Cultural diversity values embedded in children’s literature
Other Title(s)
قيم التنوع الثقافي المتضمنة في أدب الأطفال
Joint Authors
al-Ujayli, Shadha
Jafar, Fatimah Abd al-Halim
Source
International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 4 (31 Oct. 2019), pp.163-191, 29 p.
Publisher
International Foundation of the Future Horizons
Publication Date
2019-10-31
Country of Publication
Estonia
No. of Pages
29
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This study investigated the cultural diversity values embedded in children’s stories of the age of 8-12 years in the Arab World presented by the characters of the stories taking, Jordan as a case study.
The following questions were raised: 1- What are the cultural diversity values embedded in children stories for the age of 8-12 years? 2- What are the of characters in children stories in terms of gender (male – female), age (child-adult-old), and types (human-animal) that represented these values? A thorough revision was included for the stories of children.
Thirty-three stories were chosen and analyzed using a developed checklist of the cultural diversity values, and Child, Potter & Levine (1971) classification of characters.
Findings revealed that the cultural diversity values in children’s stories were not sufficient as they should be according to the used scale
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ujayli, Shadha& Jafar, Fatimah Abd al-Halim. 2019. Cultural diversity values embedded in children’s literature. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 4, pp.163-191.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-893674
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ujayli, Shadha& Jafar, Fatimah Abd al-Halim. Cultural diversity values embedded in children’s literature. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences Vol. 2, no. 4 (Oct. 2019), pp.163-191.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-893674
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ujayli, Shadha& Jafar, Fatimah Abd al-Halim. Cultural diversity values embedded in children’s literature. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences. 2019. Vol. 2, no. 4, pp.163-191.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-893674
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 192-193
Record ID
BIM-893674