Palgrave Handbook of Teaching and Research in Political Science

Charity Butcher is Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development at Kennesaw State University.Tavishi Bhasin is a Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University.Elizabeth Gordon is a Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University.Maia Hallward is Professor in the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development at Kennesaw State University.

• Introduction.- Section I: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogical Research.- Chapter 1: Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Philosophies: Developing a Pedagogical Identity as an Early Career Instructor.- Chapter 2: Research while Teaching: A Reflection.- Chapter 3: Amplifying Student Investment in the Political Science Classroom with Reflective Assignments.- Chapter 4: Engaging Students’ Lived Experience as a Research and Pedagogical Tool.- Chapter 5: Collaboration and Independent Study: Working with Undergraduate Students to Design, Implement, and Assess a Simulation.- Chapter 6: Learning Human Rights through Games.- Chapter 7: “I’m Gonna Make Them an Offer They Can’t Refuse”: Teaching Politics and Mafia through a Role Play to Improve Student Learning and Understanding.- Section II: Writing Textbooks.- Chapter 8: Writing a Textbook is Good for You.- Chapter 9: Taking Innovative Teaching to the Next Level – Writing and Publishing Instructional Materials and Textbooks.- Section III: Conducting Research with Students.- Chapter 10: The Many Rewards (and a Few Pitfalls) of Doing Research with Students.- Chapter 11: A Guide to Balancing Teaching, Research and Service at a Comprehensive University by Engaging Undergraduates in Political Science Research.- Chapter 12: How to Hire Student Researchers, Find Funds to Pay Them and Advance Your Scholarship All While Teaching Way Too Much.- Chapter 13: Empowering Undergraduate Women Researchers Through Mentorship and Care.- Chapter 14: Early Challenges and Successes from Adapting the Laboratory Model to Undergraduate Teaching Institutions.- Chapter 15: Teamwork makes the (Research) Dream Work: Lessons in Working with a Student Research Team.- Chapter 15: Teamwork makes the (Research) Dream Work: Lessons in Working with a Student Research Team.- Chapter 16: Making Contingency Work: Conducting Student-Engaging Research Offthe Tenure Track.-Chapter 17: Research-oriented Teaching in Political Science: Emphasizing Science in the Name of Our Profession.- Chapter 18: Partnering with Graduate Students on Policy Research and Practice.- Chapter 19: Graduate Students and Learning the Publishing Game.- Section IV: Research with Students: Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement.- Chapter 20: Combining Project-Based Learning and Service Learning in Teaching Global Issues.- Chapter 21: Unlocking Hidden Connections: Synergizing Scholarship and Student Engagement.-Chapter 22: Using Election Exit Polls to Teach Students about Public Opinion Research and Sustain a Scholarly Agenda.- Chapter 23: Why Iowa? An Experiential Approach to Teaching Presidential Nominations.-Chapter 24: Enhancing Teaching and Research Outcomes through Community Engagement.- Chapter 25: Creating the Ties that Bind: Weaving Undergraduate Research into Your Career Success.- Chapter 26: Community is Key: How Working Across Interdisciplinary Divides Can Improve Teaching, Research, and Service.- Section V: Embedding Research in Teaching and Generating Research Ideas from Teaching.- Chapter 27: Smart Teachers: Identifying Teaching Moments in Research.- Chapter 28: Remaining Research-Active at Teaching-Intensive Universities.- Chapter 29: Using Review Sessions to Jump Start Research Projects in Methods Coursework.- Chapter 30: Doing Political Theory in the Classroom.- Chapter 31: Teaching Food Security to Fed Students: Using Images to Promote Engagement.-Chapter 32: Knowledge Production and Student Learning in Political Science: Bhutan and the Politics of Happiness.- Chapter 33: The Evolution of a Senior Capstone Project.- 34. Conclusion.