Apsa Teaching and Learning Conference Track Summaries
Track: Civic Engagement I: Experiential Learning/Learning Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12378841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Suzan J Harkness (University of the District of Columbia, corresponding author), Michael Kuchinsky (Gardner–Webb University), Christine C Pappas (East Central University), Christine Pappas |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 653-655 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096511000916 |
| OpenAlex | W2915708055 |
| Language | EN |
In 2004, 40 political scientists gathered in Washington, DC, to inaugurate the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC), which aimed to explore how we teach and how students learn best within the discipline. A common theme linking the active-based curriculum to political science over the past eight years has been the theory of experiential education. Over time, the vibrant conversation within this track has included community-based learning, service learning, civic engagement, community-based research, simulations, case studies, problem-based learning, and internships. The discourse has also shifted away from asking what civic engagement is and how we can integrate it into the curriculum toward questions such as
Active learning (machine learning · Civic engagement · Community engagement · Conversation · Curriculum · Experiential learning · Internship · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Service-learning · Sociology · Theme (computing · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |