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Simulating US Foreign Policy Crises: Uses and Limits in Education and Training
Author(s) -
Preston Thomas,
Cottam Martha
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.00060
Subject(s) - empathy , value (mathematics) , training (meteorology) , public relations , foreign policy , political science , knowledge management , business , engineering ethics , engineering , computer science , psychology , social psychology , politics , law , machine learning , meteorology , physics
Crisis policy simulations can provide instructors with valuable tools for (1) increasing student awareness of the complexities of the real‐life policy environment; (2) enhancing their empathy for the challenges faced by actual policymakers; and (3) providing vivid illustrations of difficult theoretical concepts associated with individual or group decision making and crisis management. This article explores the value of classroom simulations and the requirements for their successful construction and use.