Building knowledge? Evaluating the effectiveness of the Global Problems Summit simulation

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-407

  Krain, Matthew ^a   Lantis, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Assessment; Global Problems Summit; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; EDUCATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; SIMULATION; STUDENT;

EID: 33750479530     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2006.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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