Capacity building in social science research methods is positioned by research councils as
crucial to global competitiveness. The pedagogies involved, however, remain under …

Social research methods have been taught in a systematic and widespread way within
Western academia for much of the past century. With increasing demands facing the social …

This article details assignments and lessons created for and tested in research methods
courses at two different universities, a large state school and a small liberal arts college …

While data analysis and the related skills of data management and data visualization are
important skills for undergraduates in the field of political science, the process of learning …

In terms of gamification within political science, some fields—particularly international
relations and American politics—have received more attention than others. One of the most …

Despite the relevance of qualitative methods in political science, the process of teaching
qualitative research has received relatively little attention in the literature. What is it like to …

Although stand-alone courses in experimental and quasi-experimental research design and
in statistics have been a core feature of Canadian and US undergraduate psychology …

The benefits of open educational practices that invite students to collaborate and
interactively create knowledge are well known. Despite this, it remains underutilized for …

Measurement in the social sciences involves assigning values to particular empirical cases
and plays a vital role in the research process, but it can be tricky to teach. Unless an …

Scholars repeatedly addressed the importance and challenges of providing practical
research training for master's-level CITs (Jorgensen & Umstead, 2020). However, most …