In the context of educational research, definitions of “impact” have proliferated alongside critiques of its efficacy and appropriateness, and it is important to consider the applicability of the term, as well as to reflect on how it can be shaped and defined.
In order to address these issues of increasing importance and relevance in virtual and immersive environments, this special edition of The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research brings together four articles to consider these questions in the specific field of education.
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Issue Editors' Corner
Michael Thomas, Tuncer Can, Michael Vallance
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Peer Reviewed Research Papers
Andrew James Reid
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Iain Donald, Kenneth Scott-Brown
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Tony Liao, Nancy A Jennings, Laura Dell, Chris Collins
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K. Brant Knutzen
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