EDUC 634 - Seminar in Children’s or Adolescent Literature

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Students will examine the various strategies used in analyzing literature for children and young adults, as well as readers’ responses to literature. An in-depth examination of one of the approaches will be studied each term. Students will become acquainted with the range and depth of children’s and adolescent literature and with the bibliographic tools for selecting and researching these books. Choosing one area of children’s or adolescent literature, students will design a research problem or proposal using an in-depth model discussed during the semester. Students may take the course twice when offered under a different rubric.
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: EDUC 414, EDUC 615 or equivalent course and consent of department.