Doubting Thomas: Reading Between the Lines.

Carrington, Bruce; Denscombe, Martyn

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ERIC Number: EJ349109

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Publication Date: 1987

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Doubting Thomas: Reading Between the Lines.

Carrington, Bruce; Denscombe, Martyn

Children's Literature in Education, v18 n1 p45-53 1987

Explains the continuing popularity of the Reverend W. Awdry's "Railway Series" featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. Argues that though the settings are anachronistic, the ideology expressed through Thomas the Tank Engine is congruent with that of the New Right. (SRT)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, European History, Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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