Abstract
21st Century learners live in a shrinking world with advances in technology and transportation with political, social and economic choices made in one corner of the globe affecting the opposite (Friedman, 2005; Zahabioun, Yousefy, Yarmohammadian, & Keshtiaray, 2013). To help navigate this changing landscape, global citizenship is an important life-skill for youth. UNICEF (2003) describes life-skills in three dimensions: cognitive, personal, and interpersonal. These can be enhanced through the provision of high-quality international literature in the school library. Critical reading of translated literature provides an opportunity for youth to enhance their life-skills in reading the world and connecting their own experiences to others (Buck et al., 2011; Louie & Louie, 1999). Using the UN's Declaration of the Rights of a Child (1959) as an analytical lens, we identify powerful examples of youth enacting agency and managing profound difficulties related to their cultural memberships in a set of award-winning translated titles.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 42nd Proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | Enhancing students' life skills through the school library |
| Place of Publication | Indonesia |
| Publisher | IASL |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference and the International Forum on Research in School Librarianship: Enhancing Students’ Life Skills through the School Library - Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, Indonesia Duration: 26 Aug 2013 → 30 Aug 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference and the International Forum on Research in School Librarianship |
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| Country/Territory | Indonesia |
| Period | 26/08/13 → 30/08/13 |