Korean-Origin Kindergarten Children’s Response to African-American Characters in Race-Themed Picture Books
Author
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In spite of the contributions of previous studies about multicultural education, children’s literature, and teaching for social justice, no study had investigated their intersection.
This qualitative case study explores how kindergarten-age Korean children respond to African-American characters in picture books during read-alouds.
The data were collected by audio-recordings, open-ended interviews, children’s artifacts, and observational field notes.
One of the findings was that the children exhibited resistance to black characters, and their resistance was shaped within their larger social and cultural surroundings such as the parents’ racial views towards black people and the dominant racial discourse of Korean community.
Findings suggest that the goal of a literacy program in bilingual children’s classrooms has to be that students learn not only about biliteracy skills but also about the value and meaning of the human experience in our pluralistic society.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, So Jung. 2015. Korean-Origin Kindergarten Children’s Response to African-American Characters in Race-Themed Picture Books. Education Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063893
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, So Jung. Korean-Origin Kindergarten Children’s Response to African-American Characters in Race-Themed Picture Books. Education Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063893
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, So Jung. Korean-Origin Kindergarten Children’s Response to African-American Characters in Race-Themed Picture Books. Education Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063893
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063893