Bibliotherapeutic Literature Appropriate for Gifted Children: Examination of Three Books
Keywords:
bibliyoterapi, psikolojik danışma, üstün yetenekli çocuklar, bibliotherapy, gifted childrenAbstract
Abstract
Gifted students may experience psychosocial difficul- ties. One of the therapeutic tools that, can be used by counselors in supporting them by taking their interest and skill in reading book into consideration, is biblio- therapy. It reflects using literature for helping chil- dren to overcome their problems. Choosing the ap- propriate book for bibliotherapy is crucial point to make the process productive. Research on the books that can be used through bibliotherapy with gifted students seems to be limited; led this study. This study examined three books in terms of the content regarding psychosocial difficulties experienced by gifted students and their appropriateness for biblio- therapy applications for gifted children at primary school level. The outstanding contents in the books were relationship problems, labeling and loneliness, difficulties with self / identity development, and per- fectionism. According to results, the books included contents regarding the difficulties that gifted students might experience; hence could be used with gifted students by counselors.
Öz
Bibliyoterapi, çocuklara yaşadıkları problemlerin üs- tesinden gelmelerinde kitap okuma aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilen yardım sürecidir. Bu yardım sürecinin etkililiğini artırmada kitap seçimi önemli bir konudur. Üstün yetenekli çocuklarla gerçekleştirilecek bibliyo- terapi uygulamalarında kullanılabilecek kitaplara iliş- kin araştırmalar son derece sınırlıdır. Bu nedenle bu araştırmada, ilkokul düzeyindeki üstün yetenekli ço- cukların yaşayabilecekleri psiko-sosyal güçlüklere yö- nelik konuları içerip içermemesi ve üstün yetenekli çocuklarla gerçekleştirilebilecek bibliyoterapi uygula- malarında kullanılmaya uygunluğu açısından üç ki- tap incelenmiştir. İncelenen kitaplarda, ilişki prob- lemleri, etiketleme ve yalnızlık, kimlik gelişimi ile il- gili güçlükler ve mükemmeliyetçilik öne çıkan içerikler olmuştur. Sonuçlara göre, incelenen kitapların üstün yetenekli çocukların deneyimleyebileceği güçlük- lere yönelik içerikler taşıdığı ve bu nedenle psikolojikdanışmanlar tarafından üstün yetenekli çocuklara ve- rilecek yardım sürecinde kullanılabileceği söylenebi- lir.
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