Teaching & Learning Political Science in 2023: Research to Help Us All

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This page features compilations of links to data collections, authors, and journals for political science research on teaching and learning.

QUIZ YOURSELF: What is a council of governments (COG)?

A voluntary organization of counties and municipalities concerned with area-wide problems.

Answer: Hover over the box!More of this: Review Intro. to Am. Gov't

Teach Political Analysis

Theory & Concepts:
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition. Classic introductory text, clear writing, helps students learn, great ancillaries. More info.

Companions for SPSS, Stata, Excel & R. Practice with software of your choice.

MORE FOR TEACHERS: Sample Course Syllabi featuring our textbooks, varied software, with/without paper assignments

Watch and Learn


How to Make a Map Chart
Demonstrates using Florida zip codes (4:33).

MORE VIDEOS: Lecture Videos for The Essentials of Political Analysis


Making a Simple Bar Graph
Scott Stevens creates the graph from scratch (5:13)

Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Journal of Political Science Education: .focuses on teaching and learning about politics

Teaching Learning Resources

Center for Teaching and Learning
At the Univ. of Minnesota.

Probability Distributome Project
An interactive web-based resource for probability distributions.

The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality
Full text of book by Nick Huntington-Klein

Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems
Complete resources for course, taught by Raj Chetty, on how 'big data' can be used to understand and solve important problems.

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan
Founded in 1962, encourages the creation of learning environments in which diverse students can learn and excel.

Flowing Data
Nathan Yau explores how statisticians, designers, data scientists, and others use analysis, visualization, and exploration to understand data and ourselves.