ERIC Number: EJ868361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Apr
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1049-0965
EISSN: N/A
Simulating the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process in the Undergraduate Classroom
Loggins, Julie A.
PS: Political Science and Politics, v42 n2 p401-407 Apr 2009
A simulation of the foreign policy decision-making process, as described in this article, can assist an instructor in linking students' abstract understanding of complex political events, circumstances, and decision making to the real-world interplay of the multiple factors involved in decision making. It is this type of active learning that helps bring a student's abstract understanding into the concrete world. Instead of being passive learners relying on an instructor's knowledge, students are active participants in the learning process.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Decision Making, Foreign Policy, Simulation, Policy Formation, Political Science, College Instruction, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Classroom Techniques
Cambridge University Press. 100 Brook Hill Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994-2133. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Fax: 845-353-4141; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PSC
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A