Multiethnic Children Portrayed in Children’s Picture BooksPosted in Articles, Family/Parenting, Literary/Artistic Criticism, Media Archive, Social Work, Teaching Resources on 2010-12-10 03:29Z by Steven |
Multiethnic Children Portrayed in Children’s Picture Books
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Volume 17, Number 4, (August 2000)
pages 305-317
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007550124043
Erin Michelle Cole
Department of Social Work
University of Wyoming
Deborah P. Valentine, Director and Professor of Social Work
Colorado State University
The portrayal of multiethnic children in picture books provides a unique opportunity for social workers, other helping professionals, and parents to work more effectively with a population of preschool multiethnic children. Twenty-two picture books portraying multiethnic children and their families are identified and evaluated. Their relevance for social work practice with children and families is discussed.
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