Introduction: Digital games as a context for cognitive development, learning, and developmental research

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Volumn 2013, Issue 139, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Blumberg, Fran C ^a   Fisch, Shalom M ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MediaKidz Research and Consulting   (United States)

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ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BELGIUM; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84874992854     PISSN: 15203247     EISSN: 15348687     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/cad.20026     Document Type: Article

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