Teaching Harry Potter : the power of imagination in multicultural classrooms

Teaching Harry Potter : the power of imagination in multicultural classrooms / Catherine L. Belcher and Becky Herr Stephenson.

Given the current educational climate of high stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and "approved" reading lists, incorporating unauthorized, often controversial, popular literature into the classroom becomes a political choice. The authors examine why teachers choose to read Harry Pott...

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Main Author: Belcher, Catherine L., 1968-
Other Authors: Herr-Stephenson, Becky
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Secondary education in a changing world.
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Rowling, J. K. > Study and teaching > Case studies.
Popular literature > Study and teaching > Case studies.
Multicultural education > California > Case studies.
Creative teaching > Case studies.
Critical pedagogy > United States.
Education and state > United States.
Case studies.
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