{"product_id":"9781405105446","title":"Children and Pictures Drawing and Understanding","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUnderstanding Children's Worlds\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eChildren and Pictures\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDrawing and Understanding\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard P. Jolley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Developmental \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChildren and Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard P. Jolley critiques both the historical and contemporary studies conducted in the field of children’s making and understanding of pictures.  \u003cp\u003eSome highlights of \u003ci\u003eChildren and Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e are:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat develops, and why, in children’s representational and expressive drawing, both in typical, atypical, and cross-cultural populations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe developing relationship between production and comprehension of pictures.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChildren’s understanding of pictures as symbolic representations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical and applied uses of drawings, particularly in clinical and legal settings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiverse educational practices of teaching drawing across the world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting up-to-date research and pointing towards future topics of study, \u003ci\u003eChildren and Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e brings the study of children’s drawings into mainstream child development studies. This is an edifying resource for students, researchers, practitioners, parents, artists, and educators in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard P. Jolley\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology department at Staffordshire University, UK.  In the 13 years since completing his PhD in children’s making and understanding of expressive pictures he has broadened his research interests in the topic of “children and pictures”, taking a variety of perspectives including developmental, cognitive, clinical, educational, aesthetic, and cross-cultural.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 May 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405105446\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310332997772,"sku":"9781405105446","price":50.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405105446_d06906fa-d3e7-4019-b694-4acf87a61729.jpg?v=1781091079","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405105446","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}