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Title: An Applied Learning Experience Field Research and Reporting at the 2012 National Party Conventions
Language: English
Authors: Carlson, Carolyn S., Azriel, Joshua N., DeWit, Jeff, Swint, Kerwin
Source: International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Jul 2014 8(2).
Availability: Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Students, Conferences (Gatherings), Political Issues, Political Affiliation, Political Campaigns, Field Studies, Community Surveys, News Reporting, Observation, Student Surveys, Student Satisfaction, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Barriers
Geographic Terms: Florida (Tampa), North Carolina (Charlotte)
ISSN: 1931-4744
Abstract: Scholarship in teaching and learning demonstrates how academic understanding may be best achieved, and values of civic engagement best inculcated, when class materials are delivered within a experiential context. The goal for instructors, therefore, is to develop pedagogic techniques and teaching platforms that enhance learning by doing by directly engaging students with educational content. Courses that focus on American political processes provide especially fruitful opportunities for such applied learning experiences. In this paper, we discuss and assess experiential learning as facilitated in a pair of undergraduate courses taught at a southern state university that focused on the study of American politics at national party conventions. As a primary requirement in "Political Party Conventions Field Study" and "Reporting at the Party Conventions," political science and communication students, and four supervising faculty, traveled to the 2012 Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention where they produced political research using field observation and survey methodologies and professional-style news reporting. Survey data collected before and after the convention indicate that students engaged in such experiential learning projects develop a more substantive understanding of the subject matter under study, enhanced motivation for learning, and greater feelings of academic achievement and citizenship.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 15
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1135238
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