This study examines the question of whether a college education meets society's expectations in today's world. Assessment programs are being used by academia to determine a college student's achievements and whether his or her performance will enable him or her to be effective in the real world. Assessment, however, is under fire by those who have…

Author recalled his experiences as a student of Leo Strauss, a teacher of great controversy at the University of Chicago. (RK)

The fusion of commercial or feature films, ideas, lectures, and readings is ideal for teaching undergraduate political science because it produces a cerebral and emotional effect. (Author/ND)

While there has been an increase in the number of women elected to state legislatures, little is known about the impact of gender on state legislation. A longitudinal analysis was conducted of bills proposed by individual legislators in the Arizona State Legislature between 1969 and 1986 to investigate the relationship of gender to public policy…

This 44-item bibliography, limited to the television era of American politics, is intended to assist teachers of debate, argumentation, and political communication; researchers of campaign debates; and debate sponsors and participants. Scholarly books and monographs; public affairs books, monographs and papers; academic articles and chapters from…

This paper discusses international law's nature and role and suggests that it can be studied from a number of different perspectives. The major topics include: (1) internationally relevant domestic law; (2) the relationship of law to justice; (3) international law's status and legitimacy; (4) the rights of governments, corporations, and…

A course to provide experience in formulating and making recommendations for courses of action on realistic political problems can be achieved, through a problem-oriented group approach. Some of the pitfalls of this approach, described in this article, do not, however, negate its effectiveness. (Author/JH)

Several methods for creating and maintaining a learning environment, in which the political science students at the undergraduate level can receive individual treatment even in large classes, are described. (Author/KM)

This chapter discusses the meaning and significance of political change in education, examining it from three different perspectives based on the existing research in the politics of education. The first research orientation addresses the question, "What is the nature of the politics of educational change?"; the second orientation asks,…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student in political science. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in seven categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) biographical…

The article critically examines the discipline of political science, recommends possible meaningful directions for its improvement in relation to Chicano research priorities, and discusses the special problems facing students of Chicano politics in their role in the Chicano struggle. (NQ)

Results of a study which measured two complementary forms of political thinking, conceptual differentiation and conceptual integration, are reported. Conceptual differentiation is a person's ability to identify individual political issues, acts, and events which compete for attention in the news media. Conceptual integration is a persons ability…

The first two papers in this collection provide an introduction to and an overview of library administration. The third paper discusses the library administrator's needs for continuing education based on a questionnaire survey conducted by the Rutgers Graduate School of Library Service. Contributions of the political scientist and the public…

The essays contained in this volume are concerned with the existing and potential role of international organizations in coping with the environmental impact of the widespread application of science and technology. The results of the study are designed to be useful to policy-makers and students of international organizations. The essays are…

The special papers provide a definition, delineate the scope, present a conceptual framework, and identify the method of inquiry and some techniques used for explaining the body of knowledge for each of six disciplines. The background papers to Project Social Studies are: 1) "Sociology" by Caroline Rose; 2) "The Study of…