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Looking into the Teaching Crystal: Graduate Teaching and the Future of Political Science
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Looking into the Teaching Crystal:
Graduate Teaching and the Future of
Political Science
Melissa J. Buehler
Purdue University
Anthony S. Marcum
University of Maryland
Abstract
Few studies address what graduate students actually learn in teacher training courses, or how graduate instructors implement their knowledge of teaching in their classrooms. Our research addresses the apparent divergence among advocacy, training and actual practice through a comparative analysis of graduate instructor teaching philosophies and graduate instructor teaching behavior. The research methodology includes a self-evaluation survey of teaching styles for instructors to present their teaching philosophies, as well as observations of classroom techniques employed by graduate instructors. This study is a pilot project for future investigations of graduate student instructors and teaching effectiveness by including our findings along with insights for improvement. After examining the data from the surveys and evaluations, we offer recommendations for the discipline of political science to improve teacher training and address the concerns of universities about the quality of teachers produced.
Keywords: graduate teaching, teaching technique, instructor training
Melissa J. Buehler is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University.Anthony S. Marcum is a Ph.D. student at University of Maryland.
Contact information: Melissa J. Buehler 3050 Eagles Way Drive #2018 Lafayette IN 47909765-714-7688## email not listed ##
We would like to thank Robert Bartlett and Laura Schneider for their knowledge and assistance, as well as the study participants, without which this project would not be possible. We would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their suggestions and comments.
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Looking into the Teaching Crystal:
Graduate Teaching and the Future of
Political Science
Melissa J. Buehler
Purdue University
Anthony S. Marcum
University of Maryland
Abstract
Few studies address what graduate students actually learn in teacher training courses, or how
graduate instructors implement their knowledge of teaching in their classrooms. Our research
addresses the apparent divergence among advocacy, training and actual practice through a
comparative analysis of graduate instructor teaching philosophies and graduate instructor
teaching behavior. The research methodology includes a self-evaluation survey of teaching styles
for instructors to present their teaching philosophies, as well as observations of classroom
techniques employed by graduate instructors. This study is a pilot project for future
investigations of graduate student instructors and teaching effectiveness by including our
findings along with insights for improvement. After examining the data from the surveys and
evaluations, we offer recommendations for the discipline of political science to improve teacher
training and address the concerns of universities about the quality of teachers produced.
Keywords: graduate teaching, teaching technique, instructor training
Melissa J. Buehler is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University.
Anthony S. Marcum is a Ph.D. student at University of Maryland.
Contact information:
Melissa J. Buehler
3050 Eagles Way Drive #2018
Lafayette IN 47909
765-714-7688
## email not listed ##
We would like to thank Robert Bartlett and Laura Schneider for their knowledge and assistance,
as well as the study participants, without which this project would not be possible. We would
also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their suggestions and comments.
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