Özet:

Literature is the art of expressing feelings and thoughts effectively, either verbally or in writing. Literature exists in the lives of children as well as adults. One of the most subtle and special branches of literature is children's literature. Children's literature, which develops and nourishes the mental world of the child who is mentally developing and being shaped, is very important in the child's life. While the meeting of the child with literature in his life begins with lullabies and fairy tales read to him, those who carry out these actions are his mother, father and teachers in pre-school institutions. The aim of the study is to examine the attitudes of associate degree child development students towards children's literature, who will be future parents, child development and preschool teachers. In the study, the Attitude Scale Towards Children's Literature developed by Karagül (2020) was used as a data collection tool. The study was carried out with child development students continuing their education in a Vocational School affiliated to a university in the Eastern Anatolia Region. While 95 female and 11 male students participated in the study, 63 students at the 1st grade and 43 students at the 2nd grade were included in the study. Tables regarding the level of students' attitudes towards children's literature and whether there is a difference in their attitudes according to gender and class level are given in the findings section.

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