Reviewing Children's Books: A Content Analysis

1998 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-182 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books

A content analysis of gender representation in Malaysian children's literature

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Ramesh Nair
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
English Language ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Minor Characters ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mental Schemas ◽  
Selection Of

Children's literature serves as a powerful medium through which children construct messages about their roles In society and gender Identity is often central to this construction. Although possessing mental schemas about gender differences is helpful when children organize their ideas of the world around them, problems occur when children are exposed to a constant barrage of uncompromising, gender-schematic sources that lead to stereotyping which in turn represses the full development of the child. This paper focuses on how gender is represented in a selection of Malaysian children's books published in the English language. Relying on the type of content analysis employed by previous feminist social science researchers, I explore this selection of Malaysian children's books for young children and highlight some areas of concern with regard to the construction of maleness and femaleness in these texts. The results reveal Imbalances at various levels Including the distribution of main, supporting and minor characters along gendered lines and the positioning of male and female characters In the visual Illustrations. The stereotyping of these characters In terms of their behavioural traits will be discussed with the aim of drawing attention to the need for us to take concerted measures to provide our children with books that will help them realize their potential to the fullest.

Farmhands and Factory Workers, Honesty and Humility: The Portrayal of Social Class and Morals in English Language Learner Children's Books

2009 ◽  
Vol 111 (11) ◽  
pp. 2560-2588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joelle Sano
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Class ◽  
English Language Learner ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Caldecott Medal ◽  
Ell Students

Background/Context Although much research has evaluated children's books for depictions of gender, little has centered on the portrayal of immigrants and social class. This investigation utilizes Bourdieu's theory of capital reproduction in education, Durkheim's conception of collective conscience and morals, and Bowles and Gintis's critique of schooling to evaluate these depictions and to investigate the functions of English language learner (ELL) education. Focus of Study This analysis investigates the representation of immigrants and class in children's books read aloud in ELL classrooms. Research Design Using lists provided by a leading school of education, the investigation uses a content analysis of 50 books often read aloud to ELL students based on five economic and cultural capital indicators. Additionally, the research included a content analysis of the morals presented by these books and by the past 20 Caldecott Medal-winning books. Findings Findings suggest strong differences in class portrayals and morals between ELL classroom and Caldecott Medal-winning books. Additionally, the evidence shows that the ELL books portray various ethnic immigrant groups differently, often supporting popular stereotypes about these ethnicities. Conclusions and Recommendations The study provides possible implications of the findings on the educational and career aspirations of ELL students and suggests that future researchers focus on participant-observation to expand these findings.

Theorizing a Critical Race Content Analysis for Children’s Literature about People of Color

2020 ◽  
pp. 004208592096371
Author(s):  
Lindsay Pérez Huber ◽  
Lorena Camargo Gonzalez ◽  
Daniel G. Solórzano
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Critical Content ◽  
Critical Content Analysis

Concerns from scholars about the exclusion of People of Color in children’s literature began in the early 20th century and continues today. The lack of children’s literature about People of Color is even more alarming in the contemporary moment, when Children of Color comprise a significant proportion of urban schools throughout the U.S. Only since the 1990’s have scholars begun to critically examine the portrayals of People of Color in children’s books. More recent research offers frameworks and methodologies for critical analyses of children’s books, namely a Critical Content Analysis that offers strategies for the examination of discursive power in literature for youth. This conceptual article theorizes how Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Education can be utilized with a Critical Content Analysis to provide a new framework for the examination of race, class, gender, (and other intersectionalities) in children’s books about People of Color— A Critical Race Content Analysis. We provide guiding principles of a Critical Race Content Analysis and analytical questions as tools for researchers and educators interested in conducting their own critical analyses of books about People of Color. Finally, we illustrate how this analysis is conducted with an example of a children’s book about immigration. This article makes important contributions to the literature on urban education that call for providing educators with tools to develop “racial literacies”.

scholarly journals A Voice from the Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-90
Author(s):  
Nisreen Anati
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Political Reality ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
The Arab Spring

This research paper explores the trends of presenting political and social realities in Arabic children’s literature through a content analysis of 26 award-winning Arabic children’s books published between 2011 and 2018 — after the Arab Spring. The origins of Arabic children’s books are first investigated from a number of different standpoints, and are shown to have traditional, religious, and global ties. I also explore the recent rise of interest in creating Arabic literary works for young children. I deduce that the causes of this increase are a cultural reawakening, globalization, and government support and funding. Finally, the 26 children’s books studied show links between the ethnicity of their authors, their dates of publication, and the illustrations and themes that appear in them. This provides support for the idea that Arabic political reality is often reflected in Arabic children’s literature.

scholarly journals A Metaphoric Case: Thoughts of Pre-Service Turkish Teachers Related to Literary Qualified Children’s Books

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Oguzhan YILMAZ
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
State University ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Research Tradition ◽  
The World

<p class="apa">The world has been changing, information sources have been diversifying; and the importance of reading book has been gradually increasing. Books’ constituting a place in life children as vitally important in developing their learning and imagination depends upon their close surrounding and essentially their learning Turkish. Therefore, in this study, the perceptions of pre-service Turkish teachers related to literary qualified children’s books were tried to be determined. The study was a phenomenological research carried out benefiting from the qualitative research tradition. The sample of the study that was carried out in a state university in Anatolia included 27 students chosen through maximum variation sampling among the students studying at Turkish Teaching department of the relevant state university. Data of the research were collected through open ended written interview form and semi-structured interview form; and the obtained data were coded and categorized performing content analysis. At the end of the study, it was revealed that pre-service Turkish teachers emphasized educative dimension of literary qualified children’s books as well as their content properties through the metaphors they used and relatively kept the properties such as language and narration in the background.</p>

scholarly journals Los enfoques de la literatura infantil relacionada con la Educación Física y el Deporte: un análisis comparativo entre Brasil y España (Approaches of children’s literature dealing with Physical Education and Sport: a comparative analysis between Brazil an

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
Rafael Guimarães Botelho
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Interobserver Reliability ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Significant Incidence ◽  
Palabras Clave

El objetivo de este artículo es comparar los enfoques de los libros infantiles con temática relacionada con la Educación Física y el Deporte publicados en Brasil con los publicados en España. Para llevar a cabo la investigación, se ha utilizado el análisis de contenido. Además, se ha creado y utilizado un modelo heurístico para identificar los enfoques presentes en las obras infantiles publicadas en ambos países. Para validar el análisis, se ha empleado la fiabilidad intraobservador e interobservadores mediante la aplicación del índice kappa de Cohen. Los resultados de este análisis indican que: (a) predomina en gran medida el enfoque de los Juegos y recreación en los dos corpora de libros analizados; (b) el enfoque de los Deportes también registra una gran incidencia en las obras infantiles de los dos países; (c) el enfoque de la Historia presenta una marcada incidencia en ambos países; (d) otro enfoque significativo presente en las obras infantiles analizadas es el de la Ética; (e) el enfoque de la Salud presenta casi los mismos porcentajes tanto en un país como en otro; (f) otra de las similitudes encontradas es que ambos países no registran incidencia alguna de los enfoques de la Educación gerontológica y del Multiculturalismo; (g) el enfoque de los Estudios olímpicos presenta una importante incidencia en España, mientras que en Brasil el tema está olvidado; (h) el enfoque de la Danza en Brasil apenas tiene incidencia (solamente el 1,11%), mientras que en España presenta una importante incidencia  (un 8,33%).Palabras clave: literatura infantil, Educación Física, análisis de contenido, análisis comparativo, Brasil, España.Abstract: The aim of this paper is to compare the approaches of children’s books dealing with Physical Education and Sport published in Brazil with the ones published in Spain. To develop the investigation, a content analysis was utilized. Also, a heuristic model was created and utilized to identify the approaches present in the children’s books published in both countries. To validate the analysis, was employed the intraobserver and interobserver reliability, applying Cohen’s kappa coefficient. The results of this analysis indicate that: (a) the approach of Games and recreation presents the biggest incidence in both corpora; (b) the approach of Sports also registers a great incidence in the children’s books of both countries; (c) the approach of History presents a significant incidence in both countries; (d) another significant approach present in the children’s books analyzed is Ethics; (e) the approach of Health presents almost the same percentages in Brazil and in Spain; (f) another similarity is that in both countries there is no incidence of the approaches of Gerontologic Education and Multiculturalism; (g) the approach of Olympic Studies presents an important incidence in Spain, though in Brazil it is overlooked; (h) the approach of Dance in Brazil has almost no incidence (only 1,11%), though in Spain it is quite the opposite (incidence of 8,33%).Keywords: children’s literature, Physical Education, content analysis, comparative analysis, Brazil, Spain.

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