Creative and playful learning: Learning through game co-creation and games in a playful learning environment

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Kangas, Marjaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Creative and playful learning; Game co creation; Outdoor playground; Playful learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449087164     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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