A critical content analysis of children's literature featuring Black agriculturalists
Gwin, Candace Star
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Description
Title
A critical content analysis of children's literature featuring Black agriculturalists
Author(s)
Gwin, Candace Star
Issue Date
2022-07-06
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Harris, Violet J
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Harris, Violet J
Moller, Karla J
Committee Member(s)
Willis, Arlette I
Smith, Bobby J
Department of Study
Curriculum and Instruction
Discipline
Curriculum and Instruction
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Agricultural literacy
Black farmers
critical content analysis
food justice
multicultural children’s literature
critical theory
Abstract
There has recently been a push to include agricultural content in the core mainstream K-12 curriculum for all students. Agricultural literacy in the K-12 curriculum is essential to developing tomorrow’s future farmers and agricultural consumers. For various reasons the presence of African Americans in the field of agriculture has generally declined over the past century. Additionally, the contributions of African American agriculturalists are absent from the agricultural curriculum development framework. Using a qualitative critical content analysis, this study identifies and examines Black farmers in multicultural children’s literature in order to position Black farmers in the traditional K-12 curriculum. If children can see farming from a positive and empowering perspective, they might be inspired to pursue an agricultural career path and engage with science inquiry in the future.
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