Experimental Design in Teaching Crisis and Emergency Management in Social Sciences : The Case of the RCR Lab at Mid Sweden University

• This short paper is a case study of the RCR Lab located at the campus of Mid SwedenUniversity in Northern Sweden. We argue that experimental design thinking in researchand higher education in the fields of crisis and emergency management in social studiescan ameliorate the post hoc methodological problem and shed light in the decisionprocesses and information flow among first responders as well as public officials of variouslevels. The RCR Lab may be used as an enhanced, realistic space for the enrichment ofrole-playing and simulations, to activate students, as well as a sophisticated tool for thecollection not only of quantitative, but also of qualitative data. The audience for this papermay be institutions of higher education that have a lab on campus and are looking for newways of utilizing it, as well as educators in general who are looking for new ways tointegrate experimental thinking in their classes.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Emergency Management

methods

experimental design

laboratory

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