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Angela M. Wiseman; Bethany P. Lewis; Jill F. Grifenhagen; Corrie H. Dobis – Journal of Children's Literature, 2024
Picturebooks can broaden students' understanding of diverse experiences and perspectives, both within and beyond their own worlds; in addition, picturebooks can affirm students' identities (Botelho & Rudman, 2009) and create spaces for critical conversations. Using the theoretical framework for critical multicultural analysis, this qualitative…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Cultural Pluralism, Stranger Reactions
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de Souza, Marian; McLean, Karen – Pastoral Care in Education, 2012
In this article, the authors examine contemporary pluralistic, technologically-driven societies where human spirituality, in terms of human experiences of connectedness, is eroded and overwhelmed by high levels of cultural and religious diversity and hi-tech devices. Without connectedness, empathy and compassion become missing elements resulting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Violence, Social Change