In an effort to help students better understand the complexity of making environmental policy and the role of policy actors in this process, we developed a mock congressional hearing simulation. In this congressional hearing, students in two environmental policy courses take on the roles of members of Congress and various interest groups to…

One of the difficulties in teaching global sustainability in the introductory political science classes is the different emphases placed on this concept and the absence of the consensus on where the overall balance between environmental protection, economic development, and social justice should reside. Like many fuzzy concepts with which students…

Effective ways to teach the abstractions of business policy to undergraduates include analogy, simulation, games, and in particular fantasy role play such as "Dungeons and Dragons." As a form of experiential learning, such techniques can help bridge the gap between theory and its application. (SK)

The appallingly inadequate knowledge of current and international affairs among U.S. college students is well documented. ICONS, the International Communication and Negotiation Simulations program, offers an encouraging initiative for addressing the problem. ICONS is a "model United Nations" that the staff of the University of Maryland…

The County Planner's Manual is part of a set of 21 manuals (AA 001 009-001 029) used in APEX (Air Pollution Exercise), a computerized college and professional level "real world" game simulation of a community with urban and rural problems, industrial activities, and air pollution difficulties. The first two sections, which are the same…

Summary and evaluation of a simulation game developed for a second-year undergraduate international politics course at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. Purpose of simulation was to provide students with insight into nature of national relations through their own participation in a similar process. (ND)

The City Planner's Manual is part of a set of 21 manuals (AA 001 009-001 029) used in APEX (Air Pollution Exercise), a computerized college and professional level "real world" game simulation of a community with urban and rural problems, industrial activities, and air pollution difficulties. The first two sections, which are the same in…

Undergraduate field courses in land use studies at Leicester Polytechnic (England) are described. Students participate in site visits, data processing, problem solving, and simulations. Fieldwork for undergraduate students should relate to a broad and complex picture of how land use decisions are made in a capitalist society. (Author/KC)

According to legislation, a teacher center governing board should be composed of a majority of elementary and secondary teachers, including those from the special and the vocational fields; representatives from local institutions of higher education; and the school board. A simulation game, designed to provide board members with an understanding…

A secondary-level simulation designed to demonstrate the impact of policy, values, and technological and societal developments upon the quality of life within a hypothetical state is described. See related document ED 064 865 for availability of the actual game. By simulating the evaluation of policies in terms of social indicators, STAPOL (State…