144583 20260219090931.0 doi 10.1007/s44020-024-00065-7 sideral 139479 ART-2024-139479 eng Muela, Diana Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6162-6603 Investigating primary pre-service teachers' perceptions of nonfiction picturebooks 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study explores the factors contributing to the imbalance between fiction and nonfiction materials in primary school classrooms, with a specific emphasis on the perspectives of prospective teachers. Employing a qualitative research approach, the investigation involved 30 student teachers who had completed the Children’s Literature course at a Spanish university. Semi-structured interviews, with questions validated by expert judges, were utilized to gather responses, which were subsequently transcribed and analyzed through coding, following a categorical framework refined post-response analysis. The primary findings indicate a restricted exposure to nonfiction picturebooks in familial and educational settings. Despite positive emotional responses from trainee teachers, the study reveals an inadequacy in their training, hindering the development of a comprehensive understanding and the reinforcement of self-efficacy for integrating nonfiction materials into future teaching practices. Furthermore, the research underscores a disparity between the perceived significance of nonfiction picturebooks for enhancing children’s multimodal reading and the inclination of trainee teachers to prioritize fiction due to a lack of confidence and previous exposure. As a result, the study proposes a reassessment of teacher training programs, recommending a more thorough focus on nonfiction materials and continuous professional development to address the disparity between beliefs and actual classroom practices. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2021-126392OB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 1.1 2024 0.366 2024 Linguistics and Language 2024 Q1 Education 2024 Q3 2.1 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Tabernero, Rosa Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2332-5807 Hernández, Lucía Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0247-1573 4013 195 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Didácticas Específicas Área Didáctica Lengua y Liter. 47, 2 (2024), 281-297 Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 1038-1562 748199 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144583/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1353171 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144583/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:144583 articulos driver 2026-02-19-09:00:13 ARTICLE