This paper illustrates how a methodological tool called "drawing-voice" can be used to demonstrate qualitatively what statistical and policy data are not able to reveal regarding the educational realities of Hmong minority communities in northern Vietnam, particularly with regard to the role of local language and culture in school. This…

This study investigated the process by which the representational activity and knowledge about drawing and letter and number writing emerge in children 21-46 months old. The results revealed that representational activities developed with age through several phases. Beginning at age 2, children produced different marks for different systems, but…

This action research study investigates children's perceptions of and feelings about musical performance. The participants were 41 children from two intact third-grade classes at one private school in the southwest region of the United States. The study occurred over nine weeks, including preparation for performance, the performance, and the…

Clay's Reading Recovery has been one of the most effective one-to-one tutorial sessions. To make the daily lesson more interesting and fully engage the at-risk readers, the author modified Clay's Reading Recovery Program by conceptualizing phonics and semiotics into early intervention. In this case study, three at-risk first graders formed an…

Students' views of science and scientists have been widely studied. The purpose of this study is to analyze image of scientist from drawn picture of scientists using The Draw-a-Scientist Test (DAST) by 5th grade students and to analyze where this image comes from students minds in changing Turkish educational perspective. Two hundred eighty seven…

Over ten years ago, Tom Barone and Elliot Eisner (1997) described seven features of existing artistic approaches to educational inquiry. Their chapter dealt primarily with written, prosaic forms of Arts-Based Educational Research, or ABER, particularly educational criticism and narrative storytelling. In their concluding section, Barone and Eisner…

Chapter books present young readers with many more challenges than do the picture books that initiate them into reading. This case study investigation explored ways in which three first graders used their literature response journals to help them negotiate their first chapter book read aloud. Findings of the three case studies revealed that the…

Article examined research that related stimulation to creativity. (Author/RK)

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Photosketching is done by sketching on a photograph and then processing with iodine, photographic fixer, and water to produce pen and ink drawings. Instructions are provided. (STS)

Shading techniques and variations in materials are discussed. (STS)

Article describes the techniques of transferring a crayon drawing from sandpaper onto white paper. (GB)

Investigated whether distinct phase of artistic development evolves in late adulthood. Older adults (n=24) completed drawing completion task. Data revealed changes in various aspects of line use across lifespan, but statistics were not powerful enough to support stage theory of late artistic development. (Author/NB)

Describes ways to enhance the practicability of latent transition analysis (LTA) by incorporating recent developments in latent class regression modeling. Illustrates the approach with the measurement of children's drawing development using data from 202 participants in a longitudinal study. (SLD)