Reading into Racism: Bias in Children's Literature and Learning Materials

by Gillian Klein

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134930821
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/11/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
File size:	294 KB

About the Author

Gillian Klein

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What is a biased book? Recognition and responses; Chapter 2 Negative bias—does it matter?; Chapter 3 Oh, but you'redifferent; Chapter 4 Issues in fiction; Chapter 5 Issues in World Studies; Chapter 6 Bias in materials in other areas of the curriculum; Chapter 7 The cumulative and the concealed: curriculum implications; Chapter 8 Strategies for combat I: sanitize or sensitize?; Chapter 9 Strategies for combat II: censorship or selection?; Chapter 10 Conclusions: The watershed; Bibliography; Further reading; List of organizationsIndex;Subject index;

Editorial Reviews

‘... a useful study for all teachers ... Even readers familiar with much of the recent analyses of bias in print will find this succinct analysis helpful as a guide to self-scrutiny and the careful selection of all forms of teaching materials ... Gillian Klein writes engagingly yet probes deeply. - Times Education Supplement

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