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Title: Censorship in Literature Education: Background and Guidelines to Facilitate the Discussion of Controversial Youth Literature
Language: English
Authors: Judith Elizabeth Vos (ORCID 0000-0001-8783-9922), Janneke De Jong-Slagman (ORCID 0009-0003-7491-3136), Dorit Barchana-Lorand (ORCID 0000-0003-3767-4845)
Source: Perspectives in Education. 2025 43(1):318-333.
Availability: University of the Free State Faculty of Education. P.O. Box 339, Bioemfontein 9300, South Africa. Tel: +27-51-401-2368; e-mail: PiE@ufs.ac.za; Web site: https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Censorship, Adolescent Literature, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Guidelines, Language Teachers, Critical Theory, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, History, Philosophy, Christianity, Religious Factors, Moral Values, Critical Thinking, Personal Autonomy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Reading Material Selection, Independent Reading
DOI: 10.38140/pie.v43i1.8401
ISSN: 0258-2236
2519-593X
Abstract: Youth literature can be regarded as an important educational tool. However, controversial issues in youth literature become more prominent and the different opinions (internationally and individually) on such issues place the focus more on censorship. This article aims to provide an overview and analysis of the discourse on censorship in literature. Language teachers remain the most dominant role players in schools to make the correct text choices in promoting reading. Our study proposes a critical pedagogical approach to controversial issues in youth literature. We offer guidelines that language teachers can use in the classroom to facilitate the discussion of controversial issues in youth literature in a self-directed manner with learners.
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