A model presidential nominating convention gathered 4,000 students from three states in May 1984 and selected Gary Hart as the Democratic nominee. Preconvention training prepares students to run the convention themselves while learning the political process in action. (MD)

Described are reactions to a game in which students establish social groups, detail their governing principles, and identify and cope with deviant behaviors. (GW)

Discusses four possible approaches for teaching political science in the classroom, including analyzing the classroom as a political arena, employing case studies, using simulation games, and orchestrating encounters with political figures. (Author/JG)

This article discusses a learning package of active-learning exercises designed to provide a comprehensive view of the policies of some communist countries. Normative assumptions, instructional objectives and methods, and evaluation are outlined. (ND)

The comparative study of the dynamics of the politics of Egypt and Israel is one subject that suggests itself for consideration for inclusion in the curriculum of Saint Joseph's College, New York. This study of a prospective Egyptian/Israeli politics course is divided into the following sections: (1) "Introduction"; (2)…

Enriching the existing course offerings through laboratory lessons may be a more efficacious means of coping with ever-increasing data. To help students move through the maze of subject matter, teachers can simulate the kinds of laboratories used by behavioral scientists. (Author)

Political scientists remain divided over teaching and research; those reaping the rewards have the highest scholarly output. Tangible benefits, with regards to teaching, remain few. (Author)

This paper focuses on a comparative analysis of the normative and empirical elements of four approaches to political education. The findings generally demonstrate that each approach has dramatically different normative and empirical implications for political education. (KM)

A simulation of the U.S. Supreme Court procedures and activities, designed to maximize gains in the areas of teaching, research, prediction, and motivation, is described. Instructions given for implementing the Temple University model in the classroom include suggested variations for particular situations. (SM)

The concept of political culture has provided a promising way of incorporating psychological insights into the study of political systems; progress in the use of the concept calls for effective means of describing total systems and for identifying critical factors in improving the ability to understand and predict'' system performance. (Author/JB)

A study of party independence and the trend to one party allegiance as a result of aging. (JB)

Traces New Jersey Public Law 1972, Chapter 81, Bill S-992, granting adult status to 18-year-olds as an example of the legislative process in the State Legislature. (DS)

Describes the need for reason, analysis, and experimentation in the provision of health services, and proposes that the institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences establish a center for policy studies to complement and interact with government policy formulation. (AL)

Political activism cannot be explained in terms of the socio-economic characteristics of the participants; rather, demonstrators can best be distinguished in terms of their alienation from the political system, i.e., their lack of confidence in it. (Author)