Does Contemporary Children's Literature Support Global Education? Discussion of Possibilities and Challenges

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 29
  In Roundtable Session: The Roles of Readers, Media, and Literature in Ethical and Global Learning: Opportunities and Challenges

Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to examine global perspectives in contemporary children’s literature to support global education. The content analysis shows that the picturebooks reflect several important elements of global education. However, certain dimensions of global education prevail and the imbalance among the topics was visible. The findings offer both possibilities and limitations in facilitating global perspectives through children’s literature. The findings also provide future directions to support cosmopolitan perspectives in this globalized world.

Author

• Bogum Yoon, Binghamton University - SUNY