Drawing, a speaker for childhood

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-711

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art, drawing, culture, inclusion, society, youth, childhood, active participation

Abstract

Introduction: The potential of art is an issue that is currently being explored. Until relatively recently, the different artistic expressions were limited to a recreational or leisure sphere, without paying attention to the benefits and uses it can have in other areas. Gradually the situation is changing and art is gaining greater prominence in society, expanding its use in other areas such as the academic or social spheres. Methodology: The aim of this paper is to analyse the potential of art, specifically drawing, as a research tool in the academy. To this end, three studies carried out with children and young people aged between 4 and 19 have been compared. Results: They have shown that drawing is a very useful tool when working with different groups, as it allows data to be collected that would not have been possible to obtain in written or oral form. Conclusions: It is perceived that research through art can be of great interest in different social contexts.

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Author Biographies

Aitana Abaroa, University of the Basque Country

Researcher in the Department of Didactics and School Organization with a predoctoral contract. Currently enrolled in the PhD program in Psychodidactics (UPV/EHU), having completed the Master's in Psychodidactics (2024) and being a certified Early Childhood Education teacher (2023). She complements her work at the university with her role in the classroom, where she is an Early Childhood Education teacher.

Amaia Eiguren, University of the Basque Country

Currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Didactics and School Organization and Vice Dean of Mobility and International Relations at the Faculty of Education in Bilbao (Leioa, UPV/EHU). She holds a PhD from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and has a diploma in Social Work (2005), a specialization in Primary Education teaching (2013), and a degree in Social Education (2017). Her main research area focuses on intergenerational relationships and the well-being of both children and adults. She is a member of the KideOn research group and has extensive experience as a Social Educator working with children in vulnerable situations.

Naiara Berasategi, University of the Basque Country

Associate professor in the Department of Didactics and School Organization at the University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. She holds a degree in Primary Education (Special Education Mention), a diploma in Special Education Teaching, is a sociologist, and earned an international doctorate from the University of the Basque Country. Her research has focused on social and educational inclusion. She is a member of the Inkluni research group and the consolidated research group KideON. She has participated in and is the principal investigator in several competitive Erasmus+ projects, as well as in state-level MINECO projects and University-Enterprise-Society projects at the University of the Basque Country. She has been involved in innovation projects related to higher education and new teaching methodologies. She holds a research six-year term awarded by the CNEAI.

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2024-09-10

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Abaroa, A., Eiguren, A., & Berasategi, N. (2024). Drawing, a speaker for childhood. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-711

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