Increasing Awareness of Art Ideas of Young Children Through Guided Experiences with Ceramics

Art Education for the Young Child

“…Salome concluded that perceptual training relevant to the utilization of visual cues located along contour lines does increase the amount of visual information fifth-grade children include in their drawings of visual objects. These studies and investigations by Dubin (1946), Douglas and Schwartz (1967), and others seem to strongly indicate that young children's artistic and perceptual abilities can be influenced by instruction.…”

“…Another investigation exploring the use of language to develop more complete visual concepts was reported by Douglas and Schwartz (1967). They examined the kinds of ideas about art that four-year-olds are able to comprehend and use in their observations of ceramic works and in their own work with clay.…”

A Study on the Effect of Aesthetic Education on the Development of Aesthetic Judgment of Six-year-old Children

“…This finding indicates that, regardless of socioeconomic level, most parents in Turkey do not consciously make use of art as stimuli to their children. Sharp (1981), Douglas and Schwartz (1967) studied the effect of adults on the conversations of children about art in the classroom environment. The results showed that nursery school teachers improved the quality and quantity of children's conversations about aesthetic qualities.…”

Turkish preschool teachers' beliefs on integrated curriculum: integration of visual arts with other activities

“…Unfortunately, however, just finding art important is insufficient to implement it effectively. Several studies (Baker, 1994;Bresler, 1993;Douglas & Schwartz, 1967;Seefeldt, 1995;Thompson, 1995) have demonstrated that preschool teachers have insufficient knowledge and lack the confidence to provide art education to young children. Oreck (2004) reported that teachers require more training to develop their skills and confidence in integrating art into their curricula because the role of the teachers in early education is so important.…”