Suchergebnisse

"Using Tangled Webs as part of the title for this book might seem odd. It is meant to convey how several issues, the causes and effects of which cross international barriers, are linked and affected by one another. The issues can be complex and controversial. Governments and organizations will try to solve or mitigate them"--

"There are many types of political scandals, to include political sex scandals, corruption scandals, and election scandals. All are public events of significant consequence for politicians and for the voting public. As we pay attention to scandal, we ignore more weighty matters and we over-estimate the bad behavior of our elected officials. Political scandals have tremendous consequence on citizenry and might possibly undermine democratic institutions. This volume brings together academics from different backgrounds to explore the impact and long-term effects of political scandals. What makes this book different from others is the wide spectrum of perspectives brought together to help analyze a singular subject."--

The track on Global Perspectives/International Models brought
together faculty working in a variety of settings, including high
schools, two- and four-year colleges, and research universities in
the United States as well as overseas. But this diverse group was
firmly rooted in the shared experiences of similar problems and
goals and a commitment to undergraduate education. The track
provided an opportunity for instructors of political science to
exchange information, develop a series of recommendations, and lay
the groundwork for a network of scholar-teachers.

This track served not only to continue the discussion of the
importance of internationalizing the curriculum, but also as an
impetus for laying out a framework to do so. The papers and
subsequent discussions in this track highlighted both the challenges
and the opportunities for internationalization in the classroom and
the discipline.

The seventh annual Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC) was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from February 5 to 7, 2010, with 224 attendees onsite. The theme for the meeting was "Advancing Excellence in Teaching Political Science." Using the working-group model, the TLC track format encourages in-depth discussion and debate on research dealing with the scholarship of teaching and learning.