The virtual campus of the future: Stimulating and simulating civic actions in a virtual world

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-23

  Bers, Marina ^a   Chau, Clement ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Internet; Orientation; Virtual environments; Youth participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953817171     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12528-009-9026-3     Document Type: Article

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