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Themistokleous, Sotiris; Avraamidou, Lucy – Educational Media International, 2016
In this review, we present an argument for the need to support young adult's civic engagement and we explore the role of online games in supporting such engagement. In doing so, in the first section of the paper, we offer a definition for civic education and citizenship alongside a discussion for the pedagogical frameworks that better support…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Young Adults, Role Perception, Citizen Participation
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Theodoulou, Photini; Avraamidou, Lucy; Vrasidas, Charalambos – Educational Media International, 2015
Drawing on the theories of symbolic interactionism, social constructivism, and flow, this research examines the integration of the electronic game of the World Food Programme of the UN "Food Force" in a unit on active citizenship and poverty eradication. The research was conducted in two ninth-grade classes of an urban high school in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Games, Affordances, Case Studies