Inclusive Travelers Books

talking about LGBT issues in kindergartens and primary schools

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This article presents the 'Inclusive Traveling Books' project, developed by SEIES - Society for Studies and Intervention in Social Engineering, in partnership with school libraries, in elementary schools in the municipality of Setúbal. The ‘Inclusive Traveling Books’ project aims to promote activities in the school context on non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The central focus of the project is the potential of children's literature to promote an inclusive society based on respect for diversity. Over the school years in which it was implemented, from 2015 to 2019, the 'Inclusive Traveling Books' project had as its main results, in the 5 school clusters involved, the development of activities to explore children's books with 20 pre-school classes and 156 classes from the 1st cycle, with a total of about 4,000 children. Within the scope of this project, the training workshop READING FOR EQUALITY was held, in partnership with the Higher School of Education of Setúbal, with the aim of meeting the training needs of the teachers involved. The activities carried out in the context of training and the impacts on the professional practice of the participants are presented and analyzed.

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2022-03-29

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Ferreira, E. (2022). Inclusive Travelers Books: talking about LGBT issues in kindergartens and primary schools. Da Investigação às Práticas: Estudos De Natureza Educacional, 12(1), 131–158. https://doi.org/10.25757/invep.v12i1.304

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022)

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