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Journal of Political Science Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-4-2024
Subjects
Higher Education -- Pedagogy
Abstract
Teaching excellence in higher education can be defined and studied in different ways, but research efforts to date have often focused on institutional or instructor perspectives. This article uses a data set of over 500 open-ended comments submitted by Political Science undergraduates as part of a teaching award process to identify themes that matter most to students. We find that being supportive, bringing humor, enthusiasm, and passion to the classroom, and engaging students with relevant, challenging, and exciting activities are what defines teaching excellence from a student’s perspective. Building on these themes and using quotes to illustrate key concepts, we offer specific and concrete guidance to instructors about how to introduce these elements into their teaching.
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© 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
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DOI
10.1080/15512169.2024.2335235
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41686
Citation Details
Shortell, C., Henning, K., & Christiansen, C. (2024). What Can We Learn About Teaching Excellence from Our Students? Lessons From Six Years of Teaching Award Data. Journal of Political Science Education, 1–21.