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Abstract
This paper focuses on analysis of creativity represented in Chinese young children's drawings via a case study of four children at the age of 3-4 years in China. Through communication with the children about their own understanding and interpretation of their unsolicited drawings, the case study shows that two-fold originality were interwoven into their drawings as features of creativity. This has important implications for early childhood practice in terms of providing space and time for children's creative development via drawing by addressing both the aesthetic value and interpretive value and the importance of listening to young children's perspectives to enrich fuller understanding of the children early childhood educators work with.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | pp.30-50 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Early Childhood Practice: The Journal for Multi-Professional Partnerships |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- creativity, originality, drawing, imagination, art education, life experience, aesthetic value, interpretive value
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Communication with ‘originality’: a case study of Chinese young children’s spontaneous drawings
Tang, F. (Speaker)
10 Sept 2005 → 12 Sept 2005Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience