Blog 17

Child development in the current generation is something that many parents and school professionals take very seriously. This study conducted by Tiina Kukkonen and Sandra Chang-Kredl looked into the use of drawing as social play and how the children interact and help build meaning through the use of art. I feel that this essay would help me build more meaning as to why art should be integrated into the curriculum starting in younger grades like kindergarten, all the way until high school. I find this source to be trustworthy because it is published by The International Journal Of Art and Design, which is a peer-reviewed academic journal which publishes on behalf of The National Society for Education in Art and Design. I want to build the connection between Yo-Yo Ma and this study in regards to the use of art in helping create a more well rounded curriculum and the benefits that art can produce for children and even adults. I also want to build a connection between this study and Lehrer’s piece to show how art can help in many fields not only child development but the sciences as well.

Kukkonen, T., & Chang-Kredl, S. (2017). Drawing as Social Play: Shared Meaning-Making in Young Children’s Collective Drawing Activities. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 37(1), 74–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12116‌

I wanted to also include some information from another article about how people with divorced parents grow up and the struggles that they go through. This article interviews 10 adults who were younger than 18 when their parents got divorces, and talked about the long lasting effects that they have noticed that affect their own relationships and other effects it may have had. I felt that this essay could also help me integrate the effects of divorce and my ideas on the use of art in therapy to help the coping effects. I would want to build these connections with Yo-Yo Ma and these interview findings in regards to the use of art in helping children cope and develop through tougher times.

Sheala C. Morrison, Stephen T. Fife & Katherine M. Hertlein (2017) Mechanisms behind Prolonged Effects of Parental Divorce: A Phenomenological Study, Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 58:1, 44-63, DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2016.1262652