How do children represent their ECEC spaces? An investigation by means of drawings and interviews

Berti, Sara; Cigala, Ada; Grazia, Valentina

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101854

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“…An in-depth description of the above-mentioned preliminary administration can be found in a recent article by Berti et al (2022) . It should be specified that, while the published study aimed at conducting a detailed investigation of children’s representation of ECEC spaces, by describing in depth the data collection and the emerging results, the present paper aims to describe the tool used to get such data, by presenting the procedure, the coding system, the included categories and the feasibility of the instrument.…”

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“…The published study aimed at providing data on children’s experience, while the present one aimed at providing a new methodological tool to the scientific community. Thus, in the present article the results emerging from the preliminary study are described only briefly, referring to Berti et al, 2022 for further information.…”

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“…Furthermore, it is interesting to note that some categories (e.g., Outdoors within PHY_Space; Playing with others or Playing alone within BEH_Behavior) are particularly recurrent in the representations of children, while others are less frequent but equally interesting and worthy of attention (e.g., Sleeping room within PHY_Space; Privacy moments or transitions or waits within BEH_Behavior). A discussion on such contents should be found inBerti et al, 2022. Concerning the possible application of DRAW.IN.G. as a methodological tool, some considerations should be made in relation to the fact that the effort of developing such a tool would be useful and important both in the field of research and practice.…”

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DRAW.IN.G.: A tool to explore children’s representation of the preschool environment

Berti

Cigala

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The use of drawing as a research tool has often been the subject of debate in the field of developmental psychology, especially for the exploration of children’s meanings on a specific topic. Methodological limitations do emerge when using drawing in research, especially in preschool age. One of the main critical aspects concerns the lack of systematic and standardized coding methods that include clear and operationalizable categories to analyze the content of the drawings, and that associate a brief interview with the children aimed at avoiding misinterpretations. To bridge this gap, the present contribution introduces a new methodological tool named DRAW.IN.G. (DRAWing and Interview Grid), consisting of a specific procedure and a coding system that allow for a systematic investigation of implicit and explicit levels of children’s representation emerging via drawings and interviews. The specific topic investigated by DRAW.IN.G. is children’s representation of the preschool environment; the scarcity of studies on this issue, despite the importance of including children’s point of view in the design processes of educational spaces makes the tool particularly current and relevant to fill some gaps in research in the educational field. The DRAW.IN.G. coding system, developed on the basis of existing literature on the analysis of drawings, includes five main dimensions of children’s representation of the educational environment: physical, behavioral, relational, emotional and motivational dimensions, articulated in 18 macro-categories and 90 categories that make up the scoring grid. To assess the validity of the method, a first application was conducted with a sample of 262 children (141 males, 121 females; mean age = 55.78 months; SD = 11.10; range 37–77 months) from five Italian preschools. Categorical inter-rater reliability of two independent raters showed good to excellent agreement for the categories of the grid, indicating their appropriateness and clarity. The validation study indicated the potential of the method, also revealing some critical aspects to be considered. Both methodological and practical implications are discussed.

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