An Analysis of Cartoons in Terms of Values Education in Turkey

Cartoons are important for equipping preschool children with values. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful and sensitive about the cartoons that watch. The aim of this research was determine values implicitly included in education program investigate occurrence these 6 Pırıl, Canım Kardeşim, Kare, Kukuli, Elif’in Düşleri Maceracı Yüzgeçler. In research, content analysis used. Preschool were analyzed descriptively. data obtained through descriptive analysed presented detail. Random sampling used while selecting 5 episodes investigated study. study identified 27 program. cartoons, love, cooperation, kindness, being scientific benevolence covered most frequently aesthetics, empathy, knowing protecting their rights, saving, self-control, courage obeying rules less frequently. Values self-respect, freedom patriotism not mentioned any cartoons. It found analysed.