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Teaching about Global Complexity: Experiential Conflict Resolution Pedagogy in Higher Education Classrooms
Author(s) -
Romano Arthur,
Hirsch Susan F.,
Paczynska Agnieszka
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.21174
Subject(s) - nexus (standard) , experiential learning , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , computer science , embedded system
This article examines the utility of experiential learning activities ( ELAs ) for teaching about global complexity and conflict resolution in higher education classrooms. It focuses on two key concepts: the nexus between global and local and the precarity experienced within global processes. Research on two ELAs , a multisession simulation and a single‐session image analysis, each designed for use in conflict resolution courses, produced extensive data on student learning. The analysis presented demonstrates that for many students, the ELAs resulted in greater engagement with course materials, more nuanced understandings of global complexity, and increased ability to link theory to practice.