Game-based career learning support for youth: effects of playing the Youth@Work game on career adaptability

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 745-759

  Hummel, Hans G K ^a   Boyle, Elizabeth A ^b   Einarsdóttir, Sif ^c   Pétursdóttir, Arna ^c   Graur, Aurel ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d CERD   (Romania)

Author keywords

career adaptabilities; career awareness; career competence framework; career decision making; career learning; Game design; professional games; vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035133388     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2017.1402062     Document Type: Article

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