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Suplementary Materials For Examining The Influence Of Roll Call Voting In Multiple Issue Areas, Shannon Jenkins
Suplementary Materials For Examining The Influence Of Roll Call Voting In Multiple Issue Areas, Shannon Jenkins
Shannon Jenkins
Full tables for March 2010 Journal of Legislative Studies publication. Article Abstract: Examinations of roll call voting have found issue salience affects the influences over roll call voting in different issue areas. However, it is unclear whether these findings can be extended to legislatures generally as studies have focused only on the U.S. congress or one U.S. state legislature. This article examines the influences over roll call voting in fifteen issue areas in five legislative chambers in four U.S. states. The results show the influences over roll call voting vary based on issue salience, but chamber variations suggest features in …
Service-Learning And Simulations, Shannon Jenkins
Service-Learning And Simulations, Shannon Jenkins
Shannon Jenkins
Both service-learning and simulations have been shown to positively impact student outcomes but are not often used together. This article examines how to effectively combine these active learning styles in order to reap the benefits of both. After examining a case where this was done and the impact this had on student evaluations and learning outcomes, I discuss how such projects can be successfully combined in a variety of other classes.