TY - JOUR
T1 - The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Political Science Teaching
AU - Glazier, Rebecca A.
AU - Strachan, J. Cherie
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank APSA for its support provided for this research through a Small Research Grant awarded to Rebecca Glazier in 2020 and for its assistance in distributing the survey.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association.
PY - 2023/7/31
Y1 - 2023/7/31
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed political science higher education - shifting courses and instructors online with little preparation. What might be the long-term effects of teaching through this crisis? Combining both open-ended and forced-choice survey questions with focus-group conversations, the data reveal a picture of faculty who are doing more for students and feeling strained by the efforts. Despite the challenges of teaching online during these difficult circumstances, attitudes toward online teaching did not decline universally. Those with more experience teaching online before the pandemic held a more favorable view of online teaching when they were surveyed during the pandemic. The data also show that the emotional burden on faculty increased, with female faculty members carrying a particularly heavy load. Because online classes likely will play a major role in the future of teaching political science, understanding the pandemic's effects - both positive and negative - is critical.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed political science higher education - shifting courses and instructors online with little preparation. What might be the long-term effects of teaching through this crisis? Combining both open-ended and forced-choice survey questions with focus-group conversations, the data reveal a picture of faculty who are doing more for students and feeling strained by the efforts. Despite the challenges of teaching online during these difficult circumstances, attitudes toward online teaching did not decline universally. Those with more experience teaching online before the pandemic held a more favorable view of online teaching when they were surveyed during the pandemic. The data also show that the emotional burden on faculty increased, with female faculty members carrying a particularly heavy load. Because online classes likely will play a major role in the future of teaching political science, understanding the pandemic's effects - both positive and negative - is critical.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1049096522001391
DO - 10.1017/S1049096522001391
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164421150
SN - 1049-0965
VL - 56
SP - 349
EP - 356
JO - PS - Political Science and Politics
JF - PS - Political Science and Politics
IS - 3
ER -