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ERIC Number: EJ633856
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-5841
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Already Reading Texts and Contexts: Multicultural Literature in a Predominantly White Rural Community.
Ketter, Jean; Lewis, Cynthia
Theory into Practice, v40 n3 p175-83 Sum 2001
Examines how the inclusion of multicultural texts played out in one predominantly white rural community, focusing on repercussions of a key event that set off conflict in the community and describing how various interpretations of this event haped teachers' and community members' beliefs about the selection, interpretation, and teaching of multicultural literature. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Discussion Groups, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education, Racial Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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