Cultural Authenticity Portrayed in Picture Books: A Systematic Approach Toward Diversity Education for Children

to Dr. Pauletta B. Bracy, associate professor, School of Library and Information Science and director for the Office of University Accreditation / Office of the Provost at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, and Dr. Eun-Young Yoo, professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

About

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The project seeks to analyze the issue of cultural authenticity portrayed in picture books in order to provide a new direction for diversity education for children. The research design and methods of the study will contribute to re-tuning and reframing the concept of cultural authenticity. The project was submitted under this year’s Research Topic: 1 - The Impact of Rapidly Shifting Demographics on Information Needs, Services and Strategies.

Resulting publications & presentations:

  • Yoo-Lee, E.Y. Exploring the issue of “Cultural Authenticity” portrayed in multicultural picture books: A collaborative analysis for diversity education. Poster Presented at Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Boston, MA, January 12-15, 2010.
  • Yoo-Lee, E.Y., Adkins, D., Kim, K.S., Bishop, N., Davis, H. Exploring the issue of cultural authenticity portrayed in multicultural picture books: a collaborative analysis for diversity education at 2012 JCLC (Joint Conference of Librarians of Color) Conference in Kansas City, MO in Sept. 20, 2012.
  • Yoo-Lee, E., Fowler, L., Adkins, D., Kim, K.S., and Davis, H. (2014). Cultural Authenticity in Multicultural Picture Books: A Collaborative Analysis for Diversity Education. Library Quarterly, Vol. 84 (3): 324-347.

Awards Won

Title Year
Diversity Research Grant

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The Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services sponsors this grant program which began in 2002 to address critical gaps in the knowledge of equity, diversity, and inclusion issues within library and information science.

 2008 - Winner(s)