Children's and adolescent literature, systematic review, content, structure, fictional literature.

Zamani, Elham; Fazilat, Mahmoud; S, A; Jalali, Maryam

doi:10.22059/jlcr.2024.378328.2003

Document Type : scientific-research

Authors

¹ Ph.D. Candidate of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

² Corresponding Author, Professor of Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

³ Professor of Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Associate Professor of Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jlcr.2024.378328.2003

Abstract

Children fiction’s writers have their own standards and criteria. Researchers and critics in the field of children's literature also provide reviews and standards.Meanwhile, there is no comprehensive and targeted study that can give specific criteria and structural and content components for children's literature.The current research aims to extract "structural and content components and criteria of children's literature" for the age group of 12 to 18 years children.
This study was conducted using a systematic review method and carried out by searching for articles based on these keywords "Fictional Literature", "Juvenile Literature", "Children's Literature", "Structure", "Content" and "component" in several scientific databases: Noormagz, Magiran, Ensani, ISC, the University of Tehran’s Scientific Journals database and Civilica databases were conducted. The criteria and components of fiction literature for children and adolescents were extracted.
By conducting a systematic review, 834 articles were extracted. During the screening process of the articles by examining the titles, abstracts, and full text of the extracted articles, finally, 8 articles were selected for the final analysis. The extracted components were divided into two main classes content and structural components. The content class was divided into three subclasses: psychological, educational skills, and teenagers' interests and tastes. The structure class was also classified into three subclasses: literary features, story type, and title, and characterization.
The results of this research show that there are subtle structural and content differences between juvenile fiction and children's or adult fiction that should be taken into account when writing stories for this age group. The results, as structural and content criteria of children's literature, can be a basis for managers and decision-makers in the field of children's and adolescent literature for planning and policy-making in this area; Especially for the age group of 12 to 18 years.

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Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 35
December 2024
Pages 23-42

Children's and adolescent literature, systematic review, content, structure, fictional literature.

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Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 35December 2024Pages 23-42

Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 35
December 2024
Pages 23-42