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Direct linkWerner, Walter – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
Visual images within social studies textbooks need to be actively "read" by students. Drawing on literature from cultural studies, this article suggests three instructional conditions for teaching students to read visual texts. Agency implies that readers have the (1) authority, (2) opportunity and capacity, and (3) community for engaging in the…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Social Studies, Visual Learning, Learning Modalities
