Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Keywords
Volunteer fire fighters; Children's literature;
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to complete a simple content analysis of twenty-five books about firefighters and to create an informational children's book about volunteer firefighters for students in preschool through second grade. The book created for this research project shares information about the lives, training, and commitment of volunteer firefighters. Volunteer firefighters comprise the majority of firefighters in the United States. They provide fire protection and, often times, emergency medical services to communities of all sizes saving taxpayers an estimated $37 billion annually. Volunteer firefighters have been serving communities for hundreds of years, but their numbers have steadily declined since the 1980’s. The researcher used a simple checklist to conduct a brief content analysis of 25 firefighter books found in local libraries and with copyright dates since 1996. Children's literature has the ability to impact the values and attitudes of children, yet the researcher found no children's literature exclusively portraying volunteer firefighters that may be used to inspire children to join departments when they become adults.
Year of Submission
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Division of School Library Studies
First Advisor
Karla Krueger
Date Original
2009
Object Description
1 PDF file (74 pages)
Copyright
©2009 Jamie Noack
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Noack, Jamie, "The portrayal of volunteer firefighters in children's literature" (2009). Graduate Research Papers. 51.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/51
Comments
The creative work referenced in this graduate research paper, My Dad's a Rescue Hero, currently is not being made available in electronic format through UNI ScholarWorks.