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Incentivized Learning And Libraries: A Comparative Study Of Summer Reading Programs In Connecticut, Andrew Morrison
Incentivized Learning And Libraries: A Comparative Study Of Summer Reading Programs In Connecticut, Andrew Morrison
Honors Scholar Theses
With digital forms of entertainment and media more inescapable than ever, it has become increasingly difficult to encourage children and teens to read. Simultaneously, despite an overwhelming amount of literature demonstrating the educational benefits of reading, especially as a necessity in the summer between academic years, library budgets are shrinking as federal funding nears its end. How do libraries promote summer reading amidst declining interest and decreased funding? Using data from public libraries across Connecticut, this paper investigates how libraries are adapting their children's summer reading programs to a changing landscape, how programs are designed to incentivize reading without eliminating …
Mirrors Of Our Own: Multiracial Representation In Children’S Picture Books, Kiana Foster-Mauro
Mirrors Of Our Own: Multiracial Representation In Children’S Picture Books, Kiana Foster-Mauro
Honors Scholar Theses
The United States multiracial population is a fast-growing portion of our population. As the multiracial population grows, so does the need for multiracial representation within books. This study analyzed the representation of multiracial individuals in children’s picture books for ages newborn-8. I identified 75 board and picture books published in the United States between the years 2009 and 2019 that feature mixed race characters. The identified texts were analyzed in a critical content analysis using a framework based upon Critical Race Theory. Through this framework, I examined how multiracial characters in the texts are portrayed, the power dynamics, and what …
La Voz Spring 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issues:
- MA Student Randy Torres Awarded Mead Fellowship
- MA Student Spotlight: Victoria Almodovar
- Mark Overmyer-Velazquez to Publish Updated Translation
- Can Inclusive Programs Reduce Labor Market Discrimination?
- Exploring Mexico's Industrial Revolutions
- Anti-Haitian Stereotypes in Dominican Media
- Writing Puerto Rican History at UConn's Humanities Institute
- New State Course in African American, Latino, and Puerto Rican Studies