Abstract
Sumi Kim, M.A.
The University of Texas at Austin, 2008
Supervisor: Sherry L. Field
The purpose of this report is to review the research on the educational implications found in the Harry Potter book series. Educational implications found in several studies suggest the merits of using the bovel as a text in school for character education. This review is to find the answers to four emerging questions: How have researcehrs written about Harry Potter and the use of the Harry Potter books?; What types of character traits are found in the characters of Harry Potter books?; Are the Harry Potter novels appropriately supported by the theory of literature as texts for character education?; and What educational implications from the stories do I find as a researcher? The study will foucs specifically on the sixth and seventh sequels of the Harry Potter story as resources for character education curriculum. Most of the previous research is based on the first five sequels of the harry Potter series. Therefore, the sixth and seventh sequels are coded into themes depicting four major character traits: friendship, ledrship, respect, and caring. The Harry Potter stories are full of character traits which are worthwhile to be introduced in class in order to inspire studetns to understand importatnt character traits.
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