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De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Sign Partnership Agreement

Political Science Now

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

ED Surge

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

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Member Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Stein, College of Southern Nevada

Political Science Now

Meet Dr. Matthew Stein APSA Member since 2018-Present Instructor in the Department of Social Sciences College of Southern Nevada How did you learn about APSA? The (amazing) chair of the political science department, Robin Kolodny, ensured that doctoral students and candidates had APSA memberships.

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First Things First When Teaching Civic Education

MPSA

The American Political Science Association (APSA) hosted their first annual Teaching and Learning Conference in 2005, while the Journal of Political Science Education had debuted the previous year. These citizens have little interest in civic engagement. I was deeply involved in this process. Others were not so sure.

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