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Connors, Sean P. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2012
This article reports the author's experiences using graphic novels with pre-service teachers in a young adult literature course. Drawing on critical response papers two students composed after reading "Pride of Baghdad," a graphic novel by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon, the author argues that when readers possess the background…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Novels, Foreign Countries, Literary Genres
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Hoffman, James V.; Rogers, Theresa; Sailors, Misty; Tierney, Robert – Reading Research Quarterly, 2011
In this essay, we review and comment on three books that focus on language, literacy, and visual and cultural communication: "English as a Local Language: Post-Colonial Identities and Multilingual Practices" by Christina Higgins; "Literacy and Power" by Hilary Janks; and "South African Visual Culture," edited by…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Books, African Languages
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Ernst, Katharina – Educational Media International, 1998
The Department of Media and Communications of the Pestalozzianum Zurich (Switzerland) develops materials for media education. This article describes a book on visual competence, a CD-ROM investigating the production and distribution of newspapers, an eight-part TV series on contributions to media education, and a multimedia package about a…
Descriptors: Books, Educational Media, Educational Television, Foreign Countries
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Labbo, Linda D; Field, Sherry – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1997
Reviews and recommends a series of books using picture postcards to trace a geographical journey. The geographical regions include France, Mexico, Canada, Russia, and the United States. The books introduce young readers to different geographic locations and ways of life. (MJP)
Descriptors: Books, Content Analysis, Cultural Images, Elementary Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers