Iranian Children and Young Adult's Literature, 1974-2011: a Content Analysis

The aim is suggesting new areas for the future research. 42 pieces of research divided in2 categories (11 published as articles and 31 titles as M. A. and PhD thesis) were analyzed. The selected researches have been categorized on 3 categories: a) The Content analysis of written fictions (34 researches) b) The Content analysis of translated fictions (4 researches) c) The Content analysis of poetry (4 researches). Also about 24 researches study on a special area in children written fictions. Originality/Value: content analysis can be a showcase of all studies that have been performed in the past. The survey of the role and the situation of the different university courses، kind of universities (such as government and nongovernment universities)، and the role of persons who are affecting and leading MA and PhD thesis، are the most important attributions of this study