Transplanting the Pumpkin — Folktales in New Media Formats for Children’s Instruction

Cross-Cultural Analysis of Children's Moral Education: Perspectives on Deception in Korean and Western Folklores

“…Folklore predominantly addresses valuesespecially values related to morality and socialization (Jirata, 2011;Talwar et al, 2016). It is a vital source for communicating these various traditional values that teaches children ways of being, living and coexisting, especially in the neoliberal era where even values are standardized (Burman, 2016;Moss, 2014;Nabutanyi, 2013;Parkkinen & Sutinen, 1999). Folklore has the power to change children's perspectives and have been used to transmit perspectives on deception, promoting critical moral thinking through diverse presentations (Lee et al, 2014).…”

“…Although folktales and fairy tales are both stories of fiction, they differ in that fairy tales contain magical elements or beings, such as fairies, ogres and trolls, while folktales generally tell stories of animals and human beings (Bascom, 1965) Even in modern society, various versions of folktales and fairy tales are still modified and adapted into different forms of media, such as the adaptation of Brothers' Grimm fairy tales into Disney animations, for children's consumption and interpretation. Although there are debates on whether these stories still retain their definitions as orally transmitted stories with modern retellings through technology, many researchers argue that the main messages of the stories are often retained and can be used as educational sources (Dorji, 2009;Kibbat, 2004;Nabutanyi, 2013). The advantages of folklore retold through methods such as children's print books, digital repository, animations and online recordings are that they may offer more dynamic and comprehensive data, are more easily dispersed to larger populations and that they offer more accessibility to many children and educators (Dorji, 2009;Nabutanyi, 2013).…”

“…Although there are debates on whether these stories still retain their definitions as orally transmitted stories with modern retellings through technology, many researchers argue that the main messages of the stories are often retained and can be used as educational sources (Dorji, 2009;Kibbat, 2004;Nabutanyi, 2013). The advantages of folklore retold through methods such as children's print books, digital repository, animations and online recordings are that they may offer more dynamic and comprehensive data, are more easily dispersed to larger populations and that they offer more accessibility to many children and educators (Dorji, 2009;Nabutanyi, 2013). Some scholars encourage embracing globalization and the use of technology to record folktales as a way to realistically preserve history and culture in an era where oral traditions are becoming more obsolete (Dorji, 2009;Nabutanyi, 2013).…”

“…The advantages of folklore retold through methods such as children's print books, digital repository, animations and online recordings are that they may offer more dynamic and comprehensive data, are more easily dispersed to larger populations and that they offer more accessibility to many children and educators (Dorji, 2009;Nabutanyi, 2013). Some scholars encourage embracing globalization and the use of technology to record folktales as a way to realistically preserve history and culture in an era where oral traditions are becoming more obsolete (Dorji, 2009;Nabutanyi, 2013).…”

“…This paper aims to understand different cultural perspectives on the morality of deceptive behaviour through the examination of children's folklores that are available online from two cultures. In doing so, the project seeks to engage and encourage further discussion through: 1) the exploration of folklore as a culturally traditional tool for moral education 2) the investigation of folklore as an instrument to education that have adapted to modern globalization (Dorji, 2009;Kibbat, 2004;Nabutanyi, 2013); 3) the consideration of Korean culture as an example of a collectivist culture and Western culture as an example of an individualist culture to compare cross-cultural views on the topic of lying. Hence, this research adds to the body of research looking to understand different cultural perspectives and promote inclusive and socially transformative education for children (Fleras, 2014;Jedwab, 2014).…”