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Fischler, Lisa. "Encounters in Chinese Politics: Student-Centered Learning Activities for East Asian Contexts" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p11589_index.html>

Fischler, L. "Encounters in Chinese Politics: Student-Centered Learning Activities for East Asian Contexts" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Online <PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p11589_index.html

Publication Type: Abstract Abstract: Based on data gathered from three years of teaching Chinese Politics at the undergraduate level, this presentation disucsses practical in-class activities such as problem solving, simulations, and role play that enhance student engagement with the material, improve student retention of historical and contemporary political knowledge, and encourage critical thinking and peer collaboration in a student-centered learning (non-lecture based) environment. Three in-class activities--also called "encounters"--will serve as the empirical focus of the presentation. A role-play session based on material from the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) period of modern China allows students to work cooperatively both as small and large groups to analyze and act on political input that is both foreign and historical. A mediation simulation about the Three Gorges Dam Project (1998-2009) helps students learn about and better understand environmental politics in China from a comparative perspective. Finally, a problem solving session that focuses on how farmers rather than leaders changed China's political economy policies (1970s-present) enables students to better understand the complex state-society relationship in China. Analysis, assessment methods, and evaluation of these activities are also addressed.

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