TY - JOUR
T1 - The deafening silence
T2 - Discussing children's drawings for understanding and addressing marginalization
AU - Angelides, Panayiotis
AU - Michaelidou, Antonia
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Researchers who deal with inclusive education have made great efforts to listen to the voices of children in order to understand marginalization. Despite the fact that these efforts take place, the voices of many children fail to be heard and hence many children continue to be marginalized. In this article we will develop and implement a technique in order to understand and address marginalization. We will develop a technique that uses children's drawings and a simultaneous talk with children to reveal voices of marginalization. We first define the technique by presenting its theoretical background and then illustrate how the method has been used. Using evidence from a school in Cyprus, we demonstrate how children's drawings and simultaneous discussion with the creator of the drawing can help us develop a richer understanding of marginalization.
AB - Researchers who deal with inclusive education have made great efforts to listen to the voices of children in order to understand marginalization. Despite the fact that these efforts take place, the voices of many children fail to be heard and hence many children continue to be marginalized. In this article we will develop and implement a technique in order to understand and address marginalization. We will develop a technique that uses children's drawings and a simultaneous talk with children to reveal voices of marginalization. We first define the technique by presenting its theoretical background and then illustrate how the method has been used. Using evidence from a school in Cyprus, we demonstrate how children's drawings and simultaneous discussion with the creator of the drawing can help us develop a richer understanding of marginalization.
KW - Cyprus education
KW - Early childhood drawings
KW - Inclusion
KW - Marginalization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58649108296&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1476718X08098352
DO - 10.1177/1476718X08098352
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58649108296
SN - 1476-718X
VL - 7
SP - 27
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Early Childhood Research
JF - Journal of Early Childhood Research
IS - 1
ER -