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Peer reviewedAtkinson, Dennis – Journal of Art and Design Education, 1991
Aims to show that children have a "functional use of drawing" which contrasts with the mechanistic stages model of drawing development. Observes that young children's images often show extended time sequences. Argues that, when considered from this viewpoint, children's drawing abilities develop gradually from a high to a low variety of…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Childrens Art
