{"id":1885,"date":"2011-01-04T00:10:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T00:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2020-07-28T16:38:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:38:22","slug":"political-science-professor-develops-inspiring-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/political-science-professor-develops-inspiring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science professor develops inspiring program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Civics Connection: Conversations with Congress<\/em> was developed by the institute and the United States Association of Former Members of Congress for high school and college-level American government courses. The video interviews also are accessible to anyone who would like to hear insider perspectives on how policies are developed and how the business of government works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project director Terri Susan Fine, a UCF professor of Political Science and associate director of the institute, traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this year to tape the series of 15-minute interviews with former lawmakers who volunteered to be a part of the project. The 16 segments include teacher-support materials aimed at helping students understand the subjects.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each interview pairs a Democrat and a Republican, with terms ranging up to 30 years in Congress. Interviews deal with issues such as political parties and interest groups, campaigning, landmark public policies, impeaching the president, and budget earmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Fine said she was impressed by the lawmakers\u2019 candor on the occasionally delicate topics.<\/p>\n<p>Topics were chosen, in part, to align with high school Advanced Placement courses on government and politics, but the materials also are useful for other history and government classes. The project, which is under the auspices of the nonprofit College Board, is an example of using technology to help students develop a deeper understanding of the subjects, said Doug Dobson, the institute\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The interviews and other free materials available to teachers can be found at http:\/\/loufreyinstitute.org\/civicsconnection\/conversations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The institute plans to tape additional interviews and add new topics to the site.<\/p>\n<p>Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, who served in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, said in one interview that today\u2019s political parties don\u2019t use the system to achieve the best for the country, but rather to defeat the other side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics has changed a lot and the country is worse off for it,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause what our country needs at the moment is some very important nurturing by the political system making good decisions about putting the country on track and moving the country ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Civics Connection: Conversations with Congress was developed by the institute and the United States Association of Former Members of Congress for high school and college-level American government courses. 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