Hi, Roxanna,
If the phrase "development of young people" were to include first-year
students on a Fine Art degree programme, then I could offer you statistical
evidence (in the form of Likert sets) that drawing activity expands their
awareness of ontological constructions. The evidence is available in The
Intelligence of Seeing, PhD thesis, University of Wales, 2001. A description
of the teaching programme is available in the article Mapping the Domain of
Drawing in the International Journal of Art & Design Education 21.3 pp
258-272.
Dr Howard Riley PhD MA(RCA)
Coordinator for Postgraduate Research
School of Art & Design
Swansea Institute
Associate College of the University of Wales
Townhill Road
Swansea SA2 0UT
UK
Phone 44 (0)1792 481285
Fax 44 (0)1792 205305
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> From: Roxana Meechan
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> Subject: Health benefits of "Drawing"
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> As an Arts Development Officer, I often need to justify to funders and
> the general public the benefits that Arts activity brings to the overall
> Health of individuals but specially Children & Young People.
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> Please, could someone within this Drawing Research Network let me know
> what hard facts/evidence (research findings/statistics) there is at the
> beginning of 2004 that proves the benefits of "Drawing" in particular to
> the Health & Development of Children & Young People?
>
> Many thanks for your help!
>
> Roxana
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> Roxana Meechan
> Arts Development Officer - Sutherland
> The Highland Council
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