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This case focuses on the use of elite interviews in case study methodologies by examining a research project that used this method to study American state policymaking in the Maryland legislature. This case starts with a brief discussion of the value of case study methodologies in helping us understand the effects of causes and highlights the importance of elite interviewing for this methodology. Most of the case is a discussion of the three stages of elite interviewing—advance preparation, conducting the interviews, and postanalysis—and concludes by highlighting important lessons for someone using these techniques for the first time.

The seventh annual Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC) was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from February 5 to 7, 2010, with 224 attendees onsite. The theme for the meeting was "Advancing Excellence in Teaching Political Science." Using the working-group model, the TLC track format encourages in-depth discussion and debate on research dealing with the scholarship of teaching and learning.