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The Pedagogical Considerations of Using a Constitutional Law Textbook in Political Science
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Banks, Christopher P. |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | Political scientist Jerry Goldman recently challenged public law scholars to "reexamine the fundamentals of constitutional law" and consider whether political scientists should agree on a "canon''1 that would guide the pedagogical use of constitutional law casebooks employed in the field.2 In evaluating twelve casebooks that (in his estimation) represent "a substantial segment of the 100,000 or so [undergraduate] students who likely enroll in constitutional law classes" annually, Goldman suggests that the lack of a guiding canon prevents political scientists from adequately defending the choices they make in adopting a text and teaching a constitutional law course from the social science perspective.' While Professor Goldman correctly acknowledges the contemporary diversity of the "great public law tradition in political science," 4 |
| Starting Page | 1003 |
| Ending Page | 1003 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1563&context=sulr |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
