
Reading into Racism : Bias in Children's Literature and Learning Materials.
Title:
Reading into Racism : Bias in Children's Literature and Learning Materials.
Author:
Klein, Gillian.
ISBN:
9780203076705
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (173 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Reading into racism -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 What is a biased book? Recognition and responses -- 2 Negative bias-does it matter? -- 3 Oh, but you're different -- 4 Issues in fiction -- 5 Issues in World Studies -- 6 Bias in materials in other areas of the curriculum -- 7 The cumulative and the concealed: curriculum implications -- 8 Strategies for Combat I: Sanitize or sensitize? -- 9 Strategies for Combat II: Censorship or selection? -- 10 Conclusions: The watershed -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- List of organizations -- Author and citation index -- Subject index.
Abstract:
Published in the year 1985, Reading into Racism is a valuable contribution to the field of Education.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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