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Visual Culture in the Classroom
Fetherston, Tony
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v33 n3 Article 2 Jun 2008
The visual aspect of classroom culture is becoming more important because students now have much greater access to the means of producing, viewing and manipulating images. Using a framework adapted from Foucault and taking a myth-making position, this paper puts forward six propositions as means of explaining how images in the classroom might be read. Theory relating to this emerging literacy is further explained through reference to three dominant classroom narratives. It is argued that the interesting elements of an image are often those that link the classroom metanarratives to wider, hegemonic concerns. Interesting research directions are proposed throughout the paper.
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Imagery, Literacy, Visual Literacy, Classroom Environment, Identification, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Misconceptions, Educational Change, Learning Processes
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
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Language: English
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