'Your Credibility Could Be Shot': Preservice Teachers' Thinking about Nonfiction Graphic Novels, Curriculum Decision Making, and Professional Acceptance

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Nonfiction; Novels; Preservice Teachers; History Instruction; Credibility; Cartoons; Social Studies; Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills; Student Attitudes; Decision Making; Reading Materials; Preservice Teacher Education

10.1080/00377996.2012.665957

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This article examined the value of using nonfiction graphic novels as historical narratives in the social studies curriculum. Preservice teachers evaluated several graphic novels and identified attributes of graphic novels that could contribute to students' development of historical thinking and understanding of multiple perspectives. Despite the preservice teachers' value for graphic novels as resources and their desire to use them in their future classrooms, all of the preservice teachers identified reasons why they would not be able to use graphic novels in their future school context. The findings suggested that the preservice teachers' desire to be accepted by their school community took precedence over their intention to use resources that they deemed engaging and beneficial for student learning.

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