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ERIC Number: EJ1328165
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
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Religiously Diverse Multicultural Literature for Early Childhood
Bennett, Susan V.; Gunn, AnnMarie Alberton; van Beynen, Kaya; Morton, Mary Lou
Early Childhood Education Journal, v50 n4 p663-673 Apr 2022
Through culturally sustaining teaching, teachers can transform practice and pedagogy to challenge inequities and create a space for affirming students' diverse religious backgrounds. Teacher educators and teachers must develop this pedagogy to understand diverse student populations and facilitate students becoming citizens who accept and empathize with others who have different religious beliefs and traditions. Our purpose was to explore and select multicultural literature that represents religious diversity for early childhood classrooms. Our search focused on major religions practiced in the U.S., which yielded 549 books. We obtained 436 books; 54 met the rubric criteria with a majority focusing on Judaism. We identified four themes: immigration and refugees, holidays, sharing memories and stories, building understandings and empathy. We offered examples of the themes and an example of implementation in the classroom. We recommended this sample that we believe can foster understanding and respect for diverse religious and cultural groups.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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