An inquiry into the attitudes of a selected group of African Americans towards the portrayal of African Americans in contemporary children's literature

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Jane Hunt Costello (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Barbara D. Stoodt

Abstract: This study investigated the attitudes of a selected group of African Americans towards the portrayal of African Americans in contemporary children's literature. A qualitative research design, using in-depth interviewing, autobiographical statements, and a Likert-type evaluation scale, enabled the researcher to gain insights and understandings into the world of children's literature from a minority perspective. Five participants were selected for this study. One of the five individuals served as a practice participant; she helped design and develop the questions for the interviews. The other four participants represented one of the following categories: parent, grandparent, teacher, and minister. Each participant was an important member of the educational community in a small, predominantly African American, elementary school. The participants represented various age, gender, and socio-ecomonic backgrounds.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1992
Subjects
African Americans in literature
Children's literature, American
African Americans $x Attitudes
African Americans $x Books and reading
American literature $x African American authors

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