This study aims to analyse 41 children's picture books published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for children aged 3-6 in terms of gender. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods was used to analyse children's books in terms of book title, characters on book covers, the main character of the book, gender distribution of the characters in the books, their appearances, the place where they were depicted, the professional roles of the characters, their actions, the tools they used, and their verbal descriptions. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings revealed that although there are some representations other than gender stereotypes in terms of the professions, actions and places of the characters in the picture books, mostly gender stereotypes persist in the visual and verbal texts in the books. For this reason, it is recommended that institutions, organizations and publishing houses that publish children's picture books should develop gender-sensitive criteria and prepare the books in line with these criteria.
Bu araştırmanın amacı Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK) tarafından 3-6 yaş arası çocuklar için yayınlanmış 41 adet resimli çocuk kitabının toplumsal cinsiyet açısından incelenmesidir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden belge (doküman) incelemesinin kullanıldığı araştırmada, resimli çocuk kitapları kitap başlığı, kitap kapaklarında bulunan karakterler, kitapların ana karakteri, kitaplardaki karakterlerin cinsiyet dağılımı, karakterlerin dış görünüşleri, karakterlerin tasvir edildikleri mekân, karakterlerin mesleki rolleri, eylemleri, kullandıkları araç-gereçler ve yazılı tasvirleri açılarından incelenmiştir. Veri analiz yöntemlerinden içerik analizinin kullanıldığı araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre resimli kitaplarda karakterlerin meslekleri, eylemleri ve gösterildikleri mekân yönünden toplumsal cinsiyet kalıp yargılarının dışında temsiller yer alsa da kitaplardaki görsel ve sözel metinlerde çoğunlukla toplumsal cinsiyet kalıp yargılarının sürdüğünü ortaya koymaktadır. Bu nedenle, resimli çocuk kitapları yayınlayan kurum, kuruluş ve yayınevlerine toplumsal cinsiyete duyarlı ölçütler geliştirerek kitapları bu ölçütler doğrultusunda hazırlamaları önerilmektedir.
This study aims to analyse 41 children's picture books published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for children aged 3-6 in terms of gender. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods was used to analyse children's books in terms of book title, characters on book covers, the main character of the book, gender distribution of the characters in the books, their appearances, the place where they were depicted, the professional roles of the characters, their actions, the tools they used, and their verbal descriptions. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings revealed that although there are some representations other than gender stereotypes in terms of the professions, actions and places of the characters in the picture books, mostly gender stereotypes persist in the visual and verbal texts in the books. For this reason, it is recommended that institutions, organizations and publishing houses that publish children's picture books should develop gender-sensitive criteria and prepare the books in line with these criteria.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Early Pub Date | April 29, 2023 |
Publication Date | April 29, 2023 |
Submission Date | September 7, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 |