Children's literature in a global age: transnational and local identities [PDF]
Barnboken, 2011 This essay explores the concept of transnationalism, defining this term in relation both to the lived experience of transnational subjects, and to transnational texts for children. It argues that rhetorics of globalization have over-emphasized the impact
Clare Bradford
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The impact of HIV/AIDS on children's educational outcome: A critical review of global literature
AIDS Care, 2012 The number of children losing one or both parents to HIV/AIDS has continued to rise in the past decade, with most of them being school-aged children. This study reviews global literature on the effects of HIV/AIDS (e.g., parental HIV-related illness or ...
Yan Guo, Xiaoming Li, Lorraine Sherr
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Children’s literature to promote students’ global development and wellbeing [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2020 Background: Tales were transmitted from one generation to another, enriching young people with values, beliefs, imagination and creativity. Children’s literature still plays a crucial part in education as it provides knowledge and entertainment ...
Manuela Pulimeno +2 more
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How does children's literature portray global perspectives?
Journal of Global Education and Research, 2022 The need for global education is increasing in this global era, and children's literature becomes an essential resource to address this need. However, there is little research on how global perspectives are depicted in children's literature. The current study fills the gap in our understanding by examining contemporary children's picture books that ...
Bogum Yoon
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Assessment of the Role of Children's Literature in Building an Incorruptible Global Nigerian Community [PDF]
, 2023 Nigeria is seen and addressed as a corrupt nation and thus rated among the highly corrupt nations of the world. It is a concern to many responsible stakeholders of the country. Hence, the solution to solve the problem is necessary. Therefore, since literature is an instrument of social change and children are the hope of any nation’s future, children’s
Stephen Olufemi Idowu +1 more
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Childhood in a multicultural society?: Globalization, childhood, and cultural diversity in Norwegian children's literature [PDF]
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, 2011 Ommundsen examines the field of Norwegian children's literature for the presence of cultural attributes with interesting results.
Åse Marie Ommundsen
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Narrating Humanity : Children's Literature and Global Citizenship Education
, 2021 The aim of this thesis is to explore how children’s magic realist fiction contributes to critical Global Citizenship Education (GCE). This study argues that children’s magic realist literature can facilitate young readers’ knowledge and understanding of human rights issues and promote environmental awareness in a non-didactic manner by representing ...
Aliona Yarova
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Acclaimed Children's Literature as Global Resources
International Journal on Social and Education SciencesAcclaimed children's books in the United States (U.S.) may be utilized as resources to instruct global issues. As children’s literature reflects social context and values, acclaimed books may provide curricular materials for those within the U.S. and to international audiences.
Sunah Chung +2 more
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Impact of Parental HIV/AIDS on Children’s Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Global Literature [PDF]
AIDS and Behavior, 2013 This review examines the global literature regarding the impact of parental HIV/AIDS on children's psychological well-being. Fifty one articles reporting quantitative data from a total of 30 studies were retrieved and reviewed. Findings were mixed but tended to show that AIDS orphans and vulnerable children had poorer psychological well-being in ...
P. Chi, Xiaoming Li
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Global Perspectives on Death in Children's Literature ed. by Lesley D. Clement and Leyli Jamali [PDF]
The Lion and the Unicorn, 2019 Nithya Sivashankar
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