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

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"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 tow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hazlett, Lisa A., 1959- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Subjects:
Education, Rural > United States.
Rural schools > Curricula > United States.
Young adult literature > Study and teaching (Secondary)
Rural conditions in literature.
Multiculturalism > Study and teaching (Secondary)
Language arts teachers > In-service training > United States.
Education, Rural.
Rural schools > Curricula.
United States.
Physical Description:xxiv, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.