Learning about Conflict and Negotiations through Computer Simulations: The Case of PeaceMaker

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dc.citation.epage162en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage142en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber15en_US
dc.contributor.authorCuhadar, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKampf, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T12:05:22Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T12:05:22Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper is based on a cross-national experimental study conducted among American, Turkish, Israeli-Jewish, and Israeli-Palestinian students using a computer game called "PeaceMaker." The game is a highly realistic and complex simulation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. PeaceMaker was used for educational and experimental purposes in a classroom setting and each student played the game in both Israeli and Palestinian decision maker roles. Our purpose was to evaluate the game's effectiveness as a pedagogical tool in teaching about conflict and its resolution, especially with regard to generating knowledge acquisition, perspective taking as a crucial skill in conflict resolution, and attitude change. We were also interested in understanding whether these effects changed depending on whether the participants were direct parties to the conflict or not. In order to gauge the effect of the game in these areas, we used a pre- and post-intervention experimental design and utilized questionnaires. We found that the game increased the level of knowledge about the conflict for the Israeli-Jewish, Israeli-Palestinian, American, and Turkish students. We also found that the game successfully contributed to perspective taking among Turkish and American students only on a contemporary issue related to the conflict. © 2014 International Studies Association.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/insp.12076en_US
dc.identifier.issn1528-3577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/13248
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/insp.12076en_US
dc.source.titleInternational Studies Perspectivesen_US
dc.subjectConflict And Negotiation Teachingen_US
dc.subjectComputer-based Simulationsen_US
dc.subjectActive Learning And Teachingen_US
dc.subjectIsraeli-palestinian Conflicten_US
dc.titleLearning about Conflict and Negotiations through Computer Simulations: The Case of PeaceMakeren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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