"Challenging Behaviors": What do Picturebooks Tell Preschool Children?

Abstract

Children's books deal with challenging behaviors contributes to the development of children's ability to cope with difficulties and conflicts and to understand the causes and consequences of behaviors. In this study, we study examined 41 picturebooks for children ages 3 to 8 that addressed challenging behaviors. We investigated the challenging behaviors that were the subject of the picturebooks and the characters who demonstrate those behaviors. Our analysis indicated that, among the 9 different challenging behaviors we identified, telling a lie, bullying and uncontrolled anger were the most frequently discussed. In some of the books, the characters developed possible solutions as a result of their challenging behaviors. In addition, the characters made an effort to make amends after the challenging behaviors were solved, social acceptance was experienced in the environment where the behavior took place. Thus, the findings of this study indicate that picturebooks examined featured challenging behaviors were written in a solution-oriented format.

Keywords

• Challenging Behaviors
• Picturebooks
• Children’s Literatüre
• Content Analysis

“Zorlayıcı Davranışlar”: Resimli Kitaplar Okul Öncesi Çocuklarına Ne Anlatıyor?

Abstract

Çocuk kitapları zorlayıcı davranışları konu edinerek çocukların zorluklarla ve çatışmalarla başa çıkma, davranışların nedenlerini ve sonuçlarını anlama becerilerinin gelişmesine katkı sağlar. Bu çalışmada, 3 ila 8 yaş arasındaki çocuklara yönelik, zorlu davranışları ele alan 41 resimli çocuk kitabı incelenmiştir. Resimli kitaplara konu olan zorlayıcı davranışlar ve bu davranışları sergileyen karakterler incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, 9 farklı zorlayıcı davranış arasından yalan söyleme, zorbalık ve kontrolsüz öfke davranışlarına sıklıkla yer verildiği belirlenmiştir. Bazı kitaplarda karakterler zorlayıcı davranışları sonucunda olası çözümler geliştirmişlerdir. Ayrıca karakterler zorlayıcı davranışlar çözüldükten sonra telafi etme çabası göstermiş ve davranışın gerçekleştiği ortamda sosyal kabul yaşanmıştır. Dolayısıyla bu çalışmanın bulguları, incelenen zorlayıcı davranışların yer aldığı resimli kitapların çözüm odaklı bir formatta yazıldığını göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Zorlayıcı Davranışlar
• Resimli Kitaplar
• Çocuk Edebiyatı
• İçerik Analizi

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