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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809582703321

Autore

Klein Gillian

Titolo

Reading into racism : bias in children's literature and learning materials / / Gillian Klein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Boston, : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985

ISBN

1-134-93083-6

1-280-32897-5

0-203-07670-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 pages)

Collana

Routledge education books

Disciplina

371.3/2

Soggetti

Racism in textbooks

Textbook bias

Children's literature

Children - Books and reading

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Published in the year 1985, Reading into Racism is a valuable contribution to the field of Education.