Factors of success of simulations and games: A systemic approach to the evaluation of an organization's impact on the user

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-336

  St Germain, Michel ^a   Laveault, Dany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; School organization; Simulation gaming; Sociology of education; Teaching innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346333892     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878197283006     Document Type: Review

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