Ally Shibata, a recent graduate from the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, collaborated with associate professor Lisa Buchanan to publish a research article in The Social Studies journal, analyzing Asian American female representation in children's picture books.
Ally Shibata ’24 and Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, recently published a research article in the peer reviewed teacher education journal, “The Social Studies.”
Their article, “A Content Analysis of Asian American female representation in Children’s Picture Books,” began as an undergraduate course embedded research project in Buchanan’s children’s literature course. In the course, Shibata designed and completed a comprehensive content analysis of children’s books with female characters who were Asian or Asian American. Following the course, Shibata and Buchanan collaborated to move the study into a manuscript.
Because of Elon’s support and value of course embedded undergraduate research, students and faculty are able to collaborate in courses and beyond to conduct research and like Shibata and Buchanan, sharing their findings beyond Elon’s campus.
“Working with Dr. Buchanan has been a highlight of my Elon experience,” said Shibata. “I would not have had the confidence to pursue publication without her continued support and encouragement.”