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Peer reviewedDorn, Dean S. – Teaching Sociology, 1989
Reviews the literature in order to determine the usefulness of simulation games in today's classroom. Examines those activities involving persons rather than technology and emphasizes their use in sociology. Describes simulation games through a series of questions concerning their nature and lists those games which have received positive reviews.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Games, Heuristics, Higher Education
Jones, William M. – 1985
Free-form games are applicable to a range of problem-solving situations. This document discusses gaming as a procedure for organized study of the complex problems entailed in confrontations and crises. The major focus of the booklet is on the various forms of this game type, the kinds of problems to which it is best adapted, and some approaches to…
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Educational Games
