Research Article

Children's Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study

Volume: 10 Number: 2 July 15, 2025
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Children's Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study

Abstract

The right to read refers to every child’s freedom to access a book of their interest, choice, and purpose at any time, as well as the freedom to read or not read the book they access. The aim of this study is to evaluate teachers' views, assessments, and suggestions regarding children's right to read. A case study design, one of the qualitative research methods, was employed in the study. Using the snowball sampling method, a total of 95 volunteer teachers (n = 80 classroom teachers; n = 15 Turkish language teachers) from 25 different provinces across seven geographical regions of Turkey participated in the research. Data were collected through the “Teacher Interview Form on the Right to Read,” developed by the researchers, and analyzed using descriptive and content analysis techniques. According to the results, teachers’ perceptions of the right to read were categorized under two main themes: “awareness of the right to read” and “suggestions regarding the right to read.” Awareness primarily involved framing the content of this right, the freedom not to read, the right to read any genre, and support for the child’s reading interests. Teachers emphasized the importance of motivation in exercising this right, the influence of families, and the necessity for children to determine their own reading time. Barriers to exercising this right were identified as technological, economic, familial, and educational factors. Teachers suggested that legal regulations and specific measures within the education process could help children fully exercise their right to read. Based on the findings, it is recommended that a societal consensus be established recognizing reading as a fundamental human right. To achieve this, teachers, families, school administrators, experts, and librarians should be informed about the right to read, and encouraging initiatives should be implemented to help children and young people exercise this right.

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Ethical Statement

The authors declare that research and publication ethics have been observed in this study. Ethical approval for the research was obtained from the Pamukkale University Social and Human Sciences Research and Publication Ethics Committee (Approval date: 15.04.2024, Approval number: 68282350/2024/8).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Turkish Education, Other Fields of Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 15, 2025

Submission Date

February 18, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 24, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Kırmızı, F., Güneş, F., Akkaya, N., Bağcı Ayrancı, B., Karadağ Yılmaz, R., Sidekli, S., Kuşdemir, Y., Yurdakal, İ. H., Çağ, D., Ünlücömert, N., & İnal, E. (2025). Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, 10(2), 325-388. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1641994
AMA
1.Kırmızı F, Güneş F, Akkaya N, et al. Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study. J-LER. 2025;10(2):325-388. doi:10.29250/sead.1641994
Chicago
Kırmızı, Fatma, Firdevs Güneş, Nevin Akkaya, et al. 2025. “Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10 (2): 325-88. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1641994.
EndNote
Kırmızı F, Güneş F, Akkaya N, Bağcı Ayrancı B, Karadağ Yılmaz R, Sidekli S, Kuşdemir Y, Yurdakal İH, Çağ D, Ünlücömert N, İnal E (July 1, 2025) Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10 2 325–388.
IEEE
[1]F. Kırmızı et al., “Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study”, J-LER, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 325–388, July 2025, doi: 10.29250/sead.1641994.
ISNAD
Kırmızı, Fatma - Güneş, Firdevs - Akkaya, Nevin - Bağcı Ayrancı, Bilge - Karadağ Yılmaz, Ruhan - Sidekli, Sabri - Kuşdemir, Yasemin et al. “Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10/2 (July 1, 2025): 325-388. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1641994.
JAMA
1.Kırmızı F, Güneş F, Akkaya N, Bağcı Ayrancı B, Karadağ Yılmaz R, Sidekli S, Kuşdemir Y, Yurdakal İH, Çağ D, Ünlücömert N, İnal E. Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study. J-LER. 2025;10:325–388.
MLA
Kırmızı, Fatma, et al. “Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, vol. 10, no. 2, July 2025, pp. 325-88, doi:10.29250/sead.1641994.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Kırmızı, Firdevs Güneş, Nevin Akkaya, Bilge Bağcı Ayrancı, Ruhan Karadağ Yılmaz, Sabri Sidekli, Yasemin Kuşdemir, İbrahim Halil Yurdakal, Duygu Çağ, Nurgül Ünlücömert, Ezgi İnal. Children’s Right to Read Books from the Perspective of Teachers: A Case Study. J-LER. 2025 Jul. 1;10(2):325-88. doi:10.29250/sead.1641994

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