THE IMPACT OF CHILDREN'S NOVELS ON VALUES EDUCATION: THE CASES OF "THE CHILDREN OF THE GREEN ISLAND" AND "TARAJAR BEYOND THE SEAS"

Abstract

Children need literary works for their development because they are highly critical for the cognitive, linguistic and psycho-social development of children. The works that children read show difference depending on each development stage; thus, when preparing a text for them, such characteristics as the perception level and areas of interest of the target audience should be taken into consideration. Havva Tekin, an important author of Cypriot Turkish Literature, is an author who made important contribution to Cypriot Turkish literature with her works. The sample of the study consists of Havva Tekin novels titled “Children of the Green Island” and “Tarajar Beyond the Seas.” These novels were selected by purposive sampling method. In this study, qualitative research was applied as a research method, and document analysis was used to collect data. In the analysis of the works, “descriptive analysis” was used. In this context, first of all, the values in the works were listed with page numbers and then interpreted in a thematic framework. In this study, Schwartz Value Survey was used to determine the values. In both novels of Havva Tekin, it has been seen that all the values found in the Schwartz Value Survey are present. Benevolence is the most common value in Havva Tekin’s novels. In both novels, the value of benevolence took place in the form of “love, friendship, honesty, responsibility and helping.”