Teaching About Schooling: Integrating Education Politics into Political Science Curricula
By Cameron J. Arnzen, Brown University and Chloe B. O’Neill, Columbia University
Education is a cornerstone of democracy, yet political science curricula rarely treat it as such. In “Teaching About Schooling: Integrating Education Politics into Political Science Curricula,” Cameron Arnzen and Chloe O’Neill survey political science programs and find that only one in four offers a substantive course on education politics. They argue that teaching about education politics can enhance students’ understanding of democracy, reinforce core political science themes, and prepare graduates for civic and policy engagement. The article provides concrete pathways and examples for integrating education politics into the political science curriculum.
The Journal of Political Science Education is an intellectually rigorous, path-breaking, agenda-setting journal that publishes the highest quality scholarship on teaching and pedagogical issues in political science. The journal aims to represent the full range of questions, issues and approaches regarding political science education, including teaching-related issues, methods and techniques, learning/teaching activities and devices, educational assessment in political science, graduate education, and curriculum development.