Bringing in the United Nations: The Model United Nations Applied in Middle School Social Studies Classrooms

• In Event: Democratic Citizenship in Education 2016

Abstract

This article examines the influence of an inquiry learning programs, Junior Model United Nation (JMUN), designed to promote aspects of global citizenship and critical thinking. As advocates of inquiry learning, we must work to encourage teachers to avoid being transmitters of knowledge and to act more as co-producers of knowledge. This view is founded on literature related to classroom learning simulations. Findings from this review of literature illuminated nuances in the interaction between inquiry learning and active learning participation. Implications for students, in-service teachers, and pre-service teachers are discussed.

Authors

• Craig Albert, Georgia Regents University

• Juan Walker, Augusta University

• Stacie Kae Pettit, Augusta University

• Laura Rychly, Augusta University