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Peer reviewedO'Hara, Michael – Children's Literature in Education, 1990
Offers a personal view on literature teaching in British schools and takes issue with the view that certain approaches to the teaching of literature can be ruled out a priori. Suggests that in the right hands all kinds of approaches are possible. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedEccleshare, Julia – Children's Literature in Education, 1991
Discusses trends in writing and publishing of children's books during the 1980s. Explores issues of economic background, change in educational structure, racism and sexism in children's fiction, immediacy in fiction, multicultural writing, and the need to offer children a range of reading materials. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction, Publishing Industry
Peer reviewedMerrick, Brian – Children's Literature in Education, 1991
Looks at 10 collections of poetry that helped to change attitudes during the 1980s toward poetry in classrooms. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Poetry, Poets, Reading Instruction
