Drawing Connections. A Librarian-Teacher Partnership Teaches Tolerance through Art.

Knuth, Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ645621

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Drawing Connections. A Librarian-Teacher Partnership Teaches Tolerance through Art.

Knuth, Anne

School Library Journal, v48 n2 p50-53 Feb 2002

A collaboration between schools in Benton Harbor, Michigan and the city's public library undertook a successful effort to teach tolerance through art by bringing children together from two racially polarized areas. The children were eventually paired with a partner for the main activity-painting portraits of each other. (AEF)

Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Neighborhood Integration, Partnerships in Education, Public Libraries, Racial Integration, Racial Relations, School Libraries, Social Integration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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