Every 2 years Politics awards a prize for the best Learning and Teaching article published in the previous 2 years (Volumes 34 and 35) . The nominations for the best Learning and Teaching article published in 2014/2015 are...
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Sally Matthews reflects on the politics of teaching African Studies to South African students hungering for alternatives to mainstream scholarship on the continent.
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Based on an original study of teaching students how to reference academic literature, Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt suggests that teachers should not only focus on how they teach students this key academic skill but also when they teach it.
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Claire A. Dunlop and Claudio M. Radaelli ask 'how can we teach graduate students about the limits of control in the context of decision making and regulatory policy appraisal'?
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Global Institutions have
agreed that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a central issue in international politics. Engaging with SGBV is thus an important challenge for scholars of peace and security. In this post
Lesley Pruitt shares ideas on creative methods for introducing SGBV in the peace and security classroom via role-play simulations.
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Many universities talk about research-teaching links in their promotional offerings to prospective students but to what extent do they deliver when students are at university? How can we in Politics/IR make undergraduate students see the link between teaching and research? What strategies are employed by colleagues to promote these links?
Volha Piotukh and
Simon Lightfoot discuss the findings of their research into these questions.
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In this post, first published on the authors' blog (
Revolts) Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart discuss their
recent Politics article investigating the impact of teaching Parliamentary Studies on students' understanding of the institution.
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As part of our mission to remain at the forefront of research on teaching and learning, Politics has published a number of articles on teaching research methods.
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As learning and teaching research becomes more popular in politics and international studies, it is important not to forget the importance of engaging with existing pedagogical literature.
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