Simulating history to understand international politics

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-461

  Weir, Kimberly ^a   Baranowski, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

active learning; computer games; empire building games; history; international politics; international relations; pedagogy; simulations; strategy games; survey courses

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052414138     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878108325442     Document Type: Article

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