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Where Are the Diverse Families in Australian Children’s Literature? Impacts and Consideration for Language and Literacy in the Early Years

Published:2024-09-13 Issue:9 Volume:14 Page:1006
ISSN:2227-7102
Container-title:Education Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Education Sciences

Author:

Adam Helen¹^ORCID,Murphy Sally²^ORCID,Urquhart Yvonne¹,Ahmed Katira³

Affiliation:

1. School of Education, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Perth, WA 6050, Australia

2. School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia

3. Independent Researcher, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia

Abstract

A lack of representation of diverse families in children’s books can affirm insecurities and contribute to a sense of “otherness”. This study reports on the representation of family diversity in award-listed Australian children’s picture books. A critical theoretical framework was employed to analyse both texts and images. This study found a lack of diverse family structures in children’s books, especially LGBTIQA+, foster, step and blended families. This paper argues that to ensure inclusive and equitable literacy learning opportunities for all, educators need to go beyond award-listed books when selecting books for early literacy environments.

Funder

Herbert & Valmae Freilich Project Early Career Researcher Small Grant Scheme

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/9/1006/pdf

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