This simple and compact teaching technique is briefly described, as are its procedures, setting and teacher materials. The basic goals and purposes are analyzed favorably in reports from users. (KM)

Describes a political science classroom situation wherein students created their own definition of politics through political action. (HS)

A summary description of the information retrieval course in political science which is taught by the author at California State University, Northridge, California is given for the benefit of librarians who are setting up similar courses. (4 references) (Author/NH)

Examples and reasons for using case studies in the classroom illustrate the effectiveness of this technique. (JB)

Analyses of a 1969 survey of over 60,000 faculty members in colleges and universities in the United States indicate that natural scientists are to the ideological left of engineers, but more conservative than social scientists; that more successful and influential scientists and engineers are more liberal than the rank-and-file; and that if…

Most of the 62 major advances in social sciences since 1900 have come from a few centers in the United States and England, had rapid effects, been produced by workers 35-45 years old, tended to be quantitative, interdisciplinary ideas stimulated by, and applied to, practical demands. (AL)

An experimental program at Valencia Junior College (Florida) allows every student to actively participate in all phases of the political science course. A variety of multimedia materials, which the students help to develop and evaluate, are used. (BB)

Describes various reference tools that would be useful to urban researchers, including bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, yearbooks, and directories on urban studies, political science, and economics. (For journal availability, see UD 509 682.) (Author/MJL)

Discusses four categories of problems associated with setting up public service internship programs. The categories are (1) conceptualization of internship experiences within the broad scope of liberal arts education, (2) structural difficulties arising from institutional commitments to internship development, (3) student socialization, and (4)…

Describes pressures and conditions which encourage academic dishonesty and offers tips for its detection and prevention in college political science classes. Significant influences include: pressures to succeed, classroom logistics, testing methods, punishment severity, faculty and administrator attitudes, fear of litigation, bureaucratic red…

Describes an experiment at Hamline University, Minnesota, in which a course on "American Metropolitan Government and Problems" was paired with a "History of London" course to stimulate the study of values in a cross-disciplinary context. Course logistics, teaching methods, student assignments and problems in administration, and obtaining materials…

Discusses the use of policy memoranda writing in political policy courses to help students practice writing skills and learn about policy and policymaking. This essay describes four types of policy memoranda, provides guidelines and formats for writing each one, and suggests ways of incorporating them into relevant policy courses. (AM)