Children's rights and citizenship values in a book selection for young readers/Derechos de los niños y valores para la ciudadanía en una selección de libros para jóvenes lectores

• Published in: Revista complutense de educación Vol. 34; no. 2; p. 243
• Main Authors: Vails, Maria Pujol, Graell, Mariona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 01.04.2023
• Subjects: España
• ISSN: 1130-2496
• DOI: 10.5209/rced.77265

This study is contextualised in the field of how children's literature can help to spread awareness of children's rights among its readers. It is intended to determine the ethical values most present in a specific corpus and their relationship with children's rights and citizenship education. The results and discussion break new ground in the literary and social fields because they provide answers to help understand the role of children's literature in a world that needs the engagement of young citizens. The method adopted is a convergent parallel mixed one, as it collects and merges quantitative data, obtained from reading 244 fiction and non-fiction books for 0-12-year-olds, and qualitative data by assigning 39 values to the books. The corpus belongs to the Children's Rights Suitcase, a selection by the Rosa Sensat Teachers' Association. This data is then interpreted using a validated data collection instrument. The introduction and the theoretical framework are based upon literary cognitive criticism and democratic education to encourage children to participate in society and become critical citizens.