Teaching African Politics at American Colleges and Universities: A Survey.

Autor/inn/en	Kenski, Henry C.; Kenski, Margaret C.
Titel	Teaching African Politics at American Colleges and Universities: A Survey.
Quelle	(1975), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Area Studies; Course Content; Developing Nations; Educational Research; Enrollment Trends; Fiction; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Political Science; Politics; Reading Assignments; Surveys; Teaching Methods; Textbooks; Theories; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Kursprogramm; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Fiktion; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Politik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Theory; Theorie; Afrika
Abstract	Political scientists who teach African politics courses at U.S. colleges and universities were surveyed in 1973 to (1) discover successful teaching techniques, approaches, and texts; (2) determine the popularity of courses in African politics; and (3) collect data on the status of African politics as a research area. A questionnaire was mailed to 289 scholars and course instructors who responded to questions relating to the teaching and researching of African politics. Findings show that most respondents had conducted research and felt most familiar with Anglo-speaking countries. In regard to texts, the most popular work on African politics is "Creating Political Order: The Party-States of West Africa" by Zolberg, but a list of "great books" cannot be determined. Almond and Powell, Apter, and Huntington were named for contributing approaches to political development that are useful in planning courses, but it was emphasized that no one approach is sufficient. The teaching technique mentioned most frequently was fiction reading assignments, and Achebe's novels compete with scholarly works as assignments. Finally, enrollment in African politics courses is declining, possibly due to socioeconomic interests of students in other areas. (ND)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC