In this colloquium, the author responds to Felicity McArdle's discussion paper, ‘Art and Young Children’ (Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 101–104). The colloquium paraphrases Felicity McArdle's article, examining the ‘hidden curricula’ of her discourse and suggesting alternate views that refocus attention on the child rather than the adult.
References
1.
AndersonA.E. (1993) Children's Three-dimensional Art Practice in Early Childhood, unpublished Master's thesis, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
2.
AndersonA.E. & YatesG.C.R. (1999) Clay Modelling and Social Modelling: Effects of interactive teaching on young children's creative art making, Educational Psychology, 19, pp. 463–469.
3.
BanduraA. (1986) Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A social cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice—Hall.
4.
CueK. (1998) Magic. Handle with Special Care. The Advertiser, 23 November, p. 18.
5.
EdwardsL.C. (1997) The Creative Arts. A Process Approach for Teachers and Children. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice—Hall.
6.
EisnerE.W. (1990) The Role of Art and Play, in EklugmanE. & SmilanskyS.Children's Play and Learning — Perspectives and policy implications. New York: Columbia University.
7.
GardnerH. (1982) The Golden Age of Drawing, in GardnerH.Art, Mind and Brain: A cognitive approach to creativity, pp. 128–143. New York: Basic Books.
8.
HainstockE. (1978) The Essential Montessori. An Introduction to the Woman, the Writings, the Method and the Movement. Scarborough: New American Library.
9.
HillerP.E. (1993) How Should We Teach Art and Why We Should, Australian Art Education, 16, pp. 29–37.
10.
McArdleF. (1999) Art and Young People: Doing it properly, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 1, pp. 102–105, www.triangle.co.uk/ciec.
11.
SchirrmacherR. (1998) Art and Creative Development for Young Children, 3rd edn.New York: Delmar.
12.
SpeckC. (1989) A Depth Art Curriculum, Australian Art Education, 13, pp. 6–19.
13.
StewartR. (1990) The Effect of 3D Artworks Made by Adults on Children's 3D Form, Australian Art Education, 14, pp. 36–46.
14.
StockrockiM. (1986) Patterning as an Important Strategy in Fostering Artistic Development, Art & Design in Education, 5, pp. 225–237.
