Considers several systems automating local departmental-based data facilities. Describes design and implementation of a simple system. Concludes by reflecting on changes needed in the system. (Author/CK)

Describes a county citizenship education project in Georgia as an example of the rising number of local curriculum reform programs. Approach used requires change in the multiple components of the school system with higher education resources providing expertise. (CK)

Describes a project preparing students to make political advertisements for television, including details for necessary hardware, script preparation, formatting, time management, and coordination with the television studio. Includes description of each role and broadcasting jargon. (Author/CK)

Describes the objectives and strategies used by the Clark University Department of Political Science to change their introductory course. Notes the results achieved and some basic problems that arose. (Author/CK)

Describes some procedures designed to assist instructors in developing a research component using the computer. Benefits include development of research skills, kindling student interest in the field of political science, and recruitment potential. (Author/CK)

Measures differences in importance of teaching in community colleges and universities by analyzing demographic data, current teaching methods, interest in new methods, and perceived administrator attitudes toward teaching. Findings show that, although teaching is more highly valued in community colleges, the level of interest in teaching and need…

Identifies and discusses current literature dealing with alternative teaching techniques in political science. Main areas of concern are methodology, theory, and values. (DB)

Describes a project to assess the impact of teacher unemployment in the United Kingdom and the United States on teachers' attitudes toward the political system and on perceptions of the political self. Findings indicate that status deprivation results in awareness of political forces and tends to make unemployed individuals somewhat more…

Examines the concept of feasibility in the decision making process and presents examples of policies which were unfeasible because policy makers did not explore all relevant policy dimensions. Suggests how to incorporate the political, economic, and technological aspects of feasibility into the political science curriculum. (Author/DB)

Questions the proper position for a teacher of political science regarding partisan controversy over issues such as ERA, the womens' movement, racism, and affirmative action. Examines writings on partisanship by social scientists David Easton, Max Weber, and John Stuart Mill. (Author/DB)

Suggests that college students in political science courses dealing with international law will learn more about the subject if the teacher stresses issues and student participation. (DB)

Criticizes an article in the April 1978 issue of "Teaching Political Science" in which R. Langren maintained that case-decision identification and factual recall serve as good bases for a study of constitutional law. Current article maintains that law-related courses in a liberal arts context should stress good citizenship and critical analysis of…

Discusses benefits of library training for undergraduate students in political science and identifies strategies for integrating library research into the undergraduate curriculum. Concludes that one of the major objectives of political science education should be to help students acquire political information-gathering skills. (Author/DB)

Describes two projects which involve college students in political science courses on American politics in doing research and giving class reports on proposals for reforming the electoral college and the electoral process. Findings indicate that students participating in the projects become more aware of political realities and learn how to use…

Describes an experiment in teaching research methods to undergraduate students in political science. The experiment centered around a data lab that met weekly and provided students with information pertaining to data processing and statistics. Information on student evaluation of the experiment is included. (Author/DB)