The analysıs of faıry tales compıled by yücel feyzioglu wıth respect to desıred behavıours ın chıldren

The aim of the present research was to identify to what extent fairy tales incorporate the desired behaviors which are crucial for children’s development in various fields. For this purpose, 11 fairy tale books, written by Yücel Feyzioğlu, were examined, namely Dimitraş ile Pıtıraş, Aldar Köse, Alp ile Asamat Köprüsü, Yartı Kulak, Keloğlan ile Kahkaha Hanım, Cırttan ile Çilbik, Murkumama ile Çomotay, Pürüş Batur ile Aksıla, Er Tapıldı, Serçe Koyun Avlarkene, and İristu ile Akkağan. Since present study addresses the importance of fairy tales in children’s education of values, the population of the study is fairy tales books, and the research method employed is content analysis. The ethical, psychological, sociological, economy-related and other messages in the fairy tales in terms of desired behaviors were analysed. The findings revealed that the fairy tales penned by Yücel Feyzioğlu were of appropriate educational value, particularly with respect to psychological and ethical massages.