NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ538460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Enhancing Multicultural Awareness through the Storybook Reading Experience.
Wham, Mary Ann; And Others
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v30 n1 p1-9 Fall 1996
Reports a study that examined the effects of combining home and classroom reading of multicultural storybooks on middle class Caucasian elementary students' awareness of and attitudes toward other cultures. Surveys of students who did and did not participate in story reading indicated positive gains for story participants and negative change in control students. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 4, Kindergarten, Multicultural Education, Parent Participation, Reading Aloud to Others, Story Reading, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A