Overview
- Includes autobiographical takes on teaching World Politics from some of the top scholars in the field
- Offers a refreshingly honest set of reflections on the challenges of pedagogy in the field and hands-on advice for PhD students and pre-tenure scholars
- Includes hands-on examples of teaching tactics and techniques as well as useful teaching material and case studies
Part of the book series: Political Pedagogies (PP)
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About this book
This edited volume is a collection of twenty-three autobiographical narratives by successful teachers of global politics and international relations. The diverse contributors (from a variety of institutional contexts, sub-disciplines, and countries) describe their development as teachers, articulate mission statements for their teaching, and link both to pedagogical practices that exemplify their teaching philosophies. Rather than provide specific recipes for authoritative techniques, the essays empower readers as creative developers of their own approaches to teaching global politics. They demonstrate the multiple ways that instructors have grounded deliberate pedagogical designs in a variety of deeper philosophical commitments, and resources are provided to facilitate discussion and collaborative deliberation between groups of readers.
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Reviews
“The place and space of teaching in higher education and international relations, particularly, needs to be given more focus and attention. This book offers an accessible way to encourage early career and established scholars to reflect on their practice. It is rich, funny, reflective, and engaging.” (David J Hornsby, Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, Carleton University, Canada)
“Pedagogical Journeys through World Politics presents a wide range of voices in an engaging collection of essays. It is a well curated collection that makes a valuable, contemporary contribution to the resources available on teaching with purpose in international studies. It should serve as a foundation for critical dialogues on teaching that will inspire current and future members of the academy.” (Jeffrey S. Lantis, Professor of Political Science, The College of Wooster, USA)
“Few, if any faculty, receive formal pedagogical training when they enter the Academy, and are all-too-frequently left to their own devices when teaching for the first time. Some falter, and get stuck; others use each classroom teaching experience—both positive and negative—to reflect on their practice, and to adapt it as needed. In doing so, they become more effective teachers. This book is a wonderful resource for all International Relations and Global Politics faculty whose aim it is to be such effective teachers. It showcases strategies for modifying practices, while recognizing that there is no 'one-size-fits-all' solution when classes do not go according to plan. I highly recommend it.” (Jenny Hadingham, Assistant Director & Lecturer, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, University of Rochester, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Jamie Frueh is Professor of History and Political Science at Bridgewater College, USA. As Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, he oversees Bridgewater’s interdisciplinary academic programs and four endowed institutes. He runs pedagogy workshops at home and abroad, and is the 2019 recipient of the International Studies Association’s Deborah Gerner Innovative Teaching Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pedagogical Journeys through World Politics
Editors: Jamie Frueh
Series Title: Political Pedagogies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20305-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20304-7Published: 25 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-20305-4Published: 16 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-7809
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7817
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLII, 296
Topics: Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations, International Relations Theory, Teaching and Teacher Education, Comparative Politics