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ERIC Number: EJ1031394
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 40
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0155-2147
Satanic Portals and Sex-Saturated Books: Parent Complaints about English Texts in NSW Protestant Schools
Hastie, David
English in Australia, v49 n1 p63-71 2014
Exploring Australian school text censorship has a long pedigree in "English in Australia." This article aims to contribute by observing attempts by parents to censor English texts in religious schools. A brief summary of "EIA"'s previous approaches is followed by an explanation of the method of my research with NSW Protestant and NSW state school teachers. A review of the published history of Australian parental school text "complaints" (also termed "challenges") then precedes a quantification of the impacts of parental challenges. Challenge reasons are then collated for both sectors. The higher prevalence of complaints about sexual content and depictions of the supernatural in Protestant schools is examined, and some inferences made about the perceptions of parents: their views about text, reading mechanics, spirituality and educational power.
Australian Association for the Teaching of English. English House, 416 Magill Road, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068 Australia. Tel: +61-8-8332-2845; Fax: +61-8-8333-0394; e-mail: aate@aate.org.au; Web site: http://www.aate.org.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia