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Dr. Cynthia A. Tyson
The Value of Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
Dr. Mike Robinson, host of 3 Questions interviewed Dr. Cynthia A. Tyson on the incorporation of Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults in the classroom and can its inclusion increase student engagement in and out of the classroom?
Cynthia A. Tyson, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University where she teaches courses in Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education, Early childhood Social Studies and Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults. Her research interests include inquiry into the social, historical, and cultural intersections of teaching, learning, and educational research. Her teaching, research and service commitments are rooted in these constructs as interrelated, theoretically mutually reinforcing, and fundamental to the study of multicultural education and teaching for social justice.
Dr. Tyson has served on many boards and committees in her field and has published widely, with numerous book chapters and articles in journals, presented numerous research papers at national and international meetings and conferences. She is the co-editor of The Handbook of Social Studies Research and Studying Diversity in Teacher Education, and co-author of Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature-Briefly 2nd.
Dr. Tyson’s work is both nationally and internationally recognized. As a former classroom teacher and multicultural education staff development specialist, Dr. Tyson offers insight on issues related to urban education and frameworks for teaching for social justice She has worked in the consulting capacity with school districts across the nation, the United Kingdom, Mali, West Africa, and is currently collaborating with teachers and researchers on a project in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has won several awards over her career, The Social Science Educators Young Scholar Award, The Ohio State University College of Education Diversity Enhancement Award, and The American Educational Research Association’s Mid - Career Award for her contributions to Teaching and Teacher Education.
Cynthia A. Tyson, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University where she teaches courses in Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education, Early childhood Social Studies and Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults. Her research interests include inquiry into the social, historical, and cultural intersections of teaching, learning, and educational research. Her teaching, research and service commitments are rooted in these constructs as interrelated, theoretically mutually reinforcing, and fundamental to the study of multicultural education and teaching for social justice.
Dr. Tyson has served on many boards and committees in her field and has published widely, with numerous book chapters and articles in journals, presented numerous research papers at national and international meetings and conferences. She is the co-editor of The Handbook of Social Studies Research and Studying Diversity in Teacher Education, and co-author of Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature-Briefly 2nd.
Dr. Tyson’s work is both nationally and internationally recognized. As a former classroom teacher and multicultural education staff development specialist, Dr. Tyson offers insight on issues related to urban education and frameworks for teaching for social justice She has worked in the consulting capacity with school districts across the nation, the United Kingdom, Mali, West Africa, and is currently collaborating with teachers and researchers on a project in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has won several awards over her career, The Social Science Educators Young Scholar Award, The Ohio State University College of Education Diversity Enhancement Award, and The American Educational Research Association’s Mid - Career Award for her contributions to Teaching and Teacher Education.