The Poverty Game
A Computer-Based Learning Package for Exploring Poverty and Public Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan H Gray (0000-0002-6638-2537, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 489 |
| Publication date | 1989-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1318429 |
| OpenAlex | W2003701435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The following is a description of a computerbased learning package that I have created. I designed the package to fill a gap in available commercial software, namely my need to acquaint introductory sociology students with some of the concepts and controversies surrounding the social problem of poverty in the United States and with public policies designed to reduce that problem. The study of poverty and public policy is one component of the study of inequality in my Introduction to Sociology course. In their study of stratification, students are introduced to the concept of class in the United States, with additional attention to the low end of the class-based stratification hierarchy. A major goal of the software is to increase students' awareness of the tradeoffs involved in poverty policy implementation, either in terms of structural aspects of the economy or in terms of the beneficiary group. This goal also makes the software appropriate for stratification or social problems courses. The software package is called THE POVERTY GAME, and usually can be played several times within a 50-minute class session. Successive plays of the game will take less time as the students become more familiar with the choices available in each decision frame. Because instructions for the exercise are contained within the software, students also can use the material as an out-of
Economic growth · Economics · Mathematics education · Poverty · Public policy · Sociology · Innovations in Educational Methods · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2005 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |