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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 program is open to all political science subfields, and we especially encourage applications from scholars who are undertaking research in collaboration with civil society or local government partners. Scholars from other social science disciplines undertaking research related to the workshop theme are also welcome to apply.

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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. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

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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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Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes

The Hechinger Report

The benefits of small classes have become something of an informal yardstick. Some studies were missing key pieces of information such as failing to specify whether the test results were in math or reading. (In graduate school, I was taught that the benefits of small classes kick in once the class size falls below 16 students.)

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Short Course: Building Sustainable Cities: Provision, Implementation and Management

Political Science Now

What information and data are necessary to construct sustainable cities? This short course draws from the unique set of theoretical and methodological approaches of political science to contribute to debates on building sustainable cities. How do urban populations enable or constrain development interventions?

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

Political Science Now

The Association promotes a lively, diverse community of scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners who bring wide-ranging interests, methodologies, and perspectives to the analysis and conduct of government and politics. For more information, visit: www.apsanet.org. For more information, visit: www.degruyter.com.

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Navigating the Challenges & Considerations of Fieldwork: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students Virtual Workshop

Political Science Now

Her ongoing work includes a co-edited volume on concepts, data, and methods in comparative law and politics, and projects examining institutions of electoral governance in Latin America, and how research methods are used in political science scholarship.