2019 Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 30-42
This study focused on adjacency pairs to investigate how 5-year-old children interacted with one another to create new drawing expressions. Participatory observation was conducted in four certified children’s nursery classes for 5-year-olds over a 1-year period. Data on a drawing activity were collected and qualitatively analyzed using adjacency pairs. The results were as follows: (1) Differences emerged in the object and method of the suggestion-response sequence. Ideas such as shapes and colors were directly incorporated into children’s drawing, while imaginative and emotional themes and motifs were produced when children added their own arrangements; (2) Questions generated from demands and interests in drawing promoted mutual understanding and led to new developments; and (3) A sequence of emotional expressions, such as physical synchronicities and rhythm, led to the generation of new drawing themes.
