Freire and Children's Literature

Ernest Morrell is Coyle Professor in Literacy Education, Professor of English, Professor of Africana Studies, and Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA. He is also Director of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Squire Office and an elected Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Jodene Morrell is Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

Series Editors’ Foreword
Introduction: Freirian Approaches to Teaching Children’s Literature: Joy, Voice, Agency, Responsiveness and Love
1. Becoming Powerful Readers of the Word and the World: Multicultural Readings of Children’s and YA Literature
2. Multicultural Literature and the Promotion of Social Awareness in ELA Classrooms
3. Linking the Word to the World: Connecting Multicultural Children’s Literature to the Lives of 21st Century Youth
4. Student Voice and Agency in the Polyvocal Literature Classroom
5. Critical Family Engagement in Reading Multicultural Literature
6. Conclusion: The Future of Children’s Literature is Already Here
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