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Cultural Diversity Values Embedded in Children?s Literature

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  • Fatmeh Ja'far

    (Amman Arab University)

  • Shatha Al-Ajeely

    (Amman Arab University)

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This study investigated the cultural diversity values embedded in children?s stories of the age 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 characters in children stories in terms of gender (male ? female), age (child-adult-old), and types (human-animal) that represented these values? 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.

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  • Fatmeh Ja'far & Shatha Al-Ajeely, 2018. "Cultural Diversity Values Embedded in Children?s Literature," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 7208523, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7208523
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    Keywords

    Cultural diversity; values; children?s literature.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A29 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Other
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other
    • Z19 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Other

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