An Investigation of 6 - 12 Age Group TÜBİTAK Children's Books in terms of Values Education Cover Image

6 – 12 Yaş Grubu TÜBİTAK Çocuk Kitaplarının Değerler Eğitimi Yönünden İncelenmesi
An Investigation of 6 - 12 Age Group TÜBİTAK Children's Books in terms of Values Education

Author(s): Salim Pilav, Mustafa Orhan
Subject(s): Preschool education, School education, Theory of Literature
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: TUBITAK; Children’s Literature; Children’s Books; Values Education;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyse the books published by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) for the 6-12 age groups in terms of values education and to put forward these books’ contribution to values education. In this study, 11 narrative books belonging to the 8 - 12 age groups are examined, which are randomly selected among 215 TÜBİTAK children's books for the 6 - 12 age groups. This analysis shows that in the books the value of love is referred the most (156 times) while the value of justice is alluded the least (22 times). In this study, descriptive research method and scanning model are used because it is aimed to reveal an existing situation. 215 books in the 6-12 age groups published by TÜBİTAK constitute the population of this research. In this population, randomly selected 11 narrative books belonging to the 8 - 12 age groups are chosen samples. The research is limited to 11 books. Findings obtained are given within the framework of related titles.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 434-453
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Turkish