Sheehy, Kieron
(2010). Virtual environments: issues and opportunities for researching inclusive educational practices.
In: Peachey, Anna; Gillen, Julia; Livingstone, Daniel and Smith-Robbins, Sarah eds.
Researching Learning in Virtual Worlds.
Human-Computer Interaction Series.
London: Springer, pp. 1–15.
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Abstract
This chapter argues that virtual environments offer new research areas for those concerned with inclusive education. Further, it proposes that they also present opportunities for developing increasingly inclusive research processes. This chapter considers how researchers might approach researching some of these affordances.
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