ERIC Number: EJ857124
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-7984
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Features of Gender: An Analysis of the Visual Texts of Third Grade Children
Albers, Peggy; Frederick, Tammy; Cowan, Kay
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, v9 n2 p234-260 2009
How do primary students construct understandings of the opposite sex? In what ways do these constructions manifest in the visual texts created in literacy and language arts classrooms? Using visual discourse analysis (Albers, 2007) and scheme analysis (Sonesson, 1988) as interpretive methods, we analyzed the visual texts created by 23 third grade students created at the end of a unit of study in which students explored gender stereotypes. Findings suggest the need for close readings of the graphic, structural, and semantic information conveyed by visual texts that children create in literacy and language arts classes. (Contains 10 figures.)
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Semantics, Language Arts, Reader Text Relationship, Discourse Analysis, Grade 3, Literacy, Elementary School Students, Visual Stimuli
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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