Understanding Emirati Children's Drawing in Relation to Self and Identity Through the Interaction of Social Context

Shaban, Mohamad Sadeg; Al-Awidi, Hamed Mubarak

doi:10.1080/02568543.2013.795508

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“…More specifically, the authors note that Arabic art places greater emphasis on symbolism and decorative elements than Western art, which makes greater use of concrete realism. This research points to the importance of a culturally sensitive approach to both the universal and particular characteristics of children's drawings (Gernhardt, Rübeling, & Keller, 2014;Shaban & Al-Awidi, 2013).…”

Section: Form and Content Of Children's Drawingsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Drawing the Future: Psychosocial Correlates of Palestinian Children’s Drawings

Kamens¹,

Constandinides²,

Flefel³

2016

International Perspectives in Psychology

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The present study examined the relationship between Palestinian children’s drawings of their imagined futures and parental reports of their psychosocial environments. As part of a larger program evaluation project, 51 Palestinian schoolchildren and adolescents (25 females and 26 males; age range: 6–14 years) living in 4 districts in the West Bank participated in drawing sessions in which they drew pictures of their mustakbel, or future. Parents of participating children provided ratings of each child on aspects of their lives at home, in school, and in the community. After the sessions, psychosocial workers (“facilitators”) rated the content and style of the drawings. Results revealed a series of significant relationships between characteristics of the children’s drawings and the parental reports. Facilitators’ ratings of the violent content and distress levels in the drawings were negatively correlated with parental reports of exposure to violent events. In addition, facilitators rated drawings that they saw as high in violent content to be indicative of higher levels of distress in the children who produced them. Results are discussed in terms of the need for future research on professional interpretations of children’s drawings and symbolic expressions of violence in zones of ongoing conflict.

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Section: Form and Content Of Children's Drawingsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Drawing the Future: Psychosocial Correlates of Palestinian Children’s Drawings

Kamens¹,

Constandinides²,

Flefel³

2016

International Perspectives in Psychology

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“…It is essential to know the feelings and experiences of preschool children, to react appropriately according to their age and respond to their needs. Research shows that it is necessary to talk to children about the war, trying to understand their worldviews, imaginations, and fears, because war experiences at an early age are a severe factor for the child's further development [7,11,12]. Visual means of expression appeared to be very appropriate when talking to children about their experiences of war events because verbal information alone is not enough.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is difficult for children to formulate and express their emotional states in words, so it is easier and more informative to translate and describe their attitude through drawing [7]. While drawing and playing, or moving, children have the opportunity to relax, create and convey what is important to them and what they would not be able to describe and name in words [1,2,12]. Seeing children's drawings makes it easier for adults to feel and understand their inner world and imaginations and find ways to appropriately respond to the child's individual needs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In conducting this study, authors also noted the importance of creating safe environment for communication with the child. Like other researchers [8,12,13], we also chose a semistructured form of interview, communicating with the child in the preschool educational institution he or she attends (where the child is already accustomed) and creating a supportive, cooperative relationship. During the interview the investigators built connection with the children and created conditions for them to express themselves, to feel accepted, safe and calm, and children found a desire to communicate and draw.…”

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confidence: 99%

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How preschool children in Lithuania perceive the war in Ukraine: analysis of drawings

Kostiuk,

Lesinskiene,

Lapinskaite

et al. 2023

MPU

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Lithuanian society actively supports Ukraine and is very close to the threat of extended war. How to communicate with preschool children about cruel war events is a problematic question for many parents and educators. Purpose - to study the attitude of parents to communicate with children about the war, to determine the ways of thinking and perception of military events by children through drawings. Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 5 kindergartens in Vilnius with the participation of 113 parents of 36 children. Results. Results revealed that 54.9% parents noted that they are talking about the war with their preschool-age child. 31.8% parents gave permission to speak and draw with their children about the war. The average age of children was 5.3±0.7 years. 72.2% of parents who permitted to talk about the war in Ukraine with their children indicated that they speak to their children about the war, and only 46.7% of parents who not gave permission indicated that they speak to their children about the war (p=0.006). Data showed that even children not directly impacted by war violence often are aware of current war events. Children’s drawings demonstrated a concrete understanding of war events and emphasized war’s negative emotions and destructive consequences. The predominant theme of the drawings were weapons, war events, falling bombs, destroyed houses, dying people, soldiers, and frightened faces. Conclusions. The study revealed that only half of the parents talked to their children about the war in Ukraine. Analysis of the form and content of the drawings show that the experienced war events left a robust impression on the children. It is essential to know the feelings and experiences of preschool children, to react appropriately according to their age and respond to their needs. It is necessary to talk to children about the war, trying to understand their worldviews, imaginations, and fears, because war experiences at an early age are a severe factor for the child’s further development. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.

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“…Making art in this way has been shown to help students to formulate and consolidate their thinking, leading to a deeper understanding of the concept at hand. 19,28 Furthermore, using the artworks as empirical data facilitated communication between the students and the researchers regarding their evolving understanding of dementia over the course of the education program. 21,29 The aim of this research was to assess changes in the understanding of dementia, amongst Stage 2 children, following an education intervention.…”

Section: A Dementia Education Program Recently Implemented In Newmentioning

confidence: 99%