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A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

Creator:

Marie, Michelle

Abstract:

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the...

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Masters Thesis

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. 2. Why Does it Matter? According to Diane Roback, the children’s book editor of Publishers Weekly
The influence of family demographics and individual factors on school readiness : a focus on low-income Spanish-speaking English language learners

Creator:

Díaz, Guadalupe

Abstract:

English Language Learners (ELLs) represent a culturally and linguistically diverse population in US schools. ELLs enter kindergarten with a range of academic and self-regulation skills, but can face multiple challenges navigating the school context (Zwiers, 2013). Previous research documents that low-income ELLs lagged behind in academic achievement, self-regulation, and English...

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Dissertation