Journal article
Looks Like Me, Sounds Like Me! Race, Culture, and Language in the Creation of Digital Media
Equity & excellence in education, v 50(4), pp 400-420
01 Jan 2017
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Abstract
The technology education movement includes the introduction and application of digital books into science classrooms. These digital books are attractive alternatives to traditional texts because they can be customized for students. This qualitative study examined 35 students as they customized their own digital books. Using a variety of digital photos and videos, each student was asked to drag and drop images into their text. The students were provided with a variety of digital photos and videos to use to customize their books. The images were identical except for the racial cues of the characters. We used content analysis of students' selections and interviews of students (N = 35). We discovered that cues about racial authenticity served as the primary motivation for students selecting particular images. As students were given options, they consistently chose images that reflected their racial, gender, and linguistic identities. The results of this study indicate the need to recognize how racial cues can help students draw deeper connections to digital media if those cues are culturally authentic. This implies that culturally authentic racial cues would spawn deeper engagement for students.
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- Title
- Looks Like Me, Sounds Like Me! Race, Culture, and Language in the Creation of Digital Media
- Creators
- Bryan A. Brown - Stanford UniversityKareem Edouard - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Equity & excellence in education, v 50(4), pp 400-420
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 21
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000419197500006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85038075300
- Other Identifier
- 991019168582404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Education & Educational Research