Becoming citizens through game-based learning: A values-driven, process approach to citizenship education

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 32-51

  Chee, Yam San ^a   Loke, Swee Kin ^a   Tan, Ek Ming ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Becoming; Citizenship education; Dispositions; Game based learning; Identity; Process philosophy; Space station leonis; Values

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SPACE STATIONS; TEACHING;

BECOMING; DISPOSITIONS; GAME-BASED LEARNING; IDENTITY; VALUES;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 78651569249     PISSN: 19423888     EISSN: 19423896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgcms.2009040103     Document Type: Article

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