Children's Drawings

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews the article "Representations of the Child's Social Behavior and Attachment to the Kindergarten Teacher in Their Drawing", written by Zlatka Cugmas. The paper discusses the findings of the study that examined children's drawings in order to determine whether a significant attachment relationship can exist between a child and a caregiver that is non-maternal. It discusses the methods, results and discussion of the study, as well as reviews the strengths and significance of the study.

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"The discussion in the article indicated that the use of drawings as a representation of what type of social behavior a child has appeared to be very logical and realistic when determining what type of attachment these children have to their kindergarten teacher. However, there are limitations to this particular type of research that are also important to note. One concern was that this type of study may not apply to children as they get older, since the older children in the study drew differently and in better proportion than the younger children. Another limitation and concern for the study was that all of the information that was gathered about the behavior of the children came only from one source - their teacher. This produces a "halo" effect that indicates that future study should include the observations and understandings of other competent individuals to get a clear picture of the issue."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Zlatka Cugmas (2004) Representations of the Child's Social Behavior and Attachment to the Kindergarten Teacher in Their Drawing. Early Childhood Development and Care, vol. 174(1), pp. 13-30.

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