| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 諮商與教育心理研究所 === 94 === The purpose of this study was to examine how “peer conflicts” were presented by both Eastern and Western authors in the children’s picture story books. This study was focused on three key concepts, types of characters, types of conflicts, and strategies of conflict resolutions. Based on the content analysis, the researcher analyzed sixty-five children’s picture story books which were purposively sampled from three public libraries in Taichung City. Compiled from related theories and former studies, the primary analyzing tools were the following three tables, ‘categories of types of characters’, ‘categories of types of conflicts’ and ‘categories of conflict resolution strategies’. By analyzing and comparing these children’s picture story books, the researcher introduced the four significant findings below:
1.Generally speaking, animals were the main characters of peer conflict; interestingly, conflict of values was in the majority of the types of peer conflicts. In addition, the verbal protest strategy presented in conflict resolution strategies had been used the most among the children’s picture story books.
2.Types of conflicts varied with types of characters. For example, animals were mostly characterized as the central figures in children’s picture story books which were related to conflict over resources, conflict of physiological needs and conflict of values of appearance. However, human characters were mostly depicted when stories were related to conflict of psychological needs. Nevertheless, no matter what types of conflicts were presented, the issue of children’s picture story books was to share, to respect and to get along with others.
3.The rate of conflict resolution strategies varied with types of characters. For example, verbal protest strategy was mostly used in children’s picture story books with animals and ‘other’ types of characters. Intervention strategy was mostly used when the characters were human. In addition, all strategies were various by contents, yet both physical attack strategy and intervention strategy varied with types of characters.
4.In terms of outcomes to conflicts, children’s picture story books of Eastern and Western emphasized with peaceful ending. Moreover, metaphors were used in some of the Western children’s picture story books with inconclusive ending where the readers had to contemplate for their own version of finality.
Finally, based on the above findings, the researcher provided suggestions for future researches, authors and publishers of children’s picture story books.
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