The Relevance of Andersen’s Children’s Stories to the Growth and Development of Indonesian Children

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10.2991/978-2-38476-352-8_10How to use a DOI?

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Children’s Creativity; Children’s Education; Children’s Growth and Development

Abstract

The development of children—personalities in Indonesia in Hans Christian Andersen’s story With strong moral content and a dose of fantasy, Andersen’s stories are promising vehicles for stimulating character development, creativity, and language development in children. The purpose of this research is to examine the use of Andersen story books in education uses in Indonesia as well as the impacts on multiple aspects of child development. This study investigates the integration of Andersen’s stories into school curriculum through a literature review and methodological analysis (case studies, follow-up surveys, and interviews conducted mostly with teachers and students). Submission of results indicates that Andersen stories can serve the purpose of morals, developing creativity and enhancing the language skill. These stories can further be adapted to fit local cultural values in order to better appeal to and be accepted by students. The results of the discussion show that the stories of Andersen have an important value for the development of children in Indonesia. Its full benefits, however, are contingent on cultural adaptation and teacher training. These recommendations are the development of integrated curriculum and a systematic research to find out the enduring impact of the story of Andersen in the educational meantime in Indonesia.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Erna Daniati
AU  - Aji Prasetya Wibawa
AU  - Wahyu Sakti Gunawan Irianto
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/01/21
TI  - The Relevance of Andersen’s Children’s Stories to the Growth and Development of Indonesian Children
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science (ICHSS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 108
EP  - 124
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-352-8_10
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-352-8_10
ID  - Daniati2025
ER  -