جایگاه مفاهیم فلسفی در ادبیات داستانی کودک ایران

an analysis of philosophical content of iranian children's fictions   s. iravani*            k. mokhtari** tehran university   the purpose of this study is to find basic philosophical concepts in children's literature through content analysis. the sample consists of 41 selected stories published by the institute for the intellectual development of children and young adults (kanoon parvaresh fekri koodakan va nojavanan) in five age groups--preschool to intermediate period. results show that 49% of concepts belong to ontological, 39% to axiological and 12% to epistemological domains. the findings show that the presentation of these concepts is not done in such a way as to promote thinking and contemplating in their readers. keywords: children's literature, content analysis, critical thinking, philosophical concepts.   * assistant professor of philosophy of education, [email protected] ** m.a student of history & philosophy of education, [email protected] received:1/3/2010               accepted:10/24/2010