Teaching students how to fail: Simulations as tools of explanation

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-74

  Sasley, Brent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Failure; Middle East politics; Simulations

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; SIMULATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 76349107601     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2009.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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