Different Fiction Genres Take Children's Memories to Different Places
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| Title: | Different Fiction Genres Take Children's Memories to Different Places |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kuzmicová, Anežka (ORCID |
| Source: | Cambridge Journal of Education. 2022 52(1):37-53. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Fiction, Literary Genres, Childrens Literature, Memory, Reader Response, Prompting, Recreational Reading, Books, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Workshops, Experience |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0305764X.2021.1937523 |
| ISSN: | 0305-764X |
| Abstract: | Fiction, more than expository text, nurtures intimate connections between text and the reader's life experiences. This dimension of reader response is underexplored in relation to children. Adapting methods from Empirical Literary Studies to educational research objectives, the authors employed the concept of 'remindings', i.e. reminiscing prompted by text, in studying children's life-resonant responses to self-selected leisure books. Six workshops were run in primary classrooms during which participants (N = 148; age 8-11) engaged in remindings and mental imagery. Written remindings were then analysed for systematic variation across fiction book genres (Real-world vs. Fantasy; Relationships vs. Adventure). They found that Real-World Adventure books prompted remindings of discrete life events, while Real-World Relationships books prompted remindings of more diffuse experiences. Fantasy Adventure books were the least likely to prompt remindings. Further genre-based differences emerged in the distribution of themes within remindings. The authors consider the consequences of these insights for supporting young readers. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1322441 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Fiction, more than expository text, nurtures intimate connections between text and the reader's life experiences. This dimension of reader response is underexplored in relation to children. Adapting methods from Empirical Literary Studies to educational research objectives, the authors employed the concept of 'remindings', i.e. reminiscing prompted by text, in studying children's life-resonant responses to self-selected leisure books. Six workshops were run in primary classrooms during which participants (N = 148; age 8-11) engaged in remindings and mental imagery. Written remindings were then analysed for systematic variation across fiction book genres (Real-world vs. Fantasy; Relationships vs. Adventure). They found that Real-World Adventure books prompted remindings of discrete life events, while Real-World Relationships books prompted remindings of more diffuse experiences. Fantasy Adventure books were the least likely to prompt remindings. Further genre-based differences emerged in the distribution of themes within remindings. The authors consider the consequences of these insights for supporting young readers. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-764X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0305764X.2021.1937523 |
