EU Simulations and Engagement: Motivating Greater Interest in European Union Politics

Autor/inn/en	Clark, Nicholas; Van Dyke, Gretchen; Loedel, Peter; Scherpereel, John; Sobisch, Andreas
Titel	EU Simulations and Engagement: Motivating Greater Interest in European Union Politics
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 13 (2017) 2, S.152-170 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2016.1250009
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Simulation; Student Motivation; Student Interests; Political Attitudes; Political Issues; Political Science; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Vocational Interests; Active Learning; Pretests Posttests; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; College Students; International Studies; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Schulische Motivation; Studieninteresse; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politischer Faktor; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Berufsinteresse; Aktives Lernen; Collegestudent; Internationaler Studiengang
Abstract	While the effects of simulation-based courses on the knowledge of participating students may be marginal in relation to standard lecture and discussion-based courses, this article argues that the greatest leverage is gained by increasing participating students' level of interest in the subject of study and in politics more broadly. Participants tend to become increasingly absorbed in their roles and in the politics of the institutions at the center of the simulation. To better consider this possibility, we conducted a survey of students participating in the 2015 Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation and of appropriate control populations. The survey results indeed suggest that, much more than simply acquiring knowledge about the EU, the simulation experience serves to generate more robust interest in the subject of study. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01