Drawing Analysis of Connotations Regarding Children’s Holiday Perceptions in The Context of Tourism

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine children's perceptions of holiday with their drawing. The study group of the research consists of 23 children in the five-age group. The children were asked to draw a picture regarding their perceptions of holiday. Also, interviews were conducted with children in order to examine children's perceptions of holiday. The drawings were examined through visual and content analysis. It is seen that the holiday mostly evokes sun, sea, tree, bird
and fish connotations for children. It was determined that children mostly used blue in their drawings. It was found that the most flattening feature was seen in the children's drawings. When the opinions of children regarding their perceptions of holiday are examined, it is seen that the perceptions of holiday are mostly related to the holiday experiences of the children. There is a consistency between the children's drawings and the expressions obtained from the interviews.