The Palgrave Handbook of Teaching and Research in Political Science

lt;p>Charity Butcher is Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and Professor of Political Science at Kennesaw State University. She conducts research on conflict, human rights, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Political Science Education.

Tavishi Bhasin is a Professor at Kennesaw State University. She received her PhD from Emory University. She writes on the politics of identity and dissent, teaching and learning. Her publications include articles in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the British Journal of Political Science, and European Political Science. 

Elizabeth Gordon is a Professor at Kennesaw State University. She received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She writes on American politics, with a focus on the legal system and gender politics. Her publications include articles in the Justice System Journal, Politics & Gender, and Politics and Religion.

Maia Hallward is Professor of Middle East Politics at Kennesaw State University. She is the author or co-author of seven books, including NGOs and Human Rights: Comparing Faith-Based and Secular Approaches (University of Georgia Press, 2021). She's written over two dozen peer reviewed articles on topics related to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and women's leadership in the Middle East.

Introduction.- Section I: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogical Research.- Chapter 1: Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Philosophies: Developing a Pedagogical Identity as an Early Career Instructor.- Chapter 2: Research while Teaching: A Reflection.- Chapter 3: Amplifying Student Investment in the Political Science Classroom with Reflective Assignments.- Chapter 4: Engaging Students' Lived Experience as a Research and Pedagogical Tool.- Chapter 5: Collaboration and Independent Study: Working with Undergraduate Students to Design, Implement, and Assess a Simulation.- Chapter 6: Learning Human Rights through Games.- Chapter 7: "I'm Gonna Make Them an Offer They Can't Refuse": Teaching Politics and Mafia through a Role Play to Improve Student Learning and Understanding.- Section II: Writing Textbooks.- Chapter 8: Writing a Textbook is Good for You.- Chapter 9: Taking Innovative Teaching to the Next Level - Writing and Publishing Instructional Materials and Textbooks.- Section III: Conducting Research with Students.- Chapter 10: The Many Rewards (and a Few Pitfalls) of Doing Research with Students.- Chapter 11: A Guide to Balancing Teaching, Research and Service at a Comprehensive University by Engaging Undergraduates in Political Science Research.- Chapter 12: How to Hire Student Researchers, Find Funds to Pay Them and Advance Your Scholarship All While Teaching Way Too Much.- Chapter 13: Empowering Undergraduate Women Researchers Through Mentorship and Care.- Chapter 14: Early Challenges and Successes from Adapting the Laboratory Model to Undergraduate Teaching Institutions.- Chapter 15: Teamwork makes the (Research) Dream Work: Lessons in Working with a Student Research Team.- Chapter 15: Teamwork makes the (Research) Dream Work: Lessons in Working with a Student Research Team.- Chapter 16: Making Contingency Work: Conducting Student-Engaging Research Offthe Tenure Track.-Chapter 17: Research-oriented Teaching in Political Science: Emphasizing Science in the Name of Our Profession.- Chapter 18: Partnering with Graduate Students on Policy Research and Practice.- Chapter 19: Graduate Students and Learning the Publishing Game.- Section IV: Research with Students: Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement.- Chapter 20: Combining Project-Based Learning and Service Learning in Teaching Global Issues.- Chapter 21: Unlocking Hidden Connections: Synergizing Scholarship and Student Engagement.-Chapter 22: Using Election Exit Polls to Teach Students about Public Opinion Research and Sustain a Scholarly Agenda.- Chapter 23: Why Iowa? An Experiential Approach to Teaching Presidential Nominations.-Chapter 24: Enhancing Teaching and Research Outcomes through Community Engagement.- Chapter 25: Creating the Ties that Bind: Weaving Undergraduate Research into Your Career Success.- Chapter 26: Community is Key: How Working Across Interdisciplinary Divides Can Improve Teaching, Research, and Service.- Section V: Embedding Research in Teaching and Generating Research Ideas from Teaching.- Chapter 27: Smart Teachers: Identifying Teaching Moments in Research.- Chapter 28: Remaining Research-Active at Teaching-Intensive Universities.- Chapter 29: Using Review Sessions to Jump Start Research Projects in Methods Coursework.- Chapter 30: Doing Political Theory in the Classroom.- Chapter 31: Teaching Food Security to Fed Students: Using Images to Promote Engagement.-Chapter 32: Knowledge Production and Student Learning in Political Science: Bhutan and the Politics of Happiness.- Chapter 33: The Evolution of a Senior Capstone Project.- 34. Conclusion.