Representations of Disability in Greek School Newspapers

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID12969028
AuthorsLina P Valsamidou (University of Western Macedonia, corresponding author), Ifigenia Vamvakidou (Marymount University), Anastasia Alevriadou (0000-0001-7022-5537, University of Western Macedonia)
Year2011
Volume3
Issue2
Publication date2011-11-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of European Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181
PublisherCanadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5539/res.v3n2p10
OpenAlexW2121646675
LanguageEN
References cited14

In a school newspaper children act as reporters, as editors and designers simultaneously. Their texts – linguistic and visual – highlight and manifest what they think is important to be published. Apart from that, the images that have been chosen, they convey signifieds/symbols/signs. This study searches the representations of disability in Greek school newspapers in order to reveal the necessity of this information in a school medium of communication. The proposed mmethodology is content analysis and social semiotic. It seems that school newspapers deal with disability issues rather peripherally, as all pages and front pages do not provide relevant issues. This research records aspects, trends and attitudes of school journalism regarding disability issues which clarify the need for school provision and encouragement concerning the subject in question

Content analysis · Journalism · Library science · Linguistics · Media studies · Newspaper · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Semiotics · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Computer Science · Digital Storytelling and Education · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Psychology

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