This study is a systematic review that aims to examine the studies conducted between 2015 and 2024 on preschool children’s drawings. The inclusion criteria were that the studies were conducted between 2015 and 2024, that they included drawings of preschool children, and that the sample group consisted of children aged 5–6 years. Studies conducted with children aged 6 and above were excluded. In the study, “distribution by years, genre and method preferences, themes and results” were analyzed. A literature search was conducted on Google Scholar, YÖKTEZ and Dergipark with the keywords “painting”, “drawing”, “perception”, “draw”, “painting”, “drawing”, “perceptions”; a total of 140 studies, 90 articles, 18 theses (108 domestic studies in total) and 32 international studies, were included out of 2100 studies. Data were collected and analyzed by document review method. The year 2022 was determined as the year with the highest number of studies with 22 studies, followed by 2019 and 2020 with 19 studies. It was observed that qualitative research methods were predominantly preferred in the studies and the article type stood out. Themes such as Covid-19 pandemic perception, emotions, environmental pollution, play, family, space, engineer perception, gender, school, teacher, children’s rights, time attracted attention. It was concluded that children used pictures and drawings as a means of expressing their emotions, displaying their creativity and expressing their thoughts. In addition to the prominent themes, the results of less studied and important themes are also included.
Cite this article as: Güven, G., Tutumlu, R., & Köksal, H. (2025). Çocuk resmi ile İlgili yapılan araştırmalar: sistematik bir tarama. HAYEF: Journal of Education, 22, 0047, doi: 10.5152/hayef.2025.25047.