My Rocket: Young Children's Identity Construction through Drawing

Autor/in	Hall, Emese
Titel	My Rocket: Young Children's Identity Construction through Drawing
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education & the Arts, 21 (2020) 28, (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8094
Schlagwörter	Freehand Drawing; Self Concept; Case Studies; Rural Schools; Sociocultural Patterns; Communication (Thought Transfer); Preschool Children; Comparative Analysis; Space Sciences; Foreign Countries; Social Theories; Creativity; Play; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drawing; Zeichnen; Selbstkonzept; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Gesellschaftstheorie; Kreativität; Spiel
Abstract	The communicative potential of young children's drawings was explored through case studies of 14 children aged four - six (eight girls, six boys) at a rural English school. Informed by socio-cultural theories, the research queried "what" and "how" the children communicated through drawing, as well as "influences" on their choices. Nearly 800 spontaneous drawings were collected, along with interview and observation data. Identity was the main theme communicated, with evident gender differences. However, the discussion of data goes beyond the reductivism of a sole focus on stereotypical gender differences. This paper compares nine rocket drawings, produced by seven children (five boys, two girls) and contextualises some crucial findings from the wider study. The drawings reflect the children's unique, powerful and playful identities and their desire to communicate these with others in creative ways. Importantly, individual discussions with the children about their drawings were essential to gain valuable insights into their worlds. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01