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Peer reviewedFirestone, William A. – Educational Researcher, 1989
Uses an ecology-of-games metaphor to highlight the messiness and discontinuities in the policy process, the variety of games played by different people for different reasons, and the linkages between those separate games. Suggests that educational research can also be conceived as a game that is related to various policy games. (FMW)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Ecological Factors, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Jaques, David – 1974
The Academic Game, considered a valuable exercise for academics and administrators in investigating some of the problems of decision-making and possible ways of facilitating organizational decisions, is described. The major objective of the game is to achieve on agreed promotion policy. The roles and organization structure are designed to ensure…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Game Theory
Download full textShubik, Martin; Brewer, Garry D. – 1972
A Rand evaluation of activity and products of gaming, model-building, and simulation carried out under the auspices of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aimed not only to assess the usefulness of gaming in military-political policymaking, but also to contribute to the definition of common standards and the refinement of objectives for…
Descriptors: Costs, Decision Making, Educational Games, Evaluation
Ringers, Joseph, Jr. – 1982
This manual was developed to provide an overview of participative planning for community improvement and to suggest when and how to use games to achieve desired results. It is intended as a tool for the development of relevant activities which will result in innovative solutions to community problems. The manual is organized in four sections. In…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Education, Community Planning, Community Relations
The Political-Military Exercise as a Teaching Device in Political Science: A Handbook. Final Report.
Coward, H. Roberts – 1969
Procedures for the operation of the Political-Military Exercise (PME) are detailed in this handbook as a means of involving political science students in the actual dynamics of international policy-making decisions through the PME game experience. Two basic designs for operating the simulation exercise are presented with a discussion of the format…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Policy, Game Theory, Games
Feste, Karen Ann – 1977
The Middle East decision making game has been developed to provide college level political science students with some indication of the complexities of international political situations. The central issue examined in the game is the way in which perceptions of a conflict relate to foreign policy decision. The game is divided into two sections. In…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Data Analysis, Decision Making
