Research Article

Looking at Thematic Children's Books through the Telescope of Children's Rights: An Example of Self-Review

Volume: 5 Number: 1 May 30, 2025
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Looking at Thematic Children's Books through the Telescope of Children's Rights: An Example of Self-Review

Abstract

This study aims to determine how and on which issues children’s rights are addressed in thematic children’s books. The study was designed by qualitative research methodology. Twenty storybooks with the theme of children’s rights were analyzed. The written content, implicit discourses, and visuals in these purposively selected books were examined concerning the rights outlined in the Universal Convention on the Rights of the Child. The study also aimed to determine how these contents align with the philosophy of children’s rights. As a result of the research, it was found that the books primarily emphasized rights such as the right to life, access to healthcare, nutrition, shelter, education, rest, play, entertainment, access to information, protection from all kinds of neglect, abuse, and discrimination, freedom of expression, and decision-making. However, it was observed that rights such as having a name, citizenship, living with one’s family, growing up in an environment of love, freedom of religion and conscience, the best interests of the child, and privacy were included less frequently. The results also revealed that discourses and scenarios involving violations of children’s rights are more common in the analyzed books. This indicates the need to build a stronger bridge between children’s books used in rights education and the scientific literature on children’s rights. Furthermore, the findings highlight the importance of research that explores the preferences of authors and practitioners regarding which areas of children’s rights are emphasized or overlooked in thematic children’s books, through the lens of various theoretical approaches.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Children's Literature

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 23, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 1

APA
Yücekök, H. E., & Hareket, E. (2025). Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review. Disiplinlerarası Çocuk Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi, 5(1), 61-77. https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY
AMA
1.Yücekök HE, Hareket E. Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review. DİÇOD. 2025;5(1):61-77. https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY
Chicago
Yücekök, Hüsna Elif, and Erdem Hareket. 2025. “Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review”. Disiplinlerarası Çocuk Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 (1): 61-77. https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY.
EndNote
Yücekök HE, Hareket E (May 1, 2025) Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review. Disiplinlerarası Çocuk Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 1 61–77.
IEEE
[1]H. E. Yücekök and E. Hareket, “Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review”, DİÇOD, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 61–77, May 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY
ISNAD
Yücekök, Hüsna Elif - Hareket, Erdem. “Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review”. Disiplinlerarası Çocuk Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi 5/1 (May 1, 2025): 61-77. https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY.
JAMA
1.Yücekök HE, Hareket E. Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review. DİÇOD. 2025;5:61–77.
MLA
Yücekök, Hüsna Elif, and Erdem Hareket. “Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review”. Disiplinlerarası Çocuk Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 1, May 2025, pp. 61-77, https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY.
Vancouver
1.Hüsna Elif Yücekök, Erdem Hareket. Looking at Thematic Children’s Books through the Telescope of Children’s Rights: An Example of Self-Review. DİÇOD [Internet]. 2025 May 1;5(1):61-77. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93XJ82SY