Teaching politics and international relations

A state of the discipline approach to teaching and learning in Politics and IR including contributions which discuss the most cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for tutors. This book discusses the themes and challenges in teaching and learning whilst also exploring these in the specific context of political science and IR. CATHY GORMLEY-HEENAN is Director of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Criminology, Politicsand SocialPolicy at the University of Ulster, UK. She was awarded the Political StudiesAssociation's Bernard Crick Award for Outstanding Teaching (New Entrant) in 2007. SIMON LIGHTFOOT is Senior Lecturer in European Politics and Director of Student Education, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK. He was awarded the Political Studies Association's Bernard Crick Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2009 and holds a full teaching fellowship fromthe University of Leeds. INDICE: Introduction;S.Lightfoot&C. Gormley-Heenan. Teaching and Learningin Politics: Thinking about Teaching Politics Revisited;P. WelchWhat (If Anything) is Different about Teaching and Learning in Politics?;J. CraigCan Politics Be Benchmarked?;L. HarrisonEnhancing Politics Teaching Through Active Learning;C. Leston-BandeiraTeaching Politics to Small Groups;J. BriggsHow Relevant Are Other Ways To Learn?;S. CurtisIssues and Controversies Associated With theUse of New Technologies;S. ThorntonDeveloping Assessment Practices in Politics;A. Blair&S. McGintyThe Importance of Being Theoretical: Analysing Contemporary Politics;L. Marsden&H. SavignyTeaching Politics and Political Bias;C. Gormley-HeenanContemporary Politics: Using the 'F' Word and Teaching Gender in International Relations;C. Rowley&L. J. ShepherdTeaching the 'Contested Concepts':International Terrorism Taught To Undergraduate Students in a Multi-Cultural Environment;K. RoderTeaching Race and Ethnicity: Towards an Engaged, Anti-Racist Pedagogy;S. SpencerDeveloping Research Literacy in Students;S. LightfootSupervising a Doctoral Dissertation in Politics;C. RoulstonThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Student: Supervising Students You Rarely See;D. MiddletonFrom Politics Past to Politics Future: Addressing the Employability Agenda Through a Professional Politics Curriculum;M. Wyman,J. Lees-Marshment&J. Herbert.

• ISBN: 978-1-137-00339-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 30/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés