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As the title suggests, the dissertation focusses on critiquing animations to understand their scope in children’s socialisation, as to what extent animations could offer a type of content that possesses an ‘edutainment’ value. As a result, animations (1) attempt to reinforce some ‘intrinsic’ values...

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Published: Swansea 2021
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Master of Philosophy
Degree name: M.Phil
Supervisor: Pak, C. A. ; Barnaby, A. M.
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