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ERIC Number: EJ1104584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jun
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1476-8062
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Drawing with Children: An Experiment in Assisted Creativity
Kouvou, Ourania
International Journal of Art & Design Education, v35 n2 p275-290 Jun 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 them. The case studies examined are the result of a three-year research project conducted by undergraduate students of Athens University Department of Early Childhood Education under the supervision of the author of this article. This game-like pedagogical strategy is inspired by L. Vygotsky's educational philosophy and based on B. & M. Wilson's model of adult-child graphic dialogue. It is understood as a method of instructing drawing enabling children to pass from that which they can achieve alone to that which they can accomplish with adult assistance. This educational approach answers to a call for a more socially accountable art education addressing the child's need to deal with issues he encounters in his everyday life and as such is open to adult and cultural interference. A similar educational approach intends to challenge the long-standing, non-interventionist art educational theory also known as "child art" and its contention that a prerequisite for a creative individual is expression free from social and adult influence.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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