About P4
Peer-to-Peer Pedagogical Partnerships (P4) is funded by the American Political Science Association.
P4 San Diego-Imperial Counties 2020-2024
The Peer-to-Peer Pedagogical Partnerships (P4) San Diego-Imperial County (SDI) brought together faculty in the San Diego and Imperial County region of California to strengthen the network of political science faculty in the region and advance recognition of the role of diversity, inclusion, and equity in supporting students.
During the 2020 calendar year, we held three Zoom meetings. There were 22 participants throughout the 3 meetings. 14 of the 22 participants completed their submission of teaching resources to APSA Educate and were awarded a stipend.
During the 2022 calendar year, P4 SDI faculty participants were invited to propose a Summer Bridge Program for political science students. 6 of the 12 campuses in the region hosted a Summer Bridge Program:
- Cuyamaca College
- San Diego City College/San Diego Mesa College/San Diego Miramar College
- San Diego State University
- UC San Diego
P4 California 2024-2025
During the 2024 and 2025 calendar years, P4 is expanding to the entire state of California.
Building on the original purpose of the Peer-to-Peer Pedagogical Partnerships grant, we will convene faculty from across California to discuss the relatively new Transfer Model Curriculum for the Associates of Arts for Transfer (AA-T) for Political Science, consider policy changes that improve the transfer pathway for political science majors from CCCs to the CSUs or UCs or AICCUs, and share teaching resources that can improve the transfer experience.
Invitees would include:
- CCCs: 20 campus political science program/department chairs or designated representative.
- CSUs: 20 campus undergraduate political science program chairs or designated representative.
- UCs: 9 campus undergraduate political science program chairs or designated representative.
- AICCUs: 1 campus political science program/department chairs or designated representative.
Participants will receive a stipend for participating in the following activities and completing deliverables:
- Zoom Meeting #1: Mid Fall 2024
- Overview of the new TMC for Political Science
- Presentation and Discussion
- California Community Colleges Political Science Course Enrollment, Retention, Success, and Degree Attainment and Transfer Rates.
- Transfer Admission, Enrollment, Retention, and Success at 4-year Universities.
- Zoom Meeting #2: Mid Spring 2025
- Specific Policies that Faculty can Change to Improve Transfer Experience
- Specific Teaching Resources that Faculty can adopt to Improve the Transfer Experience
- Deliverables by September 30, 2025
- A Teaching Resource that is uploaded to APSA Educate.
- A personal Reflection on the information presented and discussed during the Zoom Meetings that may be included on P4CA webpage, and will be included in final report to APSA.
Compensation:
Participating faculty will receive a $400 stipend for participating in the two Zoom meetings, uploading a resource to APSA Educate, and 250-word reflection on their participation.