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Call for Applications: 2025 JPSA-APSA Working Group on Civically Engaged Research for Critical Issues in Society “Political Transitions in Aging Societies”

Political Science Now

The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Japanese Political Science Association (JPSA) are pleased to announce a Call for Applications for early-career scholars from the US and Japan who are interested in conducting civically engaged research related to the social and political impacts of demographic change.

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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

Usability and Teacher Support: The materials are well-organized, properly paced, and accompanied by robust professional development resources. Pillar #3: Powerful social studies foster the civic engagement required for a well-functioning democracy and global community.

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Member Spotlight: Samantha Chapa, University of Houston

Political Science Now

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. The funding and professional development opportunities afforded to me by both programs came at a really critical timeright as I was about to go on the job market.

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Social Studies Soundtracks: Using Music to Teach Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Using Music to Teach Patriotism and Civics Music has long been a tool for civic engagement from campaign songs to anthems to patriotic ballads. Idea in Action : Do a musical scavenger hunt: Play a song and have students guess the place it might be from based on sound, instruments, or lyrics.

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Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery

C3 Teachers

Scaling Up: Bringing Inquiry to Every Classroom With a vision to implement one full inquiry in every K-6 classroom, we knew that professional development and support for teachers would be critical. Others worried about the complexities of multilingual learners engaging with rigorous primary sources.

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019).

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Apply Now for 2025 APSA Dissertation Workshops | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

Immigrant integration and refugee resettlement policies and their implementation, including immigrant and refugee civic engagement, political incorporation, and citizen-making. European Union), multilevel, corporate, or global citizenship.