Teaching of Political Science

Contents: Preface. 1. Understanding political science. 2. Teaching of democracy. 3. Teaching of international political systems. 4. Teaching capitalism. 5. Teaching political literacy. 6. Teaching citizenship. 7. Effective teaching for practices. 8. Effective learning styles. 9. Accelerated learning methods. 10. Teaching political science through visual media. 11. Interactive technologies in teaching and learning. 12. Online teaching of political science. 13. Role-play simulations in teaching political science. 14. Research methods in political science. 15. Assessment and evaluation. Bibliography. Index.

"Politics is a science and discipline which is informed by a variety of impulses, which derive their situations from culture, society, traditions and technology. As such, political science becomes an exceedingly complex arena of human affairs, and teaching of the subject then has to be balanced between an emphasis on factual content and commitment to just human ideals which have always predominated the working of political science.

The text not only guides teachers on the conventional pedagogical methodology of political science, but also the trends and developments which have influenced changes in it.

It is hoped that the book\'s incisive critique on the teaching of political science and erudite content is appreciated by the readers." (jacket)