Children's drawings in different cultures: an analysis of five-year-old Jordanian children's drawings |
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| Authors: | Jamal Fathi Ahmad |
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| Institution: | Queen Rania Faculty for Childhood, Department of Child Education, The Hashemite University, Al-Zarqa, Jordan |
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| Abstract: | Research results have shown that what a child draws is influenced by many factors, including the child’s culture and environment. The aim of this study was to analyse the drawings of five-year-old Jordanian children to determine the extent to which culture informs the content of their drawings. A total of 736 children took part in this research project (387 boys and 349 girls). Their sample drawings were categorised according to specific themes. Results revealed that children drew pictures related to nature, people, surroundings, letters, numbers, symbols, animals, and transportation. The most frequent content of the drawings related to nature (38.9%) and the least frequent were drawings depicting violence (0.32%). Drawings also showed English and Arabic numbers and mathematical shapes separately and combined on the paper. Implications and recommendations for further research are presented. |
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| Keywords: | Children's drawing preschool children children's drawings across cultures Jordan |
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