The influence of literature on young children's concept formation
Abstract
This dissertation is an attempt to look into and analyse
the influence of literature on the minds of young Kenyan primary
school children aged between five and twelve years. Specifically
it is concerned with how children's world view is, has been, or
can be shaped and influenced by ideas derived from literature. The
children interviewed are from different social and economic backgrounds,
and attend different calibres of schools within the Kenyan educational
system. They are representative of the differences within the whole
Kenyan system, comprising a privileged, affluent minority, and a
majority of economically and socially underprivileged men and women.
The social set up is seen as a major determinant of the literature
existing in the different communities in which the children live.
Citation
M.A ( Literature)Sponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
Department of Literature, University of Nairobi