Handling Diverse Interests and Demands in Teaching Politics and IR In and On the Middle East
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION MENA NEWSLETTER
Educators and students may have different motivations for pursuing a subject/course and being in the classroom. It is therefore vital that educators recognize this while also identifying the core objectives and content for their courses when teaching politics and IR both of and in the Middle East. For the author, this consists of two main goals: one, to provide a fundamental understanding of the discipline/subject; and two, to prepare students for further study and/or employment by developing their analytical skills. These goals are drawn on the author’s experience of teaching politics and international relations courses generally and specifically in relation to the Middle East, both inside and outside the region.
