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Nowak-Fabrykowski, Krystyna – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1992
This paper discusses links among the process of creativity, symbolization, and learning. The importance of symbolization in thinking, in school learning, in child development, and in the behavior of creative learners is stressed. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development

Stevenson, Janet N.; Duncum, Paul – Visual Arts Research, 1998
Studies the employment of collage by young children as a symbolic activity in organized educational settings. Establishes a taxonomy of collage types and observes their development in two kindergarten classes. Concludes that collage promotes the acquisition of a flexible sequence of skills and reflects a range of abilities and approaches. (DSK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Childrens Art, Cognitive Style
Ives, William, Comp. – 1979
More than 300 citations of books, articles, and conference papers published primarily within the last 20 years are listed with brief descriptions. The works include discussions of developmental theory, art education, art criticism, aesthetics, and philosophy of science as well as experimental studies. Research topics cover aspects of cognition…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Artists