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Margaret Meek's influence in the fields of literacy and literature is immense. Any conference on these subjects is energized by references to her thought. She is the least threatening of authorities, in part because she is genuinely attentive to others, and also because she consistently speaks, and writes, “at the edges of what I know.” She has worked with students and teachers in many countries, from teaching summer schools in Canada to talking with children and teachers in schools in the new South Africa. She is in frequent demand as a plenary speaker at conferences. She was the Reviews Editor ofThe School Librarian and was awarded the Eleanor Farjeon Award “for distinguished services to children's books” in 1970. She was one of the editors of the highly influential collection of essaysThe Cool Web (1977). Other publications includeLearning to Read, On Being Literate, and many shorter pieces, including the invaluableHow Texts Teach What Readers Learn. Her base for most of her professional life, has been the University of London Institute of Education. Here, she has guided the work of many teachers through their master's degrees and doctorates; many of those theses have in turn been influential in the field. She has enriched the work of her colleagues there, though she herself would undoubtedly reverse such a statement. Now, in her highly active retirement, she holds the position of Reader Emeritus.
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Meek, M. The critical challenge of the world in books for children. Child Lit Educ 26, 5–23 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02360338
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