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Prottas, Jeffrey Manditch; Howitt, Arnold M. – Teaching Political Science, 1980
Describes the workshop program of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Harvard University. The workshop consists of a student team that helps a government or nonprofit agency solve a policy-related problem. (KC)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Policy Formation
Graves, Helen M. – Teaching Political Science, 1980
Analyzes a comparative political experience in which American political science students served internships in Canadian governments. Benefits include diffusion of political ethnocentrism, exposure to a different party spectrum, and acquisition of new role models and contacts. (KC)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Experiential Learning, Government (Administrative Body), Higher Education
Kelleher, Catherine McArdle – Teaching Political Science, 1987
Describes the creation of the graduate school program for international security studies at Maryland's School of Public Affairs. Offers insights into such areas as faculty and student recruitment, the development of the curriculum, and the future prospects of the program. (JDH)
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Course Descriptions, Federal Government, Government Role
Harbour, Frances V. – Teaching Political Science, 1987
Covers the objectives, subject matter, and requirements of a one-semester course based on ethics and national security policy taught within the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland at College Park. The course is designed to give students an opportunity to develop skill in the analysis of moral and ethical issues. (JDH)
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Descriptions, Federal Government
Sussman, Glenn – Teaching Political Science, 1987
Provides a description of an upper division college course on nuclear war. The course, which used an interdisciplinary approach and many resource speakers, was divided into three components: the consequences of World War III, the causes of World War III, and the prevention of World War III. Includes a detailed course outline along with required…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, College Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Descriptions