Alexander H Cohen, John Alden, Jonathan J. Ring

Gaming the System (eBook, ePUB)

Nine Games to Teach American Government through Active Learning

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Gaming the System offers content-based games that promote active learning in American Government courses. The games place students in challenging political situations such as negotiating the content of a law, competing in Super Tuesday, or arguing a case before the Supreme Court, and they cover key topics in US politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351204491
• Artikelnr.: 57176499

Autorenporträt

Alexander H Cohen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. He is an avid board and video gamer, and regularly uses active learning in his classroom. His research interests include the effect of weather on political outcomes, institutional assessment, pedagogy, and zombies. His most recent book was entitled Living with Zombies.



John Alden is a social studies teacher in the Williamsburg Community School District in Iowa. He teaches 9th and 12th graders, covering the topics of geography and government. He earned his master's degree in social studies education from the University of Iowa, where he also met his coauthors.



Jonathan J. Ring is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and a Global Security Fellow in the Baker Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Signing the Social Contract: A Game About the State of
Nature 3. A More Perfect Union: A Game About the Constitutional Convention
4. Hard-Won Equality: A Game About Social Movements 5. Nomination
Scrimmage: A Game About Primary/Caucus Strategy 6. Written by Committee: A
Game About Lawmaking 7. A Best-Case Scenario: A Game About the Supreme
Court 8. Agency and Oversight: A Game About Bureaucratic Politics 9. The
Tragedy of the Lagoon: A Game About Resource Management 10. The People Have
Spoken: A Game About Interest Groups and Messaging 11. Game Goulash