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This presentation will explore the pedagogical benefits of Negotiated Drawing, an interactive method of teaching drawing to children. The findings presented in this paper are the result of its application to several primary and preschool Greek classes the last ten years. This action based research soon brought to prominence art education’s potential to encourage not only artistic competence, but unexpectedly, wider educational concerns. Using the trial/error method of learning, this practice encourages inclusive modes of communication for the classroom population and the teacher-student relation as an on equal basis exchange of knowledge. It introduces a multimodal approach to art teaching involving different drawing contexts of reference and drawing itself as a process-oriented learning enterprise and not an individualistic endeavour leading to a desired end-result. Finally the findings indicate that the heightened motivation of the students to participate in this process advanced both their language competence along other modes of communication.
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Ourania Kouvou
obtained a Doctorate in Art Education at Oxford University, is teaching Art Education at Athens University and runs the Art and Education postgraduate programme at AKTO College. She has publications in various art education journals and has published two books on children’s drawings. She has presented in numerous international and national conferences, has been an Erasmus visiting lecturer at Høgskulen/Sogn og Fjordane University, Norway and a research fellow at the Program in Hellenic Studies, Princeton University.Her research interests are the cognitive approach to children’s drawing, collaborative and negotiated drawing with young children and interactive art teaching methods
Anastasia Vrettou
is a graduate student specializing in Digital Methods in the Humanities at the Athens University of Economics and Business. She earned her bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education with honors from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. With extensive experience in creative and educational activities for preschool children, as well as tutoring for elementary and middle school students, she has also organized and conducted educationa linterventions in Negotiating drawing as part of her practical training. Anastasia is fluent in English, holding a C2 level certificate, and has completed significant seminars in Educational Management and Special Education. Her commitment to education is further demonstrated through her numerous volunteer roles, including leadership positions in youth camps and technical support for online education.
