Teaching diversity in rural schools : attaining understanding, tolerance, and respect through young adult literature / Lisa A. Hazlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hazlett, Lisa A., 1959- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Rural--United States.

Education, Rural.

Language arts teachers--In-service training--United States.

Language arts teachers.

Multiculturalism--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Multiculturalism.

Rural conditions in literature.

Rural schools--Curricula--United States.

Rural schools.

Young adult literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Young adult literature.

Rural schools--Curricula.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]

Summary:

"The purpose of Teaching Diversity in Rural Schools is to assist secondary English Language Arts rural educators and students regarding diversity education by facilitating the development of understanding, tolerance, and respect toward those different from oneself through the use of rural, small town-themed young adult literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Introduction to Rurality

Consideration of Canonical Adult Classics vs. Young Adult Literature

Importance of Young Adult Literature with Upper Midwestern Settings, and Locating Titles

Rural Public Education and Diversity Issues

Rurality Denigration and Developing Lifestyle Pride

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) Students and Rural Communities

Exceptional, Undocumented, and Homeless Students in Rural Schools and Communities

Rural Death and Grief.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 08, 2023).

ISBN:

979-82-16-42423-9

1-4758-5962-7

OCLC:

1348508520