Simulations and games: Use and barriers in higher education

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-242

  Lean, Jonathan ^a   Moizer, Jonathan ^a   Towler, Michael ^a   Abbey, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

barriers; games; role play; simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990366404     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787406069056     Document Type: Article

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