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Publication Date: 2017-Dec
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Teaching Globalisation in the Social Sciences: The Effectiveness of a Refugee Simulation
George, Stacy Keogh
Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, v10 n3 p20-33 Dec 2017
This article describes the incorporation of a refugee simulation into an upper-division sociology course on globalisation at a liberal arts institution in the United States. The simulation is designed to inform students of the refugee process in the United States by inviting participants to immerse themselves in refugee experiences by adopting identities of actual refugee families as they complete four stages of the refugee application process. Student reactions to the refugee simulation suggest that it is an effective tool for demonstrating the complexities of the refugee experience in the United States and for evoking social empathy.
Descriptors: Refugees, Global Approach, Simulation, Sociology, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Simulated Environment, Consciousness Raising, Empathy
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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