The influence of an educational computer game on children's cultural identities

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-105

  Chen, Hsiang Ping ^a   Lien, Chi Jui ^a   Annetta, Len ^b   Lu, Yu Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer game; Cultural identity; Educational game; Effectiveness evaluation; Individual identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954264536     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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