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A Simulation of the Council of the European Union: Assessment of the Impact on Student Learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2006

Steven E. Galatas
Steven E. Galatas
Affiliation:
Stephen F. Austin State University
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Role-playing games and simulations emerged as a classroom technique to provide students an experiential or hands-on approach to learning. Early use of simulations in the political science classroom primarily focused on teaching American politics (Kaarbo and Lantis 1997). However, the contemporary use of simulations now extends into comparative politics (Shellman 2001) and international relations (Jefferson 1999; Thomas 2002).

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 147 - 151
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© 2006 The American Political Science Association

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