College of Education, Sport, and Human SciencesJane Kelley

Jane Kelley

  1. Associate Professor
  2. LLT
Email Addressjekelley@wsu.edu
LocationCleveland Hall 334
Phone509-335-8852

Biography

Research interests

The nature of Jane E. Kelley’s research and scholarly activities is grounded in critical multicultural analysis and involves the examination of ideology of power in children’s literature and the dissemination of this theory and pedagogy. Kelley’s research is two-fold. First, she applies a critical multicultural analysis to children’s literature in order to bring the ideology of power as it is portrayed in children’s literature. Second, she investigates pedagogical strategies to introduce a critical multicultural analysis to pre-service teachers, service teachers, and graduate students.

Teaching/professional interests

Dr. Kelley teaches Survey of Children’s Literature, Improving Comprehension Through Literature, Advanced Children’s Literature, and Critical Analysis of Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She taught ESL and K-5 for ten years in Missouri, Massachusetts, and Texas, including three years in inner-city Houston.

Recent accomplishments

  • Kelley, J. E., Cardon, T. A., & Nichols, D. A. (2014). Children’s literature as a bridge of understanding for classmates with and without autism. The Utah Journal of Literacy, 17(1), 38-43.
  • Kelley, J. E. & Stair, M., Price, P. G. (2013). Anthropomorphic veneers in Voices in the Park: Questioning the Master Narratives Through a Socio-Historical Analysis of Images and Text. The Dragon Lode, 31(2), 44-53.
  • Muthukrishnan, R., & Kelley, J.E. (2013, May) Analysis of images in sustainability texts for children. Paper present at the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.
  • Kelley, J.E. & Cardon, T.A. (2012). Fictional narratives about individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Evaluating and identifying authentic and accurate portrayals and examining the effects of book study focus groups with insiders and educators. Faculty Funding Award, College of Education, Washington State University, $8,944.00.
  • Brady, J., Kelley, J.E., Johnson, J. (2011, May). Within the pages of a book: A critical analysis of Caldecott award books. Paper presented at the International Reading Association, Orlando.
  • Kelley, J. E., & Darragh, J. J. (2010) Depictions and gaps: Portrayal of U.S. poverty in realistic fiction children’s picture books. Reading Horizons, 50(4), 263-282.
  • Kelley, J. (2009). Critical multicultural analysis of folktales: Power representation in reconstructed Rumpelstiltskin stories. Saarbruecken, Germany: VDM Publishing House Ltd.
  • Kelley, J. E. (2008). Harmony, empathy, loyalty, and patience in Japanese children’s literature. The Social Studies, 99(2), 61-70.
  • Kelley, J. E. (2008). Power relationships in Rumpelstiltskin: A textual comparison of a traditional and a reconstructed fairy tale. Children’s Literature in Education, 39(1), 31-41.
  • Kelley, J. E., & Roe, M. F. (2007). Promoting pre-service teachers’ curiosity: Why and how? The Reading Professor, 29(2), 22-31.

Educational background

  • Ed.D. Language, Literacy, and Culture, University of Massachusetts, 2004.
  • M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education, University of Missouri, 1996.
  • B.A. Education and Social & Rehabilitative Services, Assumption College, 1988.