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.

Graduation Semester

2022-08

Type of Resource

Thesis

Copyright and License Information

Copyright 2022 Candace Gwin

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