Not just a dollhouse: What The Sims2 can teach us about women's IT learning

On the Horizon

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-69

  Hayes, Elisabeth R ^a   King, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Computers; Education; Indoor games; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849106809     PISSN: 10748121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10748120910936153     Document Type: Article

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