Beyond the Observable. Design Research for a Conversation Guideline

Abstract

For children, it is difficult to express their subconscious images. For teachers, it is difficult to be sensitive to these images. Both are important if you want to help a pupil with his life philosophical development. The researcher, Naomi Hoogenberg, designed a conversation guideline, to help pupils and teachers both, to talk about the drawings children make. After hearing a story about letting go, the children made drawings and then had a conversation with the teacher, using the conversation guideline. The results were promising. Children found words to describe their subconscious images and the questions helped them to develop their own life philosophy.

Keywords

• life philosophical development
• conversation guideline
• subconscious images
• drawings
• dialogue school