Some Finding Dealing With Universal Values In Literary Texts Selection Criteria In Turkish Course Books For Primary Education

Abstract

Current research deals with the basic universal values and in terms of literary the literal texts in the course books published by The Ministry of National Education in 2005 for the 7th grades. Before analyzing the texts, they were evaluated in the view of literary and education and conceptual information was presented. Later, main universal values were briefly explained. In the light of the information given in previous sections, texts were read. Not only were those texts evaluated in terms of universal values but also in artistic and literary aspects. The subject was customized in the research in which both theoretical discussions and text analysis were carried out. The current research aims at indicating how effective the literary texts are in acquisition of values in general, and in particular, in acquisition of universal values.