's Role, Emily Reed

Ch. 3- Should Research Methods Teach Information Literacy or Statistics? Why Not Both, Chelsea Kaufman

Ch. 4- The Politics of Identity and Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Jennifer Epley Sanders

Ch. 5- Using K12 Foundations to Teach Scientific Literacy in College Research Methods, Kristina Mitchell Ch. 6- Designing A Research Methods Course for a Skeptical Classroom, Tavishi Bhasin

Ch. 7- Journeys Beyond Information Literacy: Applying a Metaliteracy Framework to Political Science, Sally Friedman & Trudi Jacobson

Ch. 8- The Savvy Consumer of Political Science Research, Jonathan Ring Ch. 9- Zen and the Art of Teaching Methods Without a Methods Course, Veronica Reyna

Part II: Teaching Research Design Ch. 10- Building Qualitative Methods Skills Through Research Design, Jessica Hejny Ch. 11- Teaching Research Design with Authenticity, Christina Fattore

Ch. 12- Research Design as Professional Development and Empowerment: Equipping Students to See, Analyze, and Intervene in Political Realities, Kelly Bauer

Ch. 13- Teaching Multidisciplinary Research Methods at a Small Liberal Arts College,

Jarrod Kelly

Ch. 14- Less Can Be More: Encouraging Mastery of Research Design in Undergraduate Research Methods, Jenny Sweet-Cushman

Ch. 15- Research Methods: Who am I and Why am I Here?, Robert Postic

Ch. 16- The Inquiry's the Thing: Teaching Quantitative Research Without Teaching Statistical Software, Debra Leiter

Ch. 17- Teaching Research Design: The Gender and Politics Lab and Reflections on the Lab Model for the Social Sciences, Amanda Bittner Ch. 18- Researching & Teaching Political Science through Arts-Based Inquiry Methods, Michaelene Cox

Ch. 19- Embedding Feminist Pedagogy in Political Science Research Design With Reflections on Critical Theory and the Social Construction of Reality, J. Cherie Strachan Ch. 20- Black Lady Classroom, Nadia E. Brown, Jasmine Jackson, Aayana Ingram, India Lenear, and Ariel D. Smith

Ch. 21- How the Research Design Can be a Structure, a Process, and a Product for Learning Political Science, Erik Cleven

Ch. 22- The Success of research methods at the department level, Neil Chaturvedi & Mario Guerrero Part III: Teaching Research Methods Ch. 23 - Traveling Along with an Accidental Academic: Doing and Teaching Research, John A. Garcia Ch. 24- Statistical Skills for the Workplace: A Practical Approach to Teaching Methods with Excel, Lisa A. Bryant

Ch. 25- Sneaking In Statistics, Andre Audette

Ch. 26.- Pedagogical Recommendations for Applied Statistics Courses, Jennifer Bachner

Ch. 27- The Accidental Methodologist, Chris Zorn

Ch. 28- From Step-Child to Innovative Leader: Political Science Research Methods over the Decades, Andreas Sobisch

Ch. 29- Teach Me If You Can: Teaching Political Science Majors Statistics at a Hispanic-serving Institution, Dongkyu Kim

Ch. 30- Excel, in More Ways than One, Whitney Ross-Manzo Part IV: Teaching Research Writing Ch. 31- Research Articles, Not Research Papers: Empowering Students Through Research Writing, William O' Brochta

Ch. 32- Integrating Research Writing and Research Methods: Toward a more seamless Curriculum, Martin S. Edwards Ch. 33- Empowering Students by Teaching Research-Paper Writing as a Foundational Methods Course, Lisa A. Baglione

Ch. 34- From 'Good' to 'Effective': Teaching Writing Skills Explicitly in Political Science Colin Brown

Ch. 35- Revising the Revising Process of Writing in Upper Level Political Science Research Methods, Emily M. Farris Ch. 36- Systematic ELA Challenges at Post-Secondary Institutions: Why Many Two-Year Students Are...