Resource Archive
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Towards a genderless society: Androgyny in late 20th century fiction by Jane Allcroft posted on 16 Nov 2015
This dissertation will look at the concept of androgyny and the form this takes in contemporary novels, focusing on four different works of fiction
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Practitioners need to ensure children experience a full range of books posted on 16 Oct 2015
Practitioners need to ensure children experience a full range of books
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Why Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the Harry Potter series are ‘classic’ children’s books posted on 06 Sep 2015
This paper discusses what is meant by a ‘classic ‘ book with reference to several writers...
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How can a Holiday Book Club contribute to children’s reading for pleasure? posted on 02 Sep 2015
This fascinating student dissertation tells the story of how her two children enjoyed reading books as a result of attending the Newman Holiday Book Club
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Shaping attitudes: How literature influences perceptions of disability posted on 02 Sep 2015
This essay discusses the examples of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time; The Fault in our Stars and several picture books
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Families of prisoners in children's literature posted on 04 Aug 2015
Families of prisoners in children’s literature Children’s literature has a part to play in helping to transmit and shape dominant social attitudes ...
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How children's fiction helps to uphold gender stereotypes - especially within the family unit posted on 04 Aug 2015
How children’s fiction helps to uphold gender stereotypes, especially within the family unit This paper looks at...