We analyse a corpus of 99 recent Spanish-language picturebooks, based on converging recommendations of prestigious reading promotion institutions in different countries. Focusing on the books that feature non-human characters, we inquire into how animals and other creatures may open possibilities to present diverse and intercultural worlds…

Invasive species outreach has long leaned on problematic and oversimplified messaging that narrowly frames the issue as binary: good-native vs. evil-invasive. Contemporary invasive species educational programming in the United States, as illustrated in this article, draw on this same approach that, while attention grabbing, both reinforces…

Immigration, Islamophobia, and xenophobia have been subjects of much public discourse for decades. However, the recent re-emergence of nationalist populism in the U.S. and western Europe and the refugee crises in Syria have arguably brought a more intense focus on Muslim individuals and immigrants, particularly in light of President Trump's…

The article provides a critical review of the global scholarship on Holocaust education (HE). Despite the growing body of work on this topic, a search through major academic databases by the authors revealed that no such review of the research literature has been published as of yet. The review focuses on three main themes across the research…

Reviews research on Holocaust education in terms of (1) curriculum context (subjects, age phase); (2) curriculum process (micro-history, empathy, neutrality); and (3) curriculum content (existing knowledge of Judaism, history of antisemitism, bystander response, other genocides). Makes suggestions for teachers observing Britain's Holocaust…

Reviews observational research on infant wariness of strangers. (CM)

Examines the treatment of foreign characters in adolescent fiction series of the twentieth century. Numerous examples of stereotypical images, portrayals of foreign inferiority, dialect, and derogatory designations are provided, along with some positive images. The potential impact on adolescent readers is discussed. (43 references) (CLB)

Community building has been a key concern for a wide array of educational projects. Recently, educational theories concerned about social justice have begun to challenge assumptions about community in U.S. education by criticizing its tendencies toward assimilation and homogeneity. Such theories point out that a communitarian agenda excludes the…

Critically evaluates knowledge about relations between early interaction, the "strange situation," and later social behavior in normal and atypical infants including premature infants, abused or neglected infants, and the infants of depressed mothers. Attributes equivocal relations between early interaction behaviors and later attachment…

Qualitative studies of young people's attitudes toward a unified Europe demonstrate the conceptual complexity of national or European identity and highlight epistemological and methodological problems of attitude research. Dutch adolescents' writings and discussions show that children can reflect on stereotyping mechanisms and that real or…

Provides evidence that the significance given to the infant-mother attachment and personality and social development is not warranted. Infants normally develop attachments to more than one person. Their interpersonal world is complex and includes fathers and other caretakers. (Author/JAC)

Discusses xenophobia as a key factor in inhibiting social integration of immigrants. Categorizes the social situations of immigrants and other minority groups based on their high/low economic and high/low cultural integration. Suggests interventions at the policy, institutional, community, and individual level to lessen xenophobia. (37 references)…

Examines U.S. immigration laws, policies, and attitudes since 1798. Discusses the need to give social work students an understanding of this history to combat unrealistic hopes or cynicism. Proposes an educational approach that uses immigration laws and case records as primary sources. (SV)

A recent approach to understanding infant behavior and development suggests that attachment, wariness, and exploration function as one interdependent behavioral system. Major theories of attachment are contrasted and recent research relating to the interdependent perspective is evaluated. Implications for practice and public policy are discussed.…