"Evil cats" and "jelly floods": young children’s collective constructions of digital art-making in the early years classroom
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Sakr, M., Connelly, V. and Wild, M. 2016. "Evil cats" and "jelly floods": young children’s collective constructions of digital art-making in the early years classroom. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 30 (1), pp. 128-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2015.1107156
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Title | "Evil cats" and "jelly floods": young children’s collective constructions of digital art-making in the early years classroom |
Authors | Sakr, M., Connelly, V. and Wild, M. |
Abstract | Digital technologies have the potential to offer new opportunities for children’s expressive arts practices. While adult expectations surround and shape children’s visual art-making on paper in the early years classroom, such expectations are not so established in relation to digital art-making. So how do children make sense of digital art-making when it is newly introduced into the classroom and adult input is minimal? Drawing on a social semiotic ethnographic perspective, this paper explores this question by examining instances of 4-5 year olds’ spoken dialogue around the computer during a week in which digital art-making was first introduced into the classroom. Analysis focused on interactions where children proposed, reinforced or challenged conceptions of digital art-making. These interactions demonstrated that children’s digital art-making was negotiated and constructed through particular processes. Three such processes are presented here: the use of collective motifs and metaphors; attributing ‘expert’ status; and polarizing conflicts. Understanding these processes offers a starting point for thinking about how a new activity like digital art-making can be integrated into the early years classroom and supported by practitioners. |
Research Group | Centre for Education Research and Scholarship (CERS) |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Journal | Journal of Research in Childhood Education |
ISSN | 0256-8543 |
Electronic | 2150-2641 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Dec 2015 |
02 Jan 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 23 Jan 2015 |
Accepted | 30 Nov 2014 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | Attached full text: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Research in Childhood Education on 23/12/2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02568543.2015.1107156 |
Additional information | Published online: 23 Dec 2015 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2015.1107156 |
Language | English |
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