When children draw, what are they trying to convey? What do they see in their own work and what can we learn from it? In Children and Pictures, Richard Jolley critiques the most recent studies conducted in the field, lending insight and perspective to art's role in understanding child development.
"This book is academic in the good sense of the word: it containsthorough introductions to relevant theories and balanced overviewsof empirical data that support or contradict these theories."(International Journal of Education through Art, 1 May 2011)
"Children's drawing is a fascinating topic with a wide-rangingappeal, and this well-written and well-informed book will bevery useful to students and researchers of child development andart education, as well as being accessible to the generalreader. In ten clearly laid out chapters Richard Jolley givesan up-to-date overview of some of the debates in the field, anoverview amply supported by research findings. In a furtherand final chapter he suggests "future directions"which, I'm sure, will provide food for thought for many of theup-and-coming generation of researchers."
-Dr Maureen Cox, Emeritus Reader, Department ofPsychology, University of York
"A long time in the making, this book was well worth waitingfor. It is unusual in the range of topics it covers and theimportance it accords to the field. It can serve both as anintroduction for new readers and as a resource for establishedresearchers, which is extraordinarily hard to bring off. Thisis because the author is clearly conducting a dialogue with thereader throughout, in a gracefully styled stream of writing."
-Norman Freeman, Emeritus Professor and SeniorResearch Fellow, Cognitive Development, University of Bristol
"Psychologist Richard Jolley takes the reader on a fascinatingjourney, using children's drawings and their understanding ofpictures as a way to understand children's minds. This bookwill enlighten researchers, clinicians, educators, and parents- anyone who wants to understand why children draw in thesometimes odd, almost always charming, way that they do."
-Ellen Winner, Professor of Psychology, BostonCollege, and Senior Research Associate, Project Zero, HarvardUniversity
"Children's drawing is a fascinating topic with a wide-rangingappeal, and this well-written and well-informed book will bevery useful to students and researchers of child development andart education, as well as being accessible to the generalreader. In ten clearly laid out chapters Richard Jolley givesan up-to-date overview of some of the debates in the field, anoverview amply supported by research findings. In a furtherand final chapter he suggests "future directions"which, I'm sure, will provide food for thought for many of theup-and-coming generation of researchers."
-Dr Maureen Cox, Emeritus Reader, Department ofPsychology, University of York
"A long time in the making, this book was well worth waitingfor. It is unusual in the range of topics it covers and theimportance it accords to the field. It can serve both as anintroduction for new readers and as a resource for establishedresearchers, which is extraordinarily hard to bring off. Thisis because the author is clearly conducting a dialogue with thereader throughout, in a gracefully styled stream of writing."
-Norman Freeman, Emeritus Professor and SeniorResearch Fellow, Cognitive Development, University of Bristol
"Psychologist Richard Jolley takes the reader on a fascinatingjourney, using children's drawings and their understanding ofpictures as a way to understand children's minds. This bookwill enlighten researchers, clinicians, educators, and parents- anyone who wants to understand why children draw in thesometimes odd, almost always charming, way that they do."
-Ellen Winner, Professor of Psychology, BostonCollege, and Senior Research Associate, Project Zero, HarvardUniversity