Structured approaches to participatory design for children: Can targeting the needs of children with autism provide benefits for a broader child population?

Instructional Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-65

  Benton, Laura ^a,b   Johnson, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children with special needs; Participatory design; Structured design process; Technology design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893228070     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-013-9297-y     Document Type: Article

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