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Coura, Lucimeire S.; Rocha, Sebastiao – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
Describes a Brazilian program that uses children's art and writing about violence as a catalyst for discussion in parenting groups. The goal of the program is to help programs transform relationships from violence to respect, breaking the cycle of violence. (JPS)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Childrens Art, Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education
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Veltman, Marijcke W. M.; Browne, Kevin D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2000
Six physically maltreated children and 12 matched non-maltreated children (ages 4-8) were asked to draw their "favorite kind of day." Drawings were compared on three criteria: inclement weather, size, and movement of weather. Results showed that over a period of 18 months, maltreated and non-maltreated children consistently drew similar drawings.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childrens Art, Freehand Drawing, Projective Measures
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Toomela, Aaro – Child Development, 1999
This article proposes a new schema for defining developmental stages in the drawing of geometrical objects. In four studies, children and adults drew cubes and cylinders. Data demonstrate that stages appear in invariant order with 2-year-olds drawing scribbles, single units appearing at 3 years, differentiated figures at 4 years, and integrated…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Development, Children
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Soundy, Cathleen S; Guha, Smita; Qiu, Yun – Young Children, 2007
In this article, the authors describe Picture Power, a project they implemented during late spring in a full-day Montessori preschool-kindergarten program in Philadelphia. In this project, the authors set out to gather information about children's visual learning. The underlying question was whether artwork could provide useful clues to inform…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Montessori Method, Childrens Art, Visual Learning
Gregory, Anne – 1986
In this paper, the director of The United States Society for Education through Art (USSEA) child art exhibitions presents some issues for future exhibition promoters to consider. A clear, concise list of qualifications and information, should be provided when requesting public submissions of work. Information required may include: name of country;…
Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits
Golomb, Claire – 1987
A tension exists between two schools of thought regarding the development of children's drawings. One position places great emphasis on the relatively invariant sequence in which figural differentiation comes about, and attempts to explicate the graphic logic which yields the rule-governed changes which can be observed in children's drawings. The…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Art, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages
Siegel, Barbara – Teachers and Writers, 1978
Presents students' drawings that resulted from a discussion of literary works and their illustrations. (RL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Children, Childrens Art, Elementary Education
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Heard, Dorothy – Studies in Art Education, 1988
Investigates the uniqueness and distinguishability of individual drawing styles among school-age children to determine whether they have individual artistic styles that go unnoticed. Some support for individual graphic artistic style was provided. Aspects of stylistic distinction are discussed, and recommendations for classroom drawing instruction…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Elementary Education
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Robertson, Angela – Studies in Art Education, 1987
This paper presents findings from a longitudinal, participant-observation study of one boy's spontaneous drawings from preadolescence to adolescence. Themes related to adolescent developmental psychology emerge in the drawings. Concludes that doodling and memory drawing permit imaginative play and free ideation while drawing from pictures…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Art Education, Cartoons, Childrens Art
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Reimer, Bennett – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1987
Reviews Ralph Smith's article "The Question of Elitism." Questions Smith's criteria for excellence and his assertion that art must be judged by a single, absolute scale. Argues that populism is pervasive in all aspects of American life and that elitism is deadening to culture. (BSR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
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McClain, Martha B. – Art Education, 1987
This article describes how students at an elementary school in South Carolina use computers to create art. Includes samples of their computer graphics. (JDH)
Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
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Carroll, Karen – School Arts, 1985
Clay is an incredible medium and can well serve any curriculum. Strategies that elementary teachers can use to help children interpret their ideas into finished clay pieces are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Ceramics, Childrens Art
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Sheppard, Margaret A.; Taylor, Bruce D. – Journal of School Health, 1986
Posters submitted by school-age children to poster contests sponsored by the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario were analyzed to gain insight into children's beliefs regarding the effects of alcohol use. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Childrens Art, Drinking
Spatz, Naomi – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1985
Describes the advantages of displaying children's art in public places and focuses particularly on such activities in New York City. Includes examples of student art. (KH)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
Alvino, Frances J. – 2000
Noting that the preschool years provide an optimal time for developing fundamental skills with lifelong implications, this paper examines the role of art in early childhood education, arguing that art improves the quality of life for young children. The paper maintains that art is the basis of early learning and that allowing children to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Childhood Needs, Childrens Art, Preschool Curriculum
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