Critical ethical reasoning and role-play

Games and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 333-355

  Simkins, David W ^a   Steinkuehler, Constance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Critical ethics; Ethical reasoning; Ethical theory; Game theory; Games learning; Role playing

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049083794     PISSN: 15554120     EISSN: 15554139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1555412008317313     Document Type: Article

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