Examination of Story Books Produced Towards Preschool Children Regarding Elements of Violence and Horror Okul ncesi ocuklar na Y nelik Yay nlanan Hikaye Kitaplar n n iddet ve Korku eleri A s ndan ncelenmesi

Story books are used as an indispensable tool for the education of children. Therefore, the high-quality story books that are prepared taking the age and development characteristics, needs and interests of the children into account gain even more importance. In this study, the violence and horror elements in the text and illustration parts of a total of 174 story books published in Turkey between 1995 and 2005 by 9 publishing houses, 52 of them being translations and 122 written by Turkish authors, are examined through an evaluation form created by researchers. In general, an average of 8 percent of violence and 11 percent of horror elements were found in the texts and illustrations of the story books. These elements were found mostly in translated books and books that are published under the category of world classics. Hikaye kitaplar ocuklar n e itiminde vazge ilmez bir ara olarak kullan lmaktad r. Bunun i in ocuklar n ya lar , geli im zellikleri, ilgi ve ihtiya lar dikkate al narak haz rlanm nitelikli hikaye kitaplar büyük nem kazanmaktad r. Bu ara t rmada Türkiye’de 1995-2005 y llar aras nda 9 yay nevi taraf ndan bas lm 52’si eviri, 122’si yerli olmak üzere toplam 174 hikaye kitab n n metin ve resim k s mlar nda bulunan iddet ve korku eleri ara t rmac lar taraf ndan olu turulan bir de erlendirme formu ile incelenmi tir. Genel olarak hikaye kitaplar n n metin ve resimlerinde ortalama % 8 iddet, % 11 korku esi oldu u bulunmu tur. S z konusu eler daha ok eviri ve dünya klasikleri grubundaki kitaplarda tespit edilmi tir.