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Tadayuki Suzuki; Darryn Diuguid; Barbara A. Ward – Multicultural Education, 2023
Every year, the Rainbow Round Table Committee from the American Library Association (ALA) selects quality lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) books for the ALA's Rainbow Book List. The committee evaluated approximately 450 titles published in the United States and Canada between July 1, 2020,…
Descriptors: Libraries, National Organizations, Reading Lists, Sexual Identity
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Nowak, Danuta – Teaching English with Technology, 2013
The present article attempts to show how important and easy it is to use authentic material in the classroom. However, the teacher who copies news reports from the Internet may infringe the copyright law. The article offers a comparative analysis of copyright laws in Common Law countries and the EU countries in relation to fair use. The article…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Copyrights, Internet, Comparative Analysis
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Kehler, Michael – McGill Journal of Education, 2010
Disturbed by a proliferation of quick-fix literacy strategies to "help the boys" increase achievement levels in the midst of a policy shift that acknowledges gay, lesbian, bi and transgender, questioning (GLBTQ) youth, the author examines how masculinities are connected to literacy practices and negotiated through a safe school policy.…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, School Policy, Board of Education Policy, Males
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Bainbridge, Joyce M.; Pantaleo, Sylvia; Ellis, Monica – Social Studies, 1999
Conveys that multicultural children's literature can support and encourage tolerance and understanding among children. Presents information about multiculturalism in Canada and gives criteria to help teachers select multicultural literature. Suggests a number of picture books that may be used to encourage positive attitudes toward difference at…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
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Gibson, Susan – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Reviews a number of educational materials that provide background information on issues related to the environment. Highly recommends the book "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues" and the periodical "The Green Teacher." Specifically discusses how these materials can be used in the classroom. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Global Education
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Hopkins, Richard – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
An examination of how well the Canadian public library is meeting the needs of the serious reader interested in self education, as compared to new and secondhand book stores and academic libraries, found that the public library is the most important and effective agency in providing materials for this group. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Bookstores, Comparative Analysis