Current Problems of Children's Literature Through the Eyes of Today’s Poets and Authors and Proposed Solutions to These Problems
Current Problems of Children's Literature Through the Eyes of Today’s Poets and Authors and Proposed Solutions to These Problems

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate today’s poets’ and authors' perspectives on the problems of children's literature and the solution to these problems. The research used the case study method. The research group consists of seventy poets and authors. The aim of this research is to examine the views of today's poets and authors on the problems of children's literature and the solution to these problems. The case study method was used in the study. Seventy poets and authors constitute the study group of the research. In the light of the data obtained as a result of the interviews with all today’s poets and authors in the study group, the most important problems of children's literature have emerged as "Ignoring the developmental level of the child", "Commercialization of children's literature", "Style-related problems in children's literature authors" and "Supervision problem in children's literature works". The study offers solutions such as "Children's development levels should be considered", "Children's literature works should contribute to the development of the child", "Children's literature books should be inspected" and "The language used should be considered". The problems of children's literature and the suggestions produced to these problems are also discussed based on the gender and age variable. It has been determined that the problems and solutions determined by age and gender and the problems and solutions determined by all today’s poets and authors are similar.

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