"I'm Gonna Glory in Learnin'": Academic Aspirations of African American Characters in Children's Literature.

Shafer, Elizabeth

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ERIC Number: EJ566987

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Publication Date: 1998

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"I'm Gonna Glory in Learnin'": Academic Aspirations of African American Characters in Children's Literature.

Shafer, Elizabeth

African American Review, v32 n1 p57-66 Spr 1998

Reviews treatment of African Americans and academic issues as depicted in children's literature from the 1900s through the 1950s. Discusses the portrayal of students, parents, teachers, and family members and their impact on academic achievement. (MAK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Literature, Black Students, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Racial Relations

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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