What Do Children's Books Say to Adults?

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 57 Sayı: 2, 531 - 589, 25.07.2024

Canan Aslan Ferah Burgul Adıgüzel

https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1309081

Öz

Children's literature is used not only to support children's developmental processes but also in
adult education programs for different purposes. Adults who read such books in line with their
interests and wishes, without being part of any program, are worth knowing about who they
read the books for and their thoughts about the contribution of the books to them. This study
aims to reveal the opinions of adults about the children's literature products they read in
adulthood, for whom they read, and their contributions to themselves. The research was
designed according to the basic qualitative research approach. The research study group
consists of 221 volunteer adults who read children's literature products in line with their
interests. The group was determined by criterion sampling, one of the purposive sampling
methods. The data were collected online via a form containing questions suitable for the
purpose of the research. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five
volunteer adults. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data. As a result of the
study, adults mostly read children's books for themselves, their children, students, relatives, and
friends' children; these books stated that it contributed to understanding and communicating
with the child, self-knowledge and understanding, self-development, and increasing subjective
well-being.

Anahtar Kelimeler

: Children, literature, education, adult education, children

Çocuk Kitapları Yetişkinlere Ne Söylüyor?

Öz

Çocuk edebiyatı ürünleri yalnızca çocukların gelişimsel süreçlerini desteklemek için değil,
farklı amaçlarla yetişkin eğitimi programlarında da kullanılmaktadır. Kimi yetişkinlerse çocuk
kitaplarını bir program dâhilinde olmaksızın, kendi ilgi ve isteği doğrultusunda okumaktadır.
Kendi ilgi ve isteğiyle çocuk kitapları okuyan yetişkinlerin bu kitapları kimin için okudukları
ve kitapların kendilerine katkıları konusundaki görüşleri bilinmeye değer bir konudur. Bu
araştırmanın temel amacı, yetişkinlerin yetişkinlik döneminde gönüllü olarak okudukları çocuk
edebiyatı ürünlerini kimin için okudukları ve bu kitapların kendilerine katkıları konusundaki
görüşlerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Araştırma, temel nitel araştırma yaklaşımına göre desenlemiştir.
Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, kendi ilgi ve isteği doğrultusunda çocuk edebiyatı ürünleri okuyan
gönüllü 221 yetişkindir. Grup, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme yoluyla
belirlenmiştir. Veriler, içinde araştırmanın amacına uygun soruların yer aldığı bir form
aracılığıyla çevrimiçi ortamda toplanmış; ayrıca beş gönüllü yetişkinle yarı yapılandırılmış
görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde içerik çözümlemesi yöntemi kullanılmıştır.
Çalışmanın sonucunda yetişkinler sırasıyla en çok kendileri, çocukları, öğrencileri, akrabaları,
arkadaşlarının çocukları ve yakınları için çocuk kitapları okuduklarını; bu kitapların “çocuğu
anlama ve çocukla iletişim kurma”, “kendini tanıma ve anlama”, “kendini geliştirme” ve “öznel
iyi oluş halini artırma” konusunda kendilerine katkı sağladığını belirtmişlerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

çocuk edebiyatı, eğitim, yetişkin eğitimi, yetişkin eğitiminde çocuk edebiyatı

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