Learning from SimCity: An empirical study of Turkish adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 731-739

  Tanes, Zeynep ^a   Cemalcilar, Zeynep ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

City management; Cultivation theory; Perception of reality; SimCity; Simulation games; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANOMIE; CITY PLANNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77956172430     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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