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‘A picture tells more than a thousand words’, is a common saying. Given that a picture tells more than a thousand words – how can we understand and use this expression? How can a picture, or an image, be analysed and used as part of educational research? In this chapter the use of images, and more specifically drawings, will be explored.
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Alerby, E. (2015). ‘A Picture Tells More than a Thousand Words’. In: Brown, J., Johnson, N.F. (eds) Children’s Images of Identity. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education, vol 107. Springer, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-124-3_2
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