Making Everyday Meanings Visible: Investigating the Use of Multimodal Map Texts to Articulate Young Children's Perspectives

Autor/in	Gowers, Sophia Jane
Titel	Making Everyday Meanings Visible: Investigating the Use of Multimodal Map Texts to Articulate Young Children's Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20 (2022) 2, S.259-273 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gowers, Sophia Jane)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X211062750
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Foreign Countries; Visual Aids; Maps; Interpersonal Communication; Self Expression; Communication Strategies; Multimedia Instruction; Student Experience; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Anschauungsmaterial; Map; Karte; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Ausdruck; Kommunikationsstrategie; Multimediales Lernen; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	The use of multimodal approaches to articulate young children's perspectives are evident in a wide range of recent research. This paper explores the creation of multimodal map-texts as a strategy to engage with young children and articulate their perspectives. It describes the development of a flexible map-based approach that was used in home, early years and community settings with children aged 4 to 5 years in England. Illustrative examples are included in which children represented and shared their views on the image-based texts they encountered within their everyday lives through the creation of a multimodal map-text. In this approach to research, children are viewed as competent message creators whose engagements encompass a range of modes and media. Consideration was given to young children's multimodal meaning-making practices throughout the act of mapping, as well as the resulting text. Taking this approach revealed knowledge, perspectives and contextual information which may otherwise have been overlooked. The paper concludes by identifying the contribution that children's map-texts can make when building a picture of young children's experiences, and appraises the advantages and limitations of map-making as a strategy for engaging with young children in research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01