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Can we generalize from student experiments to the real world in / Mintz, Alex; Redd, Steven B; Vedlitz, Arnold

Mintz, Alex	Journal Article
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2006.

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The authors conducted an experiment with a group of military officers and replicated it with a group of students at a public university in the United States. The experimental scenario dealt with a decision problem in the area of counterterrorism. The authors found that while more than one-third of students recommended doing nothing, the overwhelming majority of military officers (more than 90 percent) recommended doing something. Also, military officers exhibited less maximizing and more satisfacing decision making than students. The results show that relying on experiments with students "playing" the role of real-world national security policy makers may bias the results. The two groups are, in fact, very different. Based on student samples, it is possible to accept propositions that would not be found with samples of elite decision makers and reject propositions that may be right. However, it is possible that students can be assigned to experiments where they represent the "public" and not elites.

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National Security ; Decision Making ; Counterterrorism ; Student Experiments

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Non-native isizulu pre-service techear's views and experences on lerning isizulu as a second largest at a South african Kwazulu- / Nkosi, Zinhle Primrose

Nkosi, Zinhle Primrose	Journal Article
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This paper explores non-mother tongue isiZulu pre-service teachers’ views and experiences on learning isiZulu as a second language. The study uses qualitative study methods and it operates under the interpretivist paradigm. Semi-structured interviews are used with 20 students. Among findings are issues that relate to the usefulness of learning isiZulu as a compulsory module, good student attitude and academic performance. One of the recommendations is that there is a need to separate students studying isiZulu for the first time and those who are not studying it for the first time.

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Higher Education ; Student Experiments ; African Industrialization

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