Views of Turkish Teacher Candidates on Children's Literature

• Main Author: Yakup Alan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmacıları Dergisi 2020-12-01
• Series: Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmacıları Dergisi
• Subjects: çocuk edebiyatı; çocuk edebiyatının yararları; çocuk edebiyatında sorunlar; öğetmen adayı görüşleri; children's literature; benefits of children's literature; problems in children's literature; teacher candidates' views
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ueader/issue/59308/820511?publisher=http-egitim-kilis-edu-tr-cv-durmu-c5-9e-burak-pdf

The aim of this study was to reveal the views of Turkish teacher candidates on children's literature. Phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The research was conducted with 32 teacher candidates who were studying at Kilis 7 Aralık University, Muallim Rıfat Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Education. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview form, which was prepared by the researcher and given its final form in the light of the feedback received from field experts (3 Turkish language experts and 1 assessment and evaluation expert). The obtained data were coded and subjected to descriptive analysis. In addition, quotations were used from the opinions of the teacher candidates to support the results. Based on the data obtained from teacher candidates; the necessity of children's literature, the drawbacks of works that are not prepared for children, the benefits of children's literature, and the problems encountered in children's literature are presented.