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Peer reviewedWiley, Karen B. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1991
Compares teaching of engineers with teaching of policy analysts. Emphasizes similarities. Presents briefing format to be used in teaching students basics of policy analysis. Includes briefing instructions, selecting an issue, writing a proposal and briefing paper, and preparing the oral briefing. Suggests methods of evaluating students' efforts,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Twohig, Dorothy; And Others – Humanities, 1997
Presents brief excerpts from the presidential papers of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The excerpts address such matters as voting rights, limited government, political appointments, national security, and the balance of power. (MJP)
Descriptors: Biographies, Civics, Decision Making, Democracy
Peer reviewedPetracca, Mark P. – Perspectives on Political Science, 1990
Describes teaching Western political theory at Beijing University (China) in 1987, a period of political modernization. Suggests changes to enhance education and scholarship in China concerning instructional pedagogy. Notes the need for critical writing skills, finds students limited in their ability to analyze scholarly writing, and recommends…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, College Students, Critical Thinking
