The literature on active teaching and learning in international studies has developed
significantly in recent decades. The philosophy behind active teaching approaches focuses …

This paper presents the two general types of cases designed for use in the classroom. It
discusses how each type implies a particular instructional approach, and outlines the …

Simulations are employed widely as teaching tools in political science, yet evidence of their
pedagogical effectiveness, in comparison to other methods of instruction, is mixed. The …

This paper is an initial attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the Global Problems Summit,
a simulation exercise developed for the international studies classroom over 10 years ago …

Abstract The Model United Nations, already a mainstay of many undergraduate institutions,
not only provides a useful framework for particular classes, but also offers an opportunity to …

What is the impact of active learning techniques on student excitement, interest, and self-
efficacy in a course? An American Foreign Policy and National Security course was …

For the past 50 years, scholars and practitioners of international relations have used
simulations as experimental, predictive, and educational tools to model real-world …

Abstract In the International Organizations classroom, students learn a lot about the nuts and
bolts of international organizations in theory, but do not always have the opportunity to …

Two student groups on the campus of a small liberal arts college in the United States utilized
a role-playing dramatization created by a major international non-governmental …

This paper is based on a cross-national experimental study conducted among American,
Turkish, Israeli-Jewish, and Israeli-Palestinian students using a computer game called …