Department of Politics and Territories, University of Mary, Bismarck, United States of America
Review Article
Addressing the Identity Issue of Political Science Majors
Author(s): Mark M. Springer*
Recent data and information from APSA describe a crisis for Political Science educators in terms of addressing the
changing needs and challenges facing students as well as the declining enrolments in Political Science curriculum
across the nation.
Two issues found with these reports are that:
• None of them address major outcomes as a way to address creating curriculum standards across the board to
meet the desired results of a better prepared major student.
• The courses do little to address the multiple career paths of Political Science majors. This paper addresses these
two areas and how they can create a better identity for a department... View more»