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Bonoti, Fotini; Christidou, Vasilia; Spyrou, Georgia Maria – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: The study aimed to investigate whether children use specific types of graphic cues (facial, postural, contextual) in their drawings of healthy and ill persons and whether these cues differ as a function of age. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: A public primary school in a medium-sized city in Greece. Method: A total of 200…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Freehand Drawing, Cues, Health
Theodotou, Evgenia – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Personal and social development is an important area which influences children's learning journey in all levels of education. Examining the impact of the arts on children's development, there are several studies that adopt this focus. However, the majority of them focus on either primary or secondary education or on specific personal and social…
Descriptors: Social Development, Childrens Art, Intervention, Play
Ampartzaki, Maria; Kalogiannakis, Michail; Papadakis, Stamatios – Education Sciences, 2021
The transformative agenda of sustainability education constitutes the focus of early-years education. In quality sustainability educational projects, children are supported to draw links between nature and society and relate to the studied phenomena. Is this methodological approach realized in educational programs for the early years? The present…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Science Education, Science and Society
Kouvou, Ourania – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2016
This report outlines the cognitive accomplishments of young children involved in graphic dialogue with adults. A token of collaborative drawing is examined exhibiting the degree to which adult informed tutoring enabled children in their drawing development, enhanced their motivation and ability in narration and resulted in drawings meaningful to…
Descriptors: Creativity, Freehand Drawing, Childrens Art, Tutoring
Christidou, Vasilia; Tsevreni, Irida; Epitropou, Maria; Kittas, Constantinos – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
The present study explores the use of a conventional school ground of a primary school and its potential as a space for creative play and environmental learning. Children's play behavior and views of the school ground are explored, as well as their vision for its improvement. The research constitutes part of a wider school ground project and was…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Childrens Art
Misailidi, Plousia; Bonoti, Fotini; Savva, Georgia – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2012
This article reports the results of a study which aimed to examine the development of children's ability to depict loneliness in their drawings. Seventy-eight children and 20 adults took part in the study. Participants were first asked a series of questions assessing their conceptions of loneliness, and were then invited to draw a picture that…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Childrens Art, Social Networks, Children
Andreou, Eleni; Bonoti, Fotini – School Psychology International, 2010
Traditionally, studies assessing children's experiences of bullying and victimization have focused on the use of questionnaires and peer-nominations. The present study aimed to investigate this phenomenon by using two complementary assessment tools, namely self-reported questionnaires and children's drawings. The sample consisted of 448 boys and…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Bullying, Aggression, Questionnaires
Babalis, Thomas; Xanthakou, Yiota; Papa, Christina; Tsolou, Olympia – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2011
Introduction: The aim of this research, which was carried out in 2010, is the comparative study of the psychosocial adjustment of preschool children from divorced and nuclear families in the nursery school. Method: The sample of the study consisted of 60 students (mean age = 5.21), 30 preschool children of divorced parents and 30 preschool…
Descriptors: Divorce, Behavior Problems, Nursery Schools, Childrens Art
Bessas, Takis; Vamvakidou, Ifigenia; Kyridis, Argyris – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2006
This article concerns the ways in which pre-school children use the visual arts to portray their understanding of politicians. The purpose of this research was to discuss children's drawings of politicians using semiotic analysis. The use of semiotic analysis was based on the need to understand the nature of the drawings and their relation to the…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Semiotics, Linguistic Theory, Foreign Countries
Nikoltsos, Catherine – 2000
This paper describes a developmental arts activities program for preschool children centered on traditional Greek arts. The program's elements include discussion and observation of traditional arts, collection and categorization of textile materials, manipulation of the materials, production and work with the materials to construct various designs…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Foreign Countries, Handicrafts
Arapaki, Xenia; Zafrana, Maria – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2004
This study describes the results of an empirical research project concerning the artistic abilities of children aged 4, 5 and 6 years and their development, when these children make drawings within a "guided" teaching intervention. This research is based on an operational use of Luquet's ideas, which have been used, not only as a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Kindergarten, Cognitive Development, Child Development

Zafeirakou, Aegli – Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 1998
In an exchange program, 11- and 12-year olds from Arles (France) (n=25) and Sparta (Greece) (n=27) visited each other's cities and explored the culture and history. This study explores the ways they conceptualized the cultural patrimony of both cities through student drawings. The exchange created opportunities for dialog about European culture.…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Elementary School Students