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Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries

Randy Bobbitt
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      Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries: Challenged, Censored, and Banned analyzes the history of controversy surrounding assigned reading in K-12 classrooms and books available in school libraries. Randy Bobbitt outlines the history of book banning and controversy in the United States, stemming from 1950s conservative Cold War values of patriotism and respect for authority and ramping up through the 1960s and onward as media coverage and parental intervention into the inner workings of schools increased. The author claims that sensitive topics, including sexuality, suicide, and drug use, do not automatically imply the glorification of deviant behavior, but can be used constructively to educate students about the reality of life. Bobbitt argues that in an effort to shield children from the dangers of controversial issues, parents and administrators are depriving them of the ability to discover and debate values that are inconsistent with their own and those around them, teaching instead that avoidance of different viewpoints is the solution. Scholars of education, communication, literature, and policy will find this book especially useful.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Randy Bobbitt EAN: 9781498569743 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 354 g HEIGHT: 220 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Lexington Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-07-15 CITY: GENRE: EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Language readers, Communication studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills

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      Randy Bobbitt holds a PhD in communication law and policy from Bowling Green State University.
      Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries: Challenged, Censored, and Banned analyzes the history of controversy surrounding assigned reading in K-12 classrooms and books available in school libraries. Randy Bobbitt outlines the history of book banning and controversy in the United States, stemming from 1950s conservative Cold War values of patriotism and respect for authority and ramping up through the 1960s and onward as media coverage and parental intervention into the inner workings of schools increased. The author claims that sensitive topics, including sexuality, suicide, and drug use, do not automatically imply the glorification of deviant behavior, but can be used constructively to educate students about the reality of life. Bobbitt argues that in an effort to shield children from the dangers of controversial issues, parents and administrators are depriving them of the ability to discover and debate values that are inconsistent with their own and those around them, teaching instead that avoidance of different viewpoints is the solution. Scholars of education, communication, literature, and policy will find this book especially useful.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Randy Bobbitt EAN: 9781498569743 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 354 g HEIGHT: 220 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Lexington Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-07-15 CITY: GENRE: EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Language readers, Communication studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills

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      Randy Bobbitt holds a PhD in communication law and policy from Bowling Green State University.

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