Nine general observations are drawn from a survey of professors of Latin American Studies. From the reading lists and syllabuses, various approaches, instructional materials, and innovations are noted. (KM)

Presents an exercise for use in political science courses on the college level that requires students to solve a frequently occurring problem--the provision of a collective good and the allocation of its costs. To solve the problem, students answer questions such as "Why do we have governments?" and "What constitutes a just policy?" (Author/DB)

Discussed are the purposes of public administration (PA) instruction, the needs or results sought by public administrators, ways to improve the fit between needs and instruction, and what a theory of PA instruction should contain. (RM)

Maintains that ineffective and ungrammatical writing by college students is unacceptable and suggests how political science teachers on the college level can help students improve their writing skills in conjunction with the substantive purposes of a political science course. (Author/DB)

Presents concerns expressed by instructors teaching university courses on women in politics: course organization, interdepartmental communication between instructors of women's courses, field focus of course, question of role of sex in politics, instructor's pedagogical style, consciousness-raising, and methodological implications. (ND)

Discussion about a simulation of the political system of Argentina designed and participated in by students in a Latin American politics course at the University of Delaware. (Author/ND)

Describes a legislative simulation intended for use in a college-level political science course. A major objective of the simulation is to help students understand decision-making processes involved in politics. Source materials and role characteristics are discussed. (DB)

Teaching method used in case study in which students could begin to confront the implications of their beliefs about the political and social system, and its results. (Author/ND)

Describes two projects which involve college students in political science courses on American politics in doing research and giving class reports on proposals for reforming the electoral college and the electoral process. Findings indicate that students participating in the projects become more aware of political realities and learn how to use…

A course on the Constitution should help students see that the Constitution is not a document that provides solutions to problems, but a document that helps individuals come to a fuller understanding of contemporary problems by exposing them to the intellectual foundations and historical dimensions of the issues. (RM)

Advocates inclusion of political philosophy in the education of public administrators. States that U.S. public officials need knowledge gained through a general education rather than through a specialization in administrative science. Emphasizes that administrators must study philosophy if they are to make political decisions in line with the U.S.…