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Peer reviewedBishop, Kay – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Discusses definitions and types of multicultural literature and why it should be included in school curriculum. Describes Banks's four-level model for integrating ethnic content into the curriculum with increasing levels of sophistication and discusses how to select and evaluate multicultural resources to include in a media center collection. (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies, Library Collection Development
Mandell, Phyllis Levy, Comp. – School Library Journal, 1992
The fourth article in a series designed to help library selectors enhance their collections of materials on multicultural diversity provides a list of 92 videos about the cultural heritage of Hispanic Americans. Each entry includes ordering information, grade level, and a brief annotation. A list of distributors is also included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Filmographies, Hispanic Americans
Latrobe, Kathy Howard, Comp.; Laughlin, Mildred Knight, Comp. – 1992
Designed to help library media specialists, as well as administrators, teachers, and parents, develop a greater sensitivity to the multicultural problems and issues that young people face in schools, this collection of essays offers diverse perspectives on multicultural issues in the media program. The four main sections of the book and the essays…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Lesesne, Teri S.; Hall-Ellis, Sylvia – 1994
This paper examines the process of selecting, evaluating, integrating, and cataloging multicultural texts for school libraries. the first part examines the selection and evaluation of culturally authentic texts. Seven sources for locating multicultural literature and several reviewing sources are listed. The following criteria for evaluating…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Book Reviews, Cataloging
Download full textSaykanic, Donna M. – 1993
This practicum was designed to improve an elementary school library's resources by making them more balanced in terms of portraying the diversity that exists in society: specifically the need to portray characters of different gender and diverse ethnic backgrounds in positive roles. The topics covered in this report are: (1) introduction, which…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Literacy
Mosely, Joyce J. – 1997
The United States has a culturally diverse society. Since children are influenced by what they see and hear at a young age, the aim of this study was to determine if the picture book collection of the Robert Fulton Elementary School Library (Cleveland, Ohio) reflects the cultural diversity of its students. The secondary objective was to ensure…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Childrens Literature
