Children’s Literature & Librarianship Course summer 2016

 Applications are now being accepted<http://educationabroad.kent.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10400>
for the Summer 2016 course on Faculty-led: International Children’s Literature and Librarianship in Copenhagen<http://educationabroad.kent.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10400>
http://educationabroad.kent.edu

QUICK FACTS Professor Name: Marianne Martens, Ph.D.Total Estimated Cost: In
State: $5,985 (includes tuition) Out of State: TBA Eligibility: Graduate
standing preferred – upper division undergraduates with a strong interest in
children’s literature and librarianship will be considered based on space
availability. Course and Credits: 61095: International Children’s Literature
and Librarianship – 3 Graduate Credits Program Dates: June 3 – June 17,
2016, in Denmark. Class begins online on May 23 and concludes on July 16.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2016

OVERVIEW:  Comparing international frameworks, we will look through a Danish lens to examine how literature, film, libraries and museums collectively generate
cultural constructions of childhood. This academically rigorous class, which
includes an online component and two weeks in Denmark, offers an engaging
opportunity to examine the following:
*   What does it mean to be a child in other countries compared to the
United States?
*   How do the issues faced by professionals working in these areas
compare to ones faced by professionals in the United States?
*   What can we learn from another culture, and how can our new knowledge
translate into ideas for practice in the U.S.?
Combines online course delivery with face-to-face class time in Denmark; course runs online May 23-June 3 and June 18-July 16, with two weeks in
Denmark, June 3-17. Additional details about the course can be found
below and at
http://www.kent.edu/slis/international-childrens-literature-and-librarianship-course.

COSTS
*   Program fees (includes application fee of $60, plus lodging, venue
admission, internal travel, some meals): $2,300
*   Travel to and from Denmark from Ohio (less from East Coast):
Approximately $1,500 (students are responsible for scheduling their own
transportation)    = $3,800 PLUS tuition
*   Tuition (3-credits, graduate level, subject to change): In State:
$1,485, out-of-state: $2,511.
*   Not included: food and incidentals. (Approximately $50 per day
minimum)