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Political Science Scholar, Janelle Wong, Elected to the Academy of Political and Social Science 2024 Fellowship

Political Science Now

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) will welcome eight scholars as 2024 fellows this fall. It is a privilege to welcome another highly accomplished cohort of social scientists as fellows of the AAPSS, and it is especially gratifying to award inaugural fellowships in memory of Academy Fellows James S.

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The Election of FDR and the Immediate Response to the Great Depression

ACRE

Marcus Witcher and covers the 1932 election, the transition of power from the Hoover to FDR administration, and early economic policies designed to combat the Great Depression. The lesson could be used as a precursor to a unit on the New Deal in history classrooms or as a case study on economic policy impacts in a social science course.

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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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Experience the World with the Latest Edition of Geography Alive!

TCI

Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. case studies, students explore geography alongside economic, political, and cultural concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding of our world. With Geography Alive!

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

On the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , American 15-year-olds rank toward the bottom of economically advanced nations in math achievement. It’s often not as precise as the hard sciences or even social sciences like economics.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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Elizabeth Sharrow and James Druckman Receive the 2024 Gladys M. Kammerer Award for “Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX’s Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports”

Political Science Now

The result is a compelling case for their argument that “college sports operate as a segregated, economic industry overseen by and largely for the benefit of men” (166). They are published in multiple social science and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed outlets and public-facing forums.