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Full-Text Articles in Children's and Young Adult Literature

The Literary Characteristics Of Books Popular With Fourth And Fifth Graders At Hudson Elementary School, Marilyn H. Lilja Jan 1979

The Literary Characteristics Of Books Popular With Fourth And Fifth Graders At Hudson Elementary School, Marilyn H. Lilja

Graduate Research Papers

The report of a study conducted in the fall of the 1978-79 school year by the elementary media specialist at Hudson, Iowa Elementary School to determine what literary characteristics were found in books which were currently popular with the Hudson fourth and fifth grade students. The literature reviewed discussed the criteria of literary quality developed by other authors. A set of ten criteria with which to judge literary quality was developed by the researcher. A survey was taken to determine the fifteen most popular books among these students. The books were then read by the researcher and evaluated in terms …


A Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Emotionally Disturbed In Books Popular With Adolescents, Judith A. Heusinkveld Jan 1979

A Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Emotionally Disturbed In Books Popular With Adolescents, Judith A. Heusinkveld

Graduate Research Papers

The major purposes of this research were to analyze the portrayal of emotionally disturbed characters in books which adolescents are reading and to attempt to determine if this portrayal was realistic and balanced in terms of the entire group of books. A panel of experts was used to obtain a sample of ten books. The portrayals of twelve characters from these ten books were analyzed using an inventory of twelve elements which were derived from traditional stereotypes of the emotionally disturbed. The results of this analysis suggested that, for the most part, a realistic and generally balanced portrayal of emotionally …


Biographical Profiles Of The Caldecott Illustrators, Patricia Bernard Jan 1979

Biographical Profiles Of The Caldecott Illustrators, Patricia Bernard

Graduate Research Papers

This research study is a biographical profile of the Caldecott illustrators up to 1979. The purpose of this study was to see if commonalities existed in the backgrounds of those illustrators chosen to receive the Caldecott award.


Animal Stereotypes In Children’S Picture Books, Jeanna L. Massman Jan 1979

Animal Stereotypes In Children’S Picture Books, Jeanna L. Massman

Graduate Research Papers

This research was a content analysis concerned with the stereotyping of animals in children's literature. Five hypotheses were formulated on the topic. These hypotheses examined the relationship between type of characterization (animal as animal, animal as animal but talking, animal as human being) and stereotyping. The relationship between role of character (major or minor) and stereotyping and the degree of stereotyping and realism, in general, prevalent in children's picture books. The animals picked for analysis were bears, foxes, mice and rabbits. The total population of books was taken from five sources and a stratified random sample was drawn. A total …