As the transformation of various services into appealing game-like experiences is in its infancy, limited research exists in the area and in particular on the way each gamification design decision affects intended outcome. In the present study we investigate the impact of two game elements (incentive type and community collaboration) on user’s experienced fun during participation in a gamified ...

Parents have the potential to play an important role in the development of social capital in their children’s classrooms. Both theoretical and empirical evidence suggest that parents’ classroom participation is directly linked to higher academic achievement and pro-social behaviour in the children. This study examines the influence that the in-class parent reading component of the Partners in E...

This article examines the criminal trajectories and childhood and adolescent risk factors of trajectory group membership in a sample of 386 adjudicated youth in Ontario. Participants had served a sentence at one of two open custody facilities in Toronto, over an 11-year period, between 1986 and 1997. Criminal offending, based on official records, was tracked for 16.4 years, on average (SD = 4.1...