Problems and Solutions of Teaching Political Thought through the Application of Pedagogical Theories at First Year Undergraduate Level in a Government College in Bangladesh

Md Manjurul Islam
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Md Manjurul Islam: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Kurigram Government College, Kurigram, Bangladesh

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 3s, 5881-5898

Abstract: The study presents the existing scenario of teaching political thought through the application of pedagogical theories in Kurigram Government College at the first year undergraduate level in Bangladesh. In addition, the study justifies whether the cognitive, constructivism, and connectivity theories are applied or not. Semi-structured interviews and focus group methods have been applied, following the qualitative method. The principal and four teachers were selected for semi-structured interviews from political science department. Simultaneously, 40 students (20 male and 20 female) participated in the focus group discussion. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants. In addition, three lesson plan were prepared and based on the classes followed by the prepared lesson plan students were asked the positive and negative aspects of the topics regarding their understanding. After collecting the qualitative data from semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, the data was analyzed. Lack of pedagogical training, dependency on following the traditional lecture method, the senior teacher’s unwillingness to receive the training on share and pair method are the main causes of not following pedagogical method in the class. Some recommendations are also provided in the research.

Date: 2024
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