Teaching Research Methods in Political Science

Elgar Guides to Teaching

Edited by Jeffrey L. Bernstein, Eastern Michigan University, US

Teaching Research Methods in Political Science brings together experienced instructors to offer a range of perspectives on how to teach courses in political science. It focuses on numerous topics, including identifying good research questions, measuring key concepts, writing literature reviews and developing information literacy skills.

‘This book provides thoughtful and practical explorations of accessible pedagogical tools and approaches which can vastly improve any political science program. Bernstein and his contributors effectively make an argument for how the methods course is fundamental to achieving our discipline’s goals of developing active citizens who can evaluate information and evidence regarding problems which our democracies face in the 21st century. It should be required reading for every PhD candidate, methods course instructor, and department chair.’
– Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University, US

‘This book is a very valuable resource for those teaching research methods in political science – often to students who do not start with any interest in methods. The different chapters provide very useful lessons for educators to effectively teach the “how“ and “why“ of research methods to our students.’
– Victor Asal, University at Albany, SUNY, US