Content analysis-based studies of Iranian literature for children and young adults began 33 years ago in Iran, pioneered by Tehran University. Since then, 36 such studies have been done, including 9 articles and 27 master’s theses. The present paper attempts to review these studies and categorize them in three groups: content analysis studies of written stories, content analysis studies of translated stories, and content analysis studies of poems. Finally, some suggestions are proposed to improve the current status of children and young adult’s literature in Iran.
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Abdoli, M. ( 2004) Topical inclinations in children story books. Faslname-Ye Ketab, 15(2) 107-114.
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Agah, A.S. ( 1983) Comparing story books for children aged 6-9 written by Iranian writers during the two years before and after the revolution. Master’s thesis on Communication Sciences. College of Iran’s National Broadcasting Organization.
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Aghayari, K. ( 1996) An introduction to children and young adult’s literature and the criteria for criticism. Tehran: Sar Amad Kavosh.
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Amin Dehghan, N. and Parirokh, M. ( 2003) Content analysis of the stories for group ‘‘B’’ children; a bibliotherapy approach. Library and Information Science, 6(4) 19-51.
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Chizari, M. ( 1991) Child and book message: Content analysis of IECCT publications during 1979-1989. Master’s thesis in Sociology. Faculty of Social Sciences, Tehran University.
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Eshraghi, S. ( 1995) Content analysis of the stories for teenagers published during 1361-1370: the case of men’s and women’s characters. Master’s thesis in Persian literature. Tarbiyat Mo’allem University.
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Geranpaye, B. ( 2000) Discourse analysis of cultural patterns in IECCYA publications . Journal of Children Literature, 5, 3-18.
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Ghorbani, V. ( 2001) The investigation of information needs of high school students in Mashhad and assessing the effectiveness of libraries in meeting these needs. Library and Information Science, 4(1) 87-108.
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Hoseyni Nesar, H. ( 2000) The Islamic Revolution in children’s and young adults’ stories during 1978- 1998. Master’s thesis in Library and Information Sciences, Sciences and Researches Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU).
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Ibrahimi Kalheroodi, K. ( 1999) An investigation of the status of the translated stories for children aged between 3-11, published during 1978-1996 Master’s thesis on Library and Information Science. Psychology and Educational Sciences Faculty, Tehran University.
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Iman Ahi, L., Khomarloo, T. and Dolatabadi, M. ( 1977) A survey of children’s literature. Tehran: Children Book Council.
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Kadivar, M. ( 1983) Analyzing the contents of IECCYA publications in two periods before and after the Revolution. Master’s thesis in Cultural Planning. Art Colleges Complex.
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Ketabi, N. ( 1979) Content analysis of stories for children published during 1982-2006 and comparing the concepts introduced in both censored and uncensored books during this period. Master thesis on Educational Technology, Communication Sciences. The Grand School for Television and Cinema.
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Khazaeli, A. ( 1983) Comparing stories for children aged 6-9 written by Iranian writers during the two years before and after the Islamic Revolution. Master’ thesis on Communication Sciences. College of Iran’s National Broadcasting Organization.
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Maghsoodi, S. ( 2001) Comparing men’s and women’s social roles and status in child story books published during 1991-1999. Master thesis in Persian Literature. Faculty of Humanities, Bahonar University .
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Mahdiyan, N. ( 2007) Literature of the Revolution: investigating children’s and young adults’ literature during the Revolution, (1966-1980). Journal of Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature, 12, 69-88.
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Malek Tojar, N. ( 2005) Investigating peace-related concepts in Persian child story books for children aged 7-11, published during 1994-2003. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Mir Hoseyni, Z. ( 1987) Topic development in children and young adults stories during 1978-1988. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Mir Kermanshahi, M. ( 2004) Topic development in translated story books for children and young adults during 1993-2001. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Sciences and Researches Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU).
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Mirzaye, A. ( 1981) A study of the stories for children and young adults published during 1978-1978. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Mohammadi, M. ( 1996) Investigating children and young adult’s stories of Iran-Iraq war. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch. (IAU).
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Mohammadi, M. ( 1998) The investigation of the role of animals in Persian child stories published by IECCYA during 1967-1999. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch. (IAU).
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Moosavi, Z. ( 2004) Manifestations of divine love and Erfan in children’s literature. Paper presented at the Conference on Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature. Birjand , Proceeding of the first Seminar on Children’s Literature University.
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Nazar Ahari, E. ( 2000) There is not a wolf in ambush in our young adults poetry: Topic investigation of the poems of 16 children and young adults poets during 1981-1998. Journal of Children’s Literature, 6, 3-23.
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Neyshaboori, A. ( 1998) Content analysis of the books published by IECCYA during the ten years after the Revolution. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Nore’i Pasvishe, M. ( 2001) The investigation of the amount of co-coverage of the stories in the three divine books, the Koran, the Bible and the Torah. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Osareh, F. ( 2001) Investigating children’s poems in terms of theology and its role in religious education, presented at the Conference on Pathology of Religious Education in the Educational System. Tehran , the Office for Cooperation among Mosques, (Research and Curriculum Development Organization and Jahad-e-Daneshgahi): 126-127.
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Parirokh, M. and Majdi, Z. ( 2007) Stories as devices for helping children and young adults face problems: investigating child stories with a bibliotherapy approach. Journal of Children’s Literature, 12, 68-49.
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Raisi, F. ( 2003) Investigating concepts in children poems in 1981s. Master thesis in Persian Literature, Islamic Azad University, Fasa Branch. (IAU).
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Razpoosh, S. ( 1978) The investigation of social concepts in the suitable books for children in Iran written by Iranian writers. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Sanagoo Rad, F. ( 1975) Content analysis of children’s and young adults’ readings of IECCYA publications. Master’s thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Sarmadi, A., and Mir Khajavi, A. ( 1975) Quantitative and qualitative investigation of the books published during 1973 and comparing the concepts with major educational goals . Master’s thesis in Educational Science, Tarbiyat Mo’allem University.
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Seyed Ahmadiyan, E. ( 1978) The investigation of social concepts and behaviors in young adults books written by Iranian writers. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Sattari, M. ( 1998) The investigation of social concepts in realistic stories for young adults written by Iranian writers during 1979-1988. Master’s thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Seyed Ahmadiyan, E. ( 1978) The investigation of social concepts and behaviors in young adults books written by Iranian writers. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Soltan Mohammadi, S. ( 1979) Analyzing pre-school child readings of 1961-1978. Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
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Tahmasian, N. ( 2007) Analyzing the contents of story books for group ‘‘B’’ and ‘‘C’’ children published during 2001-2006 in terms of their effects in dealing with fear, anxiety and depression in children . Master thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Sciences and Researches Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU).
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Vandi, Majid I. ( 1995) Investigating sex factor in child and teenager stories published during 1990-1992. Master’s thesis in Educational Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tarbiyat Mo’allem University .
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Zare Gavgani, V. ( 2000) Islamic educational concepts in children’s and young adults’ literature; a Koranic view. Master’s thesis in Library and Information Sciences. Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tehran University.
