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The use of popular culture as a teaching tool is often overlooked in teaching introductory-level political science courses. In recent years, advocacy for the inclusion of popular culture in the classroom has increased due to studies that highlight the benefits of such application in combination with other teaching methods. This paper argues that the incorporation of popular music and cartoons as a combined auxiliary teaching tool is an efficient way to increase students' understanding of theoretical concepts at multiple levels and to encourage them to think unconventionally. Relating political science paradigms and theories to popular culture makes them accessible to a broad spectrum of students and ensures that students become more engaged in the classroom. Students may also be more likely to apply theoretical concepts to real-life events. In this paper, we share our observations of using popular songs and cartoons as supplementary teaching materials and methods to explain theories of international relations and comparative politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For students in schools of nursing, health sciences, and premed, a systemic anatomy textbook with minimized contents, schematics, and mnemonics may be helpful for learning an otherwise often unappealing subject. In this study, we assess the educational effect of such a textbook. Schematic drawings, anatomy comics, and easily readable text were generated for the chapters of the book (e.g., skeletal system, articular system). The book was presented without charge via a webpage (anatomy.co.kr). Nursing students who were exposed to the book and those who were not exposed were compared; a survey was administered to those who were exposed. The students who read the presented textbook were more knowledgeable than those who used other textbooks. Hours spent reading the presented textbook and scores of fill-in-the-blank questions were positively correlated. In general, the students replied that the presented textbook was helpful for learning systemic anatomy. The systemic anatomy textbook accompanies preexisting textbooks in regional anatomy, neuroanatomy, and the histology, all of which are written by the same authors. We suggest anatomy instructors generate their own books with unique style to enrich the student learning process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El área de las Ciencias Sociales pretende dar a entender los procesos culturales, sociales, políticos y económicos que acontecen en el espacio y el tiempo. Por lo tanto, abordar dichas temáticas en el aula, implica que en el currículo existan muchos temas, lo cual en cuanto a la percepción de los estudiantes se puede tornar monótono, memorístico y de difícil comprensión. Por consiguiente, se hace necesario estrategias didácticas que favorezcan el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Bajo esta perspectiva, el presente estudio tiene por objetivo valorar el impacto del empleo de la estrategia didáctica de los dibujos animados para mejorar la comprensión en las Ciencias Sociales en secundaria en la Institución educativa Distrital Grancolombiano (Bogotá-Colombia). El método empleado es el método inductivo, se empleó el enfoque mixto, que integra el método cualitativo y el método cuantitativo. Participaron 360 estudiantes de grado séptimo, de los cuales se clasificó una muestra de 128 estudiantes distribuidos entre el grupo control y grupo experimental. Los resultados del estudio muestran que los estudiantes lograron mejorar la comprensión de los aspectos económico y político desde las Ciencia Sociales. En cuanto a la comprobación de la hipótesis presenta una distribución normal, teniendo en cuenta la media aritmética obtenida del total de las preguntas µ= 22.4 y la desviación típica general = 19.7, lo que indica que la probabilidad de éxito de la hipótesis primaria es de 95% aproximadamente. A partir de los resultados obtenidos, se abren nuevas líneas de investigación sobre otros ámbitos presentes en las Ciencia Sociales, e incluso se puede separar el manejo de las competencias de interpretación, relación, argumentación y proposición teniendo en cuenta el género y edad para estimar los niveles de comprensión y posibilitar la inclusión de diferentes dibujos animados con el fin de mejorar los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje.

El auge del feminismo ha propiciado que la industria de la animación adapte sus productos para corresponder las demandas colectivas de la sociedad, favoreciendo la emersión de protagonistas femeninas y sistematizando la inclusión de personajes racializados y LGTBIQ+. Esto podría suponer mayor visibilidad para las mujeres y estos colectivos, pero a veces surge como un envoltorio de marketing, donde prevalecen roles y sesgos de género. A través del estudio de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos de organizaciones especializadas del medio y el análisis de los discursos gráficos y de representación de grandes producciones animadas del s. XXI, se presentan evidencias de la relación entre la inclusión de mujeres creadoras en animación y las producciones exitosas con perspectiva de género, demostrando que tanto el feminismo como el purplewashing son realidades coexistentes en el presente y futuro de la animación.

Worker and Parasite is an animated scene of less than twenty seconds in length from the episode Krusty Gets Kancelled of The Simpsons (4th season / year 1993) that parodies the avant-garde cartoons of 20th century Eastern Europe, as well as being a contemporary critique of American capitalism towards the defeated communist model of the late 1990s. By means of semiotics, the aim is to analyse and compare all the information that this popular "sketch" promotes to the audience by means of the introduction to the cartoon, the five scenes that make it up and the outcome of its broadcast during the episode. The results indicate that Worker and Parasite can be fully identified with the so-called experimental animation, its great contrast with commercial animation being the key to the success of this iconic animated scene, although the scene would only reflect a preconceived idea that the American people have of Eastern European animation and not its enormous value. This stereotype would also spread to Spain due to the popularity of the tv series. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Los medios audiovisuales son un excelente apoyo para transmitir, ampliar y reforzar contenidos trabajados previamente en el aula. La serie televisiva Little Einsteins es un claro ejemplo de esta tipología. Esta investigación se ha centrado en visionar, analizar y clasificar aquellos elementos relacionados con las disciplinas artísticas, en especial los que atañen a la historia de la música, el lenguaje musical, los instrumentos y otros elementos musicales, que aparecen en los sesenta y siete capítulos que conforman esta serie. El objetivo de la misma ha sido el de categorizar el material artístico-musical para facilitar la labor del maestro de música de Primaria a la hora de incluirlo en sus programaciones didácticas. El método de trabajo utilizado ha consistido en el visionado activo, la recogida de datos y el análisis del discurso audiovisual desde parámetros cualitativos proporcionados por el denominado análisis textual. Seguidamente, se ha realizado una labor de interpretación y catalogación de la información recopilada en cada episodio. Por último, se presentan las conclusiones derivadas del estudio y sus posibles aplicaciones en el aula de Música. /// Audiovisual and Mass Media has become an excellent support for the transmission, expansion and reinforcement of content previously worked in the classroom. Little Einsteins TV series is a clear example of this typology. This research focuses on the viewing, analysis and classification of all those elements related to the different artistic disciplines. It pays special attention to those that pertain to history of music, musical language, musical instruments and other music elements. These features appear in the sixty-seven chapters that make up this TV series. The aim is categorizing this artistic and musical material easing the work of the primary music teachers when including this resource in their didactic syllabus. For this purpose, the collection of qualitative parameters and the textual analysis, the active viewing, the analysis of audiovisual discourse and the interpretation of the information appeared in each one of the episodes has been used. Finally, the conclusions derived from this study and their possible applications in the music classroom are presented.

The last wave of Feminism has led the animation industry to adapt its products to meet the collective demands of society, creating the arising of female protagonists and systematizing the inclusion of racialized and LGTBIQ+ characters. This could mean greater empowerment for women and these groups, but sometimes it just emerges as a marketing wrapper, where gender roles and biases prevail. The study will focus on quantitative and qualitative data from specialized media organizations, and the analysis of the discourses in both graphic and representation aspects of big animated productions from the 21st century, in order to extract evidence of the relationship between the inclusion of creative women in animation and successful productions with a gender perspective. This will demonstrate that both feminism and purplewashing are coexisting realities in the present and future of animation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents quantitative and qualitative results on modernity/late modernity in the representation of race and race-gender of characters that are victims of violence in 100 cartoon series representing 33.22% of TV products and 54.34% of cartoons consumed by children between 7-15 years of age in Mexico. The methodology used was content analysis and correlational analysis of five categories: race and gender of 1,081 cartoon characters; and types, subtypes and nature of the violence they receive. The results reveal that characters of white/Caucasian race (42.87%) and white/Caucasian & male gender (27.68%) are the groups that receive the highest percentage of violence. It is concluded that late modern racism means that the representations of race and race-gender in the sample produce racial differentiation and racial hierarchization. This kind of representation results in an inferior position the groups of Caucasian race and Caucasian race - male gender by representing these groups (of biopolitical superiority of the social subject in modernity) in a higher percentage as victims (recipients of violence). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan city, China, an infectious disease known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and named by the World Health Organization (WHO) as covid-19. Since then, several actions have been taken by heads of state from around the world in order to contain the spread of the disease that plagues all continents. As a result of the lack of consensus on the measures to be adopted in the face of the current world crisis, the social inequalities that already existed have been exacerbated, focusing on discourses, previously stifled, on the situation of public health, social inequality, and the Brazilian economy. Such speeches have often been linked in the media through cartoons, criticizing the postures of different administrative spheres in the face of the current world crisis scenario resulting from the pandemic of the new coronavirus. The cartoon textual genre presents a critical and ideological view on the theme, providing a deep reflection, explored in the present study by the bias of Critical Discourse Analysis (ACD) according to Teun Van Dijk, through the social representations that influence the interpretation and construction of the senses, opening the critical view of social problems, through the production of the discourse of power, domination, and social inequality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The process of design and validation of the content and structure of a tool for the analysis of gender stereotypes applicable to feature films, short films, and television series, both realistic and cartoonish, is presented. The model is called EG_5x4 and consists of five dimensions (corporal, attitudinal, social, affective-sexual, and audiovisual), being novel because of its distribution into four pairs of items per category. The methodological process began with the writing, based on previous instruments on gender stereotypes, of a draft of the items, which were distributed in dimensions and organized in pairs to be able to independently relate each statement to the male and/or female gender. This draft was evaluated by 35 experts (inter-judge validation). The global results of this phase determined the objective validity of the construct (CVI of 0.709 points). The qualitative contributions were considered, and the final writing and design of the instrument was reviewed, being applied to the analysis of 23 animated films. The coincidence in the items (analyzed separately by two researchers) and the wealth of nuances in the results led to the conclusion that the EG_5x4 instrument is valid and reliable for analysis of gender stereotypes in the audiovisual field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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En los últimos años han surgido series de dibujos animados con contenido matemático destinadas al público infantil en medios de entretenimiento. Cuentan con asesores especializados y esta cierta intencionalidad didáctica no es obstáculo para que esas matemáticas aparezcan entrelazadas de manera natural en la narrativa. En este artículo presentamos un análisis de las dos primeras temporadas de una de esas series, Peg+Gato, orientada a niños y niñas de 4-7 años de edad. Nos centramos en analizar el tratamiento que se hace de la magnitud longitud. Para ello, emplearemos herramientas teóricas del enfoque ontosemiótico del conocimiento y la instrucción matemáticos; en particular, su ontología de objetos primarios. De esta manera, en primer lugar, se identifican los tipos de situaciones-problema en torno a la longitud. Posteriormente, se realiza un análisis con más detalle para desgranar cuáles son los objetos primarios que emergen de los sistemas de prácticas que se articulan en torno a estas situaciones. Nuestros resultados muestran que en 11 de los 60 episodios hay situaciones en torno a la magnitud longitud. Estas situaciones suelen ser de comparación sin objetos intermedios o de medida con unidades objetales (antropométricas o arbitrarias). Como era de esperar, dada la edad del público objetivo, no hay apenas situaciones con unidades estándar. Por otro lado, gran parte de los objetos matemáticos aparecen de forma ostensiva, reforzando los conceptos fundamentales, hecho que puede deberse a su intencionalidad educativa. Entre las conclusiones destacamos la posibilidad didáctica de este recurso, que puede servir de enlace entre la educación formal e informal, así como establecer puentes entre las etapas de infantil y primaria.

La columna vertebral del presente trabajo de investigación se focalizó en el análisis descriptivo de las dinámicas de género en dos animaciones norteamericanas populares de dibujos animados, “Los Simpson” y “South Park”. Programas emitidos por primera vez en Colombia en el periodo de 1992-1997 que en la actualidad siguen presentando a su audiencia la imagen tradicionalista de los roles sexuales. Para confirmar lo anteriormente expuesto, se realizó un análisis denotativo y de contenido de los adjetivos empleados por los personajes presentes en los capítulos seleccionados de forma aleatoria, apelando como criterio principal de inclusión su emisión en el epílogo del siglo XX y el periodo contemporáneo. Como conclusión principal se determinó que a la fecha el formato de ambos programas denota un sesgo sexista proveniente de los personajes varones, cuyas actitudes enmarcan el liderazgo y fortaleza, mientras que las del colectivo femenino representan los roles clásicos de sumisión y auto sacrificio.

Audiovisual and Mass Media has become an excellent support for the transmission, expansion and reinforcement of content previously worked in the classroom. Little Einsteins TV series is a clear example of this typology. This research focuses on the viewing, analysis and classification of all those elements related to the different artistic disciplines. It pays special attention to those that pertain to history of music, musical language, musical instruments and other music elements. These features appear in the sixty-seven chapters that make up this TV series. The aim is categorizing this artistic and musical material easing the work of the primary music teachers when including this resource in their didactic syllabus. For this purpose, the collection of qualitative parameters and the textual analysis, the active viewing, the analysis of audiovisual discourse and the interpretation of the information appeared in each one of the episodes has been used. Finally, the conclusions derived from this study and their possible applications in the music classroom are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article establishes the bases of a history of prehistory in cinema. We have selected some films which are sorted into four genres (comedy, animation, historical and fantastic). We have also analyzed the content of the films (the prehistoric man, the prehistoric woman and landscape). Finally, this article reflects also on films about human evolution in the 21st century. The result of this work highlights three main stages: 1) the comic origin of prehistoric cinema (1905-1940), 2) the attempt at standardization of the stereotypes in the fantastic adventures’ films (1940-1970), and 3) the historical tendency (1980-2019), as it includes a discussion about the use of prehistory in postmodernity. -- El presente artículo establece las bases de una historia de la Prehistoria en el cine. Se presenta una selección de películas y se ordenan mediante cuatro géneros cinematográficos (comedia, animación, histórico y fantástico). También se analiza el contenido de los films (el hombre prehistórico, la mujer prehistórica y el paisaje). Por último, se reflexiona también sobre las películas que hablan sobre la evolución humana. El resultado de este trabajo resalta tres momentos principales: 1) el origen cómico del cine prehistórico (1905-1940), 2) el intento de estandarización de los estereotipos en el cine fantástico de aventuras (1940-1970), y 3) la tendencia histórica (1980-2019), que incluye un debate acerca del uso de la Prehistoria en la postmodernidad.

Cartoons violence exposure can be negative for toddlers, because children behavior can be modelled by them. Early exposure has been related to emotional disturbance. In this study twelve cartoon series were watched in order to explore the number and typology of violent actions. Emotional intelligence of children who watched this series was assessed. Results show that more than half of series contains some type of violent action, principally physical. Almost half of violent actions occurs outside school environment, are executed by non significant adults, and both boys and girls exercise and receive violence in similar proportions. There are negative and significant correlations between violence level and emotional intelligence, and there are emotional intelligence differences depending on favorite cartoon country origin. Results and its implications for toddlers are discussed.

Previous studies on the impact of Internet-powered media on health promotion have often neglected the relationship between message recall and health behaviour. Such neglect makes it look as though exposure to media messages automatically leads to recall. Also, other studies appear to have paid less attention to understanding if the perception of the existence or otherwise of a public health issue actually influences the effectiveness of health intervention. In the current study, the authors suggest a model that takes into consideration these existing gaps. They examined 470 social media users who were exposed to YouTube animated cartoons on COVID-19 using an example from a developing country. The authors found, among others, that perception concerning the realness of COVID-19 was the greatest contributing factor in predicting the effectiveness of YouTube animated cartoons on health behaviour. The scholarly theoretical and practical contributions of the findings are explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Las imágenes cinematográficas permiten la construcción colectiva de la memoria. La representación del desaparecido es un reto para el cine documental que afronta esta problemática en la reconstrucción de la memoria traumática. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las características de la animación utilizadas en la producción audiovisual argentina para abordar la dictadura de la Junta Militar. El corpus está compuesto por nueve obras que incorporan total o parcialmente la animación como estrategia de representación: Los rubios (Albertina Carri, 2003), El Tiempo y la Sangre (Alejandra Almirón, 2004), La Matanza (María Giuffra, 2005), Padre (Santiago Grasso, 2008), Infancia clandestina (Benjamín Ávila, 2011), Zamba en la Casa Rosada (Fernando Salem, 2012), La mirada perdida (Damian Dionisio, 2012), La parte por el todo (Gato Martínez, Santiago Nacif y Roberto Persano, 2015) y Las muñecas de la Tía Tita (MaXi BearZi, 2017). Desde una perspectiva cualitativa, se analiza el papel que juega la animación en estas obras. También se incorpora la opinión de los autores para determinar los elementos que favorecen su proliferación en el ámbito de la memoria. Los resultados del estudio revelan el potencial de la animación como instrumento terapéutico con el que mostrar de manera alegórica al desaparecido y, adicionalmente, conectar emocionalmente con el inconsciente del espectador. La vinculación de este formato a la infancia favorece también el establecimiento de puentes que acerquen la memoria de la dictadura a las nuevas generaciones, con el fin de consolidar los valores democráticos en la sociedad.

El presente artículo da cuenta de la presencia del tema masónico, particularmente de los rituales de iniciación, en los dibujos animados. En el texto se habla del imaginario popular con respecto a las logias y a las personas adscritas a las mismas, la forma en que se muestra en las producciones audiovisuales norteamericanas y algunas temáticas relacionadas con las prácticas masónicas, como las pruebas para los profanos, la exclusión de la mujer, el consumo de alcohol y las prebendas que perviven en la masonería según la percepción social.

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La exposición a los medios 'cultiva' la forma de comprender el mundo asentando creencias, representaciones mentales y actitudes que llegan a modificar la concepción de la realidad. Ante esta situación, la audiencia infantil es la que más interesa ya que consume productos audiovisuales en un momento de formación en el que preocupa qué ven y cómo lo interpretan. El objetivo de este trabajo es proponer los dibujos animados como una herramienta de intervención socio-educativa para trabajar con niños y niñas y evitar así la violencia de género en la edad adolescente. La intención es utilizar este producto audiovisual para alfabetizar sensibilizando en aras de la detección y prevención de este tipo de violencia, en cualquiera de sus variantes. Para ello, el trabajo se divide en dos fases: por un lado, recopila datos que demuestran que en la programación infantil existen situaciones de desigualdad y violencia de género; y por otro, que dichos mensajes influyen en el público infantil. Los resultados afirman que en los dibujos animados se proyectan situaciones de violencia psicológica y/o simbólica donde las mujeres son las víctimas, y que las niñas y niños además de no detectarlas, en ocasiones, justifican estos hechos. Por ello, los dibujos animados son interesantes a modo de propuesta didáctica para analizar, reflexionar y concienciar acerca de esta problemática social.

ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this study is to suggest a series of materials related to English teaching as a foreign language, suitable for the second cycle of Primary Education students. To be able to do this, three songs and three episodes of current cartoons have been chosen because of the students’ familiarity with the materials, they will be motivated and enjoy learning. In relation to this, a variety of activities based on pre-watching/ listening, while-watching/listening and post-watching/listening have been developed. Title in Spanish: Enseñanza-Aprendizaje del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera en la clase de Educación Primaria a través de canciones y dibujos animados actuales. Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en proponer una serie de materiales para la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera, dirigida a estudiantes de segundo ciclo de educación primaria. Para ello se han elegido tres canciones y tres capítulos de dibujos animados actuales, que por su cercanía con el alumnado resultan divertidos y motivadores para el aprendizaje. En torno a ellos se han desarrollado una serie de actividades basadas en pre-watching/listening, while-watching/listening and post-watching/listening

En el siguiente trabajo abordamos el análisis inferencial del uso de las falacias como mecanismo causante de la comunicación absurda. Partiendo de una revisión diacrónica de las perspectivas, criterios y clasificación de las falacias, analizamos los argumentos falaces utilizados en discursos absurdos que tienen como objetivo el humor y la dislocación del sentido comunicativo (Aplicado a un programa de Matt Groening).

This study analyses whether narrative skill and the perception of values/countervalues among students in primary school vary according to the structure (narrative vs non-narrative) of the episodes of fiction viewed, the grade age (third and sixth, 8–12 years old), sex and attentional level. With this purpose in mind, quantitative and qualitative methodologies were implemented. The most noteworthy results include the higher narrative skill and perception of values/countervalues of students in the sixth grade of primary school and those who viewed an episode with a narrative structure. The conclusion is that when addressing narrative skills and the education in values/countervalues from the formal and informal spheres, special importance should be attached to the structure of the fiction contents, given that it can to some extent help students make the messages meaningful in terms of values and countervalues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research analyses whether the structure (non-narrative or narrative) that characterizes cartoons affects the narrative skill and identification of values and countervalues, as opposed to personal (age, school year, gender and attention level) or contextual (school network and socioeconomic and cultural index of the school) factors of Primary Education students. 186 students participated in it, who have reported on the episode watched. The study has a quasi-experimental design with blended methodology (quantitative and qualitative). The results obtained through regression analysis confirm that the structure has a greater effect than the rest of the factors. We conclude that it is advisable to consider the structure of audio-visual content, not just the potential values or countervalues, both in future research and in designing and implementing interventions in formal and informal settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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El acné vulgar es una enfermedad crónica de la piel muy común. La prevalencia más alta se da en la adolescencia. La representación del acné en los dibujos animados de la televisión tiende a seguir un patrón común con un personaje principal al que le aparece un único y enorme grano. El comedón angustia al personaje y sus conocidos le menosprecian, pero la lesión se resuelve y el personaje aprende una valiosa lección de la vida. La descripción del acné en la películas es mucho más variada que en la televisión. Los filmes utilizan, normalmente, el recurso del acné para señalar un aspecto negativo de los personajes. Las cinco series de dibujos y las cinco películas abordadas en este trabajo contienen una gran variedad de respuestas sociales y psicológicas frente al acné que demuestran como un trastorno de la piel tan común puede conllevar estigmas sociales considerables. Los dibujos animados y las películas pueden, de hecho, causar más daño que beneficio al reforzar estereotipos culturales negativos sobre este problema.

Con el surgimiento y el desarrollo de internet, la tecnología se ha convertido en la protagonista de las sociedades desarrolladas presentando un panorama en el que se cruza el plano del entretenimiento y lo tecnológico. Aunque la televisión es el medio de comunicación con mayor índice de audiencia, Internet está instaurando un nuevo modo de consumir productos audiovisuales. Como resultado de la inserción de la TDT en España aparecen nuevos canales temáticos los cuales permiten llegar a un público más especializado. Tomando como base el público infantil, se comprueba si las principales cadenas de televisión en España (TVE, Antena 3 y Telecinco) poseen canales temáticos destinados a este target. Habiendo comprobado que TVE cuenta con Clan TVE, y Antena 3 y Telecinco con Neox Kidz y Boing, respectivamente; el objetivo de este trabajo es comprobar si los productos audiovisuales infantiles emitidos en televisión están presentes en Internet y si éstos han adquirido las posibilidades que este nuevo medio les otorga. El análisis de contenido permitirá demostrar que las principales cadenas de televisión en España han llevado a cabo, de manera efectiva, una nueva gestión del entretenimiento estando presentes en Internet ofreciendo a la audiencia infantil nuevas formas de entretenimiento.

This article aims to report the experience of the use of play, in this case, the cartoon as a methodological strategy in the course of Bachelor of Nursing in a private higher education institution, in the interior of Ceará. This is of experience report, which narrates the use of cartoon in the discipline of Bases of the Systematization of Nursing Assistance. Initially, searches were made on websites about cartoons that presented health-related issues, with the selection of the character Gaguinho. The episode was presented in the classroom and then the students were stimulated to elaborate, from the situation presented in the drawing, the Nursing diagnoses, subject proposed in the discipline. At the beginning, the students showed resistance to this proposal, however, they embarked on the challenge, managing to establish the diagnoses, including showing the relaxation and interactivity with the teacher and colleagues during the exercise. It is concluded, therefore, that the cartoon can constitute itself as a playful methodological strategy to be used in higher education, so it is necessary that more studies are carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The topic of this study is flexibility in gender stereotyping linked to attribution of toys, socio-cognitive traits, and occupations in 160 Italian children aged 6 to 12 years. We used the Gender Toys Choice, the Gender Traits Choice, and the Gender Jobs Choice, a selected set of colored cards containing masculine and feminine stimuli to assign to a male or female or both male and female silhouette (the flexible-choice technique). In order to verify the change of flexibility in gender stereotyping, we made use of four cartoon stories with male and female characters with typical or atypical traits and performing gender-consistent or gender-inconsistent activities. Results indicated that the exposure to cartoon stories with gender-inconsistent information rather than cartoon stories with gender-consistent information increased flexibility in gender stereotyping, showing age differences in favor of children aged 11-12. Implications in relation to the developmental-constructivist approach were noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introducción: Uno de los contenidos audiovisuales que más ha consumido el público infantil español han sido las series de dibujos animados. Metodología: Para la realización de esta investigación se han analizado 352 series de animación infantil y 432 personajes protagonistas desde los inicios de la programación televisiva en España hasta el 2015. Los datos se obtuvieron y compararon de webs distintas especializadas en el tema. Al tratarse en su mayoría de datos nominales, se emplearon principalmente las pruebas de chi-cuadrado como medida estadística y el uso de tablas y coeficientes de contingencia. Resultados y conclusiones: Una vez que se analizaron las distintas variables, los resultados muestran diferencias significativas detectadas entre la composición de la serie (edad, morfología, género y estética de los personajes) y factores como la nacionalidad o el año de producción. Se detecta una élite de productoras con patrones culturales marcados y diferenciados especialmente en las producciones de EE. UU, Japón y España, entre otros resultados relevantes. Introduction: Animated television series are one of the most popular audiovisual media formats consumed by Spanish children. Methods: The study is based on the analysis of 432 leading characters from 352 children's animated series broadcast in Spain television, since its beginning until 2015. Data were obtained from different websites specialised in this subject. As most data were nominal, the statistical analysis was based on chi square tests, contingency tables and coefficients. Results and conclusions: There are significant differences across the animated series in terms of character composition (age, morphology, sex and aesthetic) and factors such as nationality and production year. There is an elite of production companies with distinctive cultural patterns, especially the productions from the USA, Japan and Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]