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Children as codesigners of new technologies: Valuing the imagination to transform what is possible

  1. Allison Druin

Article first published online: 14 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1002/yd.373

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New Directions for Youth Development

New Directions for Youth Development

Special Issue: New Media and Technology: Youth as Content Creators

Volume 2010, Issue 128, pages 35–43, Winter 2010

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Druin, A. (2010), Children as codesigners of new technologies: Valuing the imagination to transform what is possible. New Directions for Youth Development, 2010: 35–43. doi: 10.1002/yd.373

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  1. University of Maryland

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  1. Issue published online: 14 JAN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 14 JAN 2011

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