We are back with the latest installment of the monthly SoTL roundup, wherein, each month (as the name implies), I scroll through Journal of Political Studies Education, Politics, PS: Political Science & Politics, International Studies Perspectives, and European Political Science to bring to you, esteemed ALPS reader, the latest SoTL publications.
Journal of Political Science Education
Bauer, V. A., & Hönnige, C. (2026). Teaching Statistics: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Ensuring Undergraduate Student Success by Teaching and Exam Format Choice. Journal of Political Science Education, 1–20.
Molinar, J. A., & Vonnahme, G. (2026). An Evaluation of a Civic Engagement Course Using Behavioral Games. Journal of Political Science Education, 1–18.
Price, J. R. (2026). Postmortem of a Civic Engagement Trainwreck: Productive Failure and Experiential Learning. Journal of Political Science Education, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2026.2686299
Rosenbaum, C. Y. (2026). International Politics in EMI: A Two-Stage L1–L2 Approach in Japan. Journal of Political Science Education, 1–18.
PS: Political Science and Politics
Gaozhao, D., Liu, L.-Y., & Brough, C. (2026). The Effects of Bias Mitigation Prompts and Gender Education on Student Evaluations of Teaching. PS: Political Science & Politics, 1–7.
Platt, M. B. (2026). If You Build It, Will They Learn? Using the Learning Management System to Measure Engagement and Impact. PS: Political Science & Politics, 1–10.
I was particularly pleased to see Price’s piece in JPSE this month. All too often, as with other research areas, SoTL can lean too much on positive results over the null or negative outcome. So, reporting a self-described ‘trainwreck’ is a rare contribution. Even the best educator has bad days and bad ideas – being open and honest with this, and giving the space to consider fixes, makes for a rare and welcome addition to the scholarship of teaching and learning in our field.