Document Type
Article in Response to Controversy
Abstract
In school, as in their daily lives, children are confronted by images, written texts and combinations of these two modes of communication. Fleckenstein (2002) writes, “… a continuous stream of images marks our waking and sleeping lives” (p. 3). The visual images that are presented in the texts we read affect how we understand the world, ourselves, and the experiences of others. However, the images presented are not neutral, objective representations of an external reality; rather, they are politically and culturally constructed representations that often support the hegemony of dominant cultures while, intentionally or not, marginalizing particular disenfranchised ethnicities, genders, social classes and races.
Genre/Form
articles
Recommended Citation
Dunkerly, Judith and Serafini, Frank
(2009)
"Examining Images of Family in Commercial Reading Programs,"
Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 4:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol4/iss1/10
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Families in textbooks; Textbook bias; Basal reading instruction--Evaluation; Illustrated children's books; Children's literature--Moral and ethical aspects; Families in literature
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Type
Text