Serious games for learning: games-based child sexual abuse prevention in schools

Laura Scholes; Christian M Jones; Colleen Stieler-Hunt; Ben Rolfe

doi:10.1080/13603116.2013.860195

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Serious games for learning: games-based child sexual abuse prevention in schools

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Serious games for learning: games-based child sexual abuse prevention in schools

Laura Scholes, Christian M Jones, Colleen Stieler-Hunt and Ben Rolfe

International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol.18(9), pp.934-956

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2013.860195

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games-based learning

contemporary pedagogy

child protection

school programmes

child abuse prevention

In spite of research demonstrating conceptual weakness in many child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention programmes and outdated modes of delivery, students continue to participate in a diversity of initiatives. Referring to the development of a games-based approach to CSA prevention in Australia, this paper examines empirically based attributes of effective CSA prevention programmes for schools including contemporary pedagogies for learning. The paper draws on findings to inform the conceptual development phase of Orbit, an online, free and equal-access, games-based educational approach to CSA prevention for children aged 8-10 years. First, the paper provides a review of CSA prevention in schools and games-based approaches to key learnings in prevention. Second, an overview of Orbit (the Feeling Safe sexual abuse prevention project) is provided. Finally, implications for the development of games-based prevention programmes are offered and an argument is made for the advancement of games-based prevention resources.

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Title: Serious games for learning: games-based child sexual abuse prevention in schools
Authors: Laura Scholes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Christian M Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Colleen Stieler-Hunt (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Ben Rolfe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol.18(9), pp.934-956
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2013.860195
ISSN: 1360-3116
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449100902621
Output Type: Journal article

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