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Heath, Shirley Brice – Topics in Language Disorders, 1986
The article discusses cultural variation in narrative genres, use, and learning. The ethnocentricity of many current approaches to the study of narratives is pointed out. Four universal types of narrative are identified (recounts, eventcasts, accounts, and stories). Teachers should not assume a common cultural background in children's access to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Differences, Multicultural Education, Narration
Bartlett, Elsa J.; Wilson, Jay C. – 1982
A research project investigated the development of narrative rhetoric in students in grades 3 through 8 in New York City public schools. Two types of tasks were used, the first requiring students to write a story about the events depicted in a drawing, the second asking them to correct rhetorical problems in prepared narratives. A series of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages

Kellman, Julia – Art Education, 1995
Asserts the function of narrative as a method of thinking is important in the lives of children as well as adults. Maintains that, by examining a story or narrative in children's art, it is possible to account for its importance in their lives. Describes three aspects of narrative: (1) invention; (2) description; and (3) negotiation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Products, Child Development
Hearne, Betsy, Ed.; Del Negro, Janice M., Ed.; Jenkins, Christine, Ed.; Stevenson, Deborah, Ed. – 1998
The papers included in this volume emphasize the need to connect the child and the narrative as a way to affect children's development in evaluating literature and information in all forms. Children are lively agents who create meaning as readers, viewers, and listeners. These proceedings address the myriad aspects of storytelling--practical,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Creative Expression

Walsh, Daniel J. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1993
Discusses the idea of narrative being central to all human experience. Asserts that Piagetian theory and other developmental approaches limit the place of art in early childhood education. Recommends exposing young children to folk art and music that represent significant cultural traits. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Child Development, Cognitive Development