Students’ perceptions of experiential learning in a political events course: A case study from Iowa

Abstract Political events can be defined as a meeting or gathering of two or more people in order to elicit a political goal, agenda, or influence. In this research, a case study is used to showcase student learning from participating in a political events course and the execution of a nonpartisan mock caucus political event. This study extends our understanding of experiential learning in event management education and extends our understanding of political event planning, an underdeveloped and under researched aspect of event planning.