The Socratic Method Today

The Socratic Method Today
Author: Lee Trepanier
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2017-12-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351245805

This exciting new textbook provides a sophisticated examination of the Socratic method for teaching political science students in higher education. It shows how the Socratic method is employed in the Platonic dialogs, compares its transformative approach to other student-centered teaching philosophies, and addresses the challenges of adopting the Socratic method in the contemporary classroom. The book is divided into three sections that integrate these practical aspects on the Socratic method with the theoretical considerations of Socratic philosophy while also addressing contemporary concerns about teaching and learning in higher education. Section One explores how the Socratic method is portrayed by Socrates in Plato’s dialogs. Section Two compares the Socratic method with modern and contemporary accounts of teaching and learning. Section Three examines some of the contemporary challenges of practicing the Socratic method in the university classroom today and how teachers can overcome them. Written in a clear and engaging style, this timely intervention is essential reading for upper undergraduate students enrolled in courses that specialize in pedagogical techniques, political theory, Socratic philosophy, and law.

Research Methods for Political Science

Research Methods for Political Science
Author: David E. McNabb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317460960

Thoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback, "Research Methods for Political Science" is designed to help students learn what to research, why to research, and how to research. The text integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in one volume, and includes the most comprehensive coverage of qualitative methods currently available. It covers such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, designing questionnaries and writing questions, designing and carrying out qualitative research, and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. Heavily illustrated, classroom tested, and exceptionally readable and engaging, the text also provides specific instructions on the use of available statistical software programs such as Excel and SPSS.

The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations

The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations
Author: Luigi Curini
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1941
Release: 2020-04-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1526486393

The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations offers a comprehensive overview of research processes in social science — from the ideation and design of research projects, through the construction of theoretical arguments, to conceptualization, measurement, & data collection, and quantitative & qualitative empirical analysis — exposited through 65 major new contributions from leading international methodologists. Each chapter surveys, builds upon, and extends the modern state of the art in its area. Following through its six-part organization, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practicing academics will be guided through the design, methods, and analysis of issues in Political Science and International Relations: Part One: Formulating Good Research Questions & Designing Good Research Projects Part Two: Methods of Theoretical Argumentation Part Three: Conceptualization & Measurement Part Four: Large-Scale Data Collection & Representation Methods Part Five: Quantitative-Empirical Methods Part Six: Qualitative & "Mixed" Methods

CTET Practice Workbook Paper 2 - Social Studies/ Social Science (10 Solved + 10 Mock papers) Class 6 - 8 Teachers 5th Edition

CTET Practice Workbook Paper 2 - Social Studies/ Social Science (10 Solved + 10 Mock papers) Class 6 - 8 Teachers 5th Edition
Author: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publications
Total Pages: 280
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9388026837

CTET Practice Workbook Paper 2 - Social Studies (10 Solved + 10 Mock papers), English Edition, contains 10 challenging Mock Papers with 10 Past Solved Papers. The Mock Tests follows the exact pattern as per the latest CTET paper. The book also contains the solution to the past CTET papers of June 2011, Jan & Nov 2012, July 2013, Feb & Sep 2014, Feb & Sep 2015 and Feb & Sep 2016 Papers. The languages covered in the tests are English (1st language) and Hindi (2nd language). Each Practice Set in the book contains sections on Child Development & Pedagogy, English, Hindi and Social Studies/ Social Science. The question papers have been set very diligently so as to give a real-feel of the actual TET. The book is also useful for other State TETs - UPTET, Rajasthan TET, Haryana TET, Bihar TET, Uttarakhand TET etc.

The Anatomy of Administrative Law

The Anatomy of Administrative Law
Author: Joanna Bell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 150992535X

Winner of the 2022 Inner Temple New Authors Book Prize. This book seeks to further our understanding of the nature of administrative law doctrine and adjudication. It has three main aims. The first is to improve understanding of administrative law's 'anatomy' by pulling the subject apart and exploring the nature of the legal structures at play in adjudication. In doing so, the book emphasises three main ways in which administrative law's anatomy is both complex and diverse, namely: - administrative law doctrine interacts with a broad array of legislative frameworks; - administrative law adjudication seeks to accommodate a variety of legal values; and, - administrative law is concerned with legal relationships of different kinds. The second aim is to illustrate the importance of recognising the complexity and variety of administrative law's anatomy in three particular doctrinal contexts: procedural review, legitimate expectations and standing. The third and final aim is to raise an important but under-explored question: is it plausible and useful to attempt to make sense of administrative law doctrine by reference to a singular organising concept or principle? The overarching message of the book is one of cynicism. The complexity and variety of administrative law's legal structures probably means that attempts to explain the field 'monistically', while they may capture important themes, will be unhelpfully reductionist. Ambitious and thought-provoking, this is an important new statement on administrative law.

Teaching Research Methods in Political Science

Teaching Research Methods in Political Science
Author: Jeffrey L. Bernstein
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1839101210

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.