Kathleen G Short, Ph.D.

Selected Publications

Books
Lynch-Brown, C, Tomlinson, C. and Short, K. (2010). Essentials of Children’s Literature, 7th Ed.  New York:  Pearson. 
Short, K. & Fox, D. (2003).  Story Matters: The Complexity of Cultural Authenticity in Children’s Literature.  Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Short, K. G. with Birchak, B., Connor, C., Crawford, K., Kahn, L., Kaser, S. Turner, S.  (1998). Teacher Study Groups: Building Community through Dialogue and Reflection.  Urbana, IL:  NCTE.
Short, K. G. & Pierce, K. M., eds.  (1998). Talking about Books.  Portsmouth, NH:  Heinemann.
Short, K. G. (1997). Literature As a Way of Knowing.  York, ME:  Stenhouse.
Short, K. G., Schroeder, J., Laird, J., Kauffman, G., Ferguson, M., &  Crawford, K.M.  (1996).
      Learning Together Through Inquiry.  York, ME:  Stenhouse. 
Short, K.G. & Harste, J., with Burke, C. (1996). Creating Classrooms for Authors and Inquirers.  Portsmouth, NH:  Heinemann. 
Short, K.G., Senior Author and Editor (1995).  Research and Professional Resources in Children's Literature. International Reading Association.  .
Short, K. G. (1993).  Ed, Teachers as Researchers: A Yearbook of Reflection and Action.  Newark: International Reading  Association. Co-Editors: L. Patterson, C. Santa, K. Smith.
Short, K. G. & Burke, C. (1991).  Creating Curriculum: Teachers and Students Creating
      Communities of Learners.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.  

Selected Chapters and Articles
Short, K. (2010). Reading Literature in Elementary Classrooms.  In The Handbook of Research
on Children’s and Young Adult Literature.. Eds. S.Wolf, K. Coats, P. Enciso, C. Jenkins.  New York: Routledge. 
Short, K. (2010). Building Bridges of Understanding across Cultures through International
Literature.  In A. Bedford and L. Albright, eds., Teaching Children’s Literature.  Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Short, K. (2010).  Developing Intercultural Understanding through Global Children’s Literature. 
      In R. Meyer & K. Whitmore, eds., Revaluing Reading. Mahweh, NJ: Erlbaum.

Short, K. (2009).  Inquiry as a Stance on Curriculum.  In S. Davidson & S. Carber, eds.,
      International Perspectives on Inquiry Learning (pp. 11-26). London:  John Catt Pub.
Short, K. (2009).  Critically Reading the Word and the World: Building Intercultural
      Understanding through Literature.  Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s
Literature, 47(2), 1-10.   
Short, K. (2008).  Children’s Literature: Connecting and Transforming Children’s Worlds.  In B.
      Guzzetti, Literacy for a New Century.  Westport, CN:  Greenwood.
Short, K. & Smiles, T. (2008).  Preparing and Submitting a Research Manuscript for Publication. 
      In. C. Lassonde & S. Israel, Teachers Taking Action:  A Comprehensive Guide to
Teacher Research (pp. 147-160).  Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Short, K. & Fox, D. (2007).  Debates about Cultural Authenticity in Books for Children.  In P.
      Martens, Critical Issues in Early Literacy.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 
Short, K. with Fahrenbruck, J. Schall, T. Smiles, & M. Storie (2006).  Journeying through Life 
and Literature.  Journal of Children’s Literature. 32(1), 27-36.   
Smiles, T. & Short, K.. (2006). Transforming Teacher Voice through Writing for Publication. 
      Teacher Education Quarterly., 33(3), 133-147.
Short, K. & Kauffman, G. Examining Prejudice through Children’s Responses to Literature and
      the Arts. Democracy and Education, 15 (3/4), 49-56.
Short, K. & Fox, D. (2004).  A Critical Review of Cultural Authenticity in Children’s Literature. In C. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, B. Maloch, J. Hoffman, D. Schalltert, eds., 53rd Yearbook of the National Reading Conference, 373-385.  Chicago: NRC.
Short, K. G. (2004).  Researching Intertextuality within Collaborative Classroom Learning Environments.  In D. Bloome & N. Shuart-Faris, Uses of Intertextuality in Classrooms and Educational Research.  Greenwood.
Short, K.G. (2001).  Is There a Political Agenda of Gender in Children’s Literature?  In S. Lehr, Beauty, Brains and Brawn: The Construction of Gender in Children’s Literature.  Portsmouth, NH:  Heinemann.
Kaser, S. & Short, K.G. (2000).  Exploring Culture through Children’s Connections.  In
      Robinson, R. Issues and Trends in Literacy Education, 2nd Edition.  Allyn & Bacon.
Short, K.G. & Kauffman, G. (2000).  Exploring Sign Systems within an Inquiry Curriculum.  In M. Gallego & S. Hollingsworth, eds., What Counts as Literacy.  New York:  Teachers College Press.              
Short, K. G.  (1999). Re-Viewing Our Models of Literacy Instruction.  English in Education).  33(3), 43-53.
Short, K. G.  (1999). The Search for “Balance” in a Literature-Rich Classroom.  Theory into
      Practice, 38(3), 130-137.
Short, K., Kauffman, G., Kaser, S., Kahn, L., & Crawford, K., (1999). "Teacher-Watching": 
      Examining Teacher Talk in Literature Circles.   Language Arts, 76(6), 377-385.
Short, K. G. & Burke, C.  (1996). Examining Our Beliefs and Practices Through Inquiry. 
      Language Arts, 73, 23-30.