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Youth Literature for Peace Education
Carter, C.; Pickett, Linda
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Description for Youth Literature for Peace Education
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC; JNLA; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Carter and Pickett explore how educators and families can teach peace education through youth literature and literacy development. Showing how to assess, choose, and make use of literature that can be used to teach both literacy and peace education, they walk through individual methods: recognizing and teaching different portrayals of conflict in youth literature, analyzing characterization, and examining the role of illustrations. Educators who want to incorporate peace education within a broader, literacy-focused curriculum, and peace educators looking for age-appropriate materials and methodologies will find Youth Literature for Peace Education a rich and interdisciplinary resource.
Carter and Pickett explore how educators and families can teach peace education through youth literature and literacy development. Showing how to assess, choose, and make use of literature that can be used to teach both literacy and peace education, they walk through individual methods: recognizing and teaching different portrayals of conflict in youth literature, analyzing characterization, and examining the role of illustrations. Educators who want to incorporate peace education within a broader, literacy-focused curriculum, and peace educators looking for age-appropriate materials and methodologies will find Youth Literature for Peace Education a rich and interdisciplinary resource.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349472642
SKU
V9781349472642
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Ref
99-15
About Carter, C.; Pickett, Linda
Author Candice C. Carter: Candice C. Carter is Associate Professor in the Department of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL, College of Education and Human Services, University of North Florida, USA. Author Linda Pickett: Linda Pickett is Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Grand Valley State University, USA.
Reviews for Youth Literature for Peace Education
"In this important contribution to peace education scholarship, the authors explore the nexus of peace and literacy intertwining goals for the world's children. Teachers, students, and families will find this compendium of youth literature enormously helpful as they consider ways that peace, conflict prevention, and human harmony can be advanced through prose." - Bárbara C. Cruz, Professor of Social Science ... Read more