Clarifying Sustainable Development Concepts Through Role-Play. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Blanchard, Odile; Buchs, Arnaud
• Other Names: Yilmaz Levent guest-editor.; Ören Tuncer guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Simulation & gaming. Volume 46:Number 6(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 697
• Page End: 712
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: application -- caring -- education -- effectiveness -- foundational knowledge -- human dimensions -- integration -- learning to learn -- role-play -- significant learning -- skills -- survey -- sustainable development; Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; Game theory -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Simulation, Méthodes de -- Périodiques; Jeu de rôle -- Périodiques; Éducation; Jeu d'entreprise; Jeu de simulation; Méthode de simulation; Sciences sociales; Théorie des jeux; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/1046878114564508
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1046-8781

Abstract

Purpose. The article aims at assessing theeffectiveness of arole-play in addressing two concerns: clarifying theconcept of sustainable development andteaching sustainable development issues . Method. The effectiveness of the role-play is gauged by surveying students to reveal how the game matches a set of significant learning criteria defined by Fink. Structure of the article. First, our article provides a short overview of how theconcept of sustainable development has emerged and spread over time. Second, in order to assess the learning potential of our role-play, we examine how it addresses the six components of Fink'staxonomy of significant learning : (a) foundational knowledge, (b) application, (c) integration, (d) human dimensions, (e) caring, and (f) learning how to learn. Results. The assessment shows that our role-play is highly praised by the players as it not only brings themfoundational knowledge, but also allows them to enhance manyskills . Conclusion. The framework of the role-play contributes to educating about sustainable development as well as educating for sustainable development.