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LINELT 2013

Evaluation of Art Education in Terms of Content Analysis

Hüseyin Uzunboylua , Didem İşlek b*

aNear East University, Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus bNear East University, Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus

Abstract

In this research, it was determined in which direction the studies in the area of art education have been progressed by analyzing the content of art education. The study is a documentary survey study. The study was limited to 109 articles which were analyzed after surveying the data base of Science Direct and Tyler -Francis. As the result of this analysis, it was determined that the most of the art education studies were done in the year 2012. It was also determined that student groups were preferred as the sample groups in these studies. It was also found out that the studies were mostly quantitative and document scanning was mostly used as the data gathering technique. In the analyzed studies, it was also determined that survey method was mostly used as a model. Most of the studies in the area of art education in the surveyed databases were done in America. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of LINELT 2013.

Keywords: Art education, Science Direct and Tyler –Francis databases, evaluation of art education studies, content analysis.

1. Introduction

Recently education has been taken the most significant role to improve individual’s high level skills, have self-efficacy and also especially for thinking critically and creatively( Jitgarun & Tongsakul, 2009; Tella & Adeniyi, 2009; Büyüköztürk ve others, 2011; Hürsen & Kaplan, 2012; Nogueira & Moreira, 2013 ). At this point, art education allows individuals to be creative and productive, and to communicate easily by activating the good feelings. It is also effective on individuals’ personal development and it helps individuals to keep up the innovations of the age (İşlek, 2009; Demirel, 2011; İşlek, 2012). Today art education can also be effective in finding solutions to the problems, thinking creatively in every area, gaining aesthetic value, self-evaluating and self-recognition (

* Corresponding author Didem İşlek Tel.: +90 392 2236464 E-mail address: [email protected]

© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of LINELT 2013.

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Dikici, 2001; Söylemez, 2004). However, art education also provides individuals to think freely, to be productive, to be able to express themselves easily and to develop a different perspective to the problems they faced by developing individuals’ cognitive and affective skills and by gaining individuals analytical and questioning thinking ability (Kırışoğlu, 2005; Şahin & Yağçı, 2012; Freedman & Stuhr).

Art education which has an important role in human’s life, nowadays is became an important and emphasized

study subject by the researchers. As the result of the literature reviewed, it was found out that art education was dealt with in different ways by different people. According to Alp and Erkan, art education is an important subject that should be considered in educational concept (Alp& Erkan, 2010). Göknur and Batur who support this opinion say that art education allows students to improve their abilities and to get a place in the society (Göknur&Batur, 2012). Furthermore, according to Taşdemir, art education is a requirement for the societies that provide modern education in the 21st century (Taşdemir, 2010).Şahan indicates that art is effective on having individual, social, cultural, economical qualifications by emphasizing art education for more healthy and modern society (Şahan, 2009). At this point, it is an undisputed fact that art education has an important role to pass modern society from a traditional society and it is effective on individual’s social development and having qualifications which are required by the age. When the literature reviewed, it was seen that art education studies are varied and it was also determined that these studies are mostly on art education politics, art education programs, art education and instructional strategies, art education and museums, art education and philosophy, creativity and art education, art education and educational theories, art education with visual arts (Tapley,2009; Brewer,2010; Cvetkova &Trajkovska & Atanasoska,2010; Plato,2010; Can, 2011; Günay, 2012; Yazar & Arifoğlu,2012 ). However, it was found out that content analysis of art education studies are limited. As the result of literature reviewed, It was determined that prepared studies only consist of content analysis related to art therapy (Thyme ve diğerleri, 2013). In this study, articles on art education in the database of Science Direct and Tyler -Francis prepared between the years 2008-2013 were chosen and then analyzed in terms of content. The aim of this study is to determine in which direction the scientific studies on the art education progress. It also aims to guide the researchers who will study in this area about the model that they will select and the disciplinary areas. In order to reach the aims of the study following questions should be answered:

• Which years do art education studies surveyed in the database of Science Direct and Tyler -Francis distribute?

• Which data gathering methods were used in the art education studies taken into the study? • What is the model of the art education studies taken into the study? • What is the sample group the art education studies taken into the study? • What is the distribution of the topics of the art education studies taken into the study? • In which countries were the art education studies taken into the study carried out? • Are the art education studies taken into the study, individual or group works? • What is the type of the art education studies taken into the study? • What is the distribution of the number of the references in the art education studies taken into the study? • What is the distribution of English and Turkish references in the art education studies taken into the study?

2. Methodology

a. Model of the Study This study is based on the content analysis of the data that was collected by documentary survey. In the content analysis studies, which have done mostly in the area of social sciences, coding is done according to the predetermined rules. According to Büyüköztürk and et al, this technique allows researcher to make comparisons

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about the studied subject with a way by developing suitable categories and classifications (Büyüköztürk ve diğerleri, 2013).

2.2. Collecting Data

For the data of the study, all the journal on art education in the database of Science Direct and Tyler -Francis were surveyed. While surveying on the electronic data based, journals were limited to the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and with the words “visual art education” and “fine arts education” as the key words. While analyzing the content of the study, criteria convenient to sub-objectives of the study taken into account are listed below:

• Publication Year • Research Topics • Data Gathering Method • Sampling Group • Country where the Research Took Place • Number of the Researchers • Model of the study • Type of the Study (quantitative / qualitative/quantitative-qualitative) • Number of References • Number of English and Turkish References

2.3. Analysis of the Data

In the analysis of survey data, Microsoft Excell program was used to save the defined criteria and to create a database. All the data obtained from the detailed analysis of the documents were saved for each article, data was grouped according to the defined criteria and analyzed in terms of various variables. Finally, the report was written by creating frequency and percentage tables.

In the study, after surveying the data base of Science Direct and Tyler–Francis, 109 articles (from the year of 2008) were reached and analyzed. 3. Results

In this part, according to the purpose of the study, findings from the studies on art education and comments were given.

3.1. Publication Year of the Studies Taken into the Research The graphic in table 1 shows the number and the distribution of the articles on art education in the journals in database of Science Direct and Tyler- Francis between the years 2008 and 2013. According to this, it can be seen that between the years 2008 and 2010 number of the articles increased, whereas in the year 2011 number of articles decreased. In the year 2012 number of the articles increased again. When the articles in the year 2013 analyzed, it is understood that this increase was not stable and the number of the articles in the database of Science Direct and Tyler- Francis decreased. It was determined that most of the articles on art education were carried out in the year 2012 and least articles on art education were carried out in the year 2008.

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Figure 1: Distribution of the Art Education Studies by Years

3.2. Subjects of the Studies Taken into the Study

As the result of the content analysis, frequencies and percentages of the art education articles by their subjects are shown in Table 1 .

Table 1. Distribution of Articles on Art Education by Their Subjects

Subject Matters Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Contribution of Extracurricular Activities to Art Education 1 0,92 Discipline-based Art Education 1 0,92 Effect of Way of Thinking on Art Education 1 0,92 Effect of Visual perception on Art 2 1,83 Contribution of Visual Art Lesson on Art Education 5 4,59 Elementary School Stages and Art Education Programs 7 6,42 Effect of Museums on Art Education 1 0,92 Secondary School Stages and Art Education Programs 5 4,59 Content Analysis for Art Education Studies 1 0,92 Art Education Policies 17 15,60 Art Education Programs 7 6,42 Art Education and Child Drawings 1 0,92 Art Education And Digital Media 1 0,92 Art Education and Education Theories 6 5,50 Art Education and Sculpture Art 2 1,83 Art Education and Instructional Strategies 16 14,68 Art Education and Creativity 12 11,01 Relation between Art Education, Museum Education and Drama Education 1 0,92 Art Education and Philosophy 1 0,92

Subject Matters Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Resources and Information Process in Art Education 1 0,92 Individual Differences in Art Education 1 0,92 Changes in Art Education 1 0,92 Abstraction Technique in Art Education 1 0,92

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Design in Art Education 2 1,83 Effect of Art Education on individual 3 2,75 Historical Development of Art Education 3 2,75 Contribution of Art History Lesson to Art Education 1 0,92 Effect of Art Therapy Programs on Art Education 1 0,92 Relation between Art and Education 1 0,92 Effect of Art Approaches on Art Education 1 0,92 Use of Technology in Art Education 2 1,83 Higher Education Stages and Art Education Programs 3 2,75

As it can be seen in Table 1, the most of the subjects studied were in the area of art education policies with 17 articles (%15,60). Secondly, studies were done in the area of art education and instructional strategies with 16 articles (%14.68). Art education studies on art education and creativity with 12 articles (%11.01) follows this. It is also understood that least subject areas of art education are in majority. According to this, with one article (%0.92) extracurricular activities and art education, Discipline-based art, ways of thinking and art education, museums and art education, art education and child drawings, digital media and art education, art education with music and drama, philosophy and art education, information process and art education, effect of individual differences on art education, changes in art education, Abstraction Technique and art education, art history lessons and art education, art therapy programs and art education, art and education, relation between art approaches and art education are the least subject of study areas on art education. 3.3. Data Gathering Methods of the Studies Taken into the Study Frequencies and percentages of data gathering techniques used in the art education studies are given in table 2 .

Table 2. Distribution of Critical Thinking Studies By Data Gathering Method

Data Gathering Techniques Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Questionnaire 12 11,01 Document Survey 41 37,61 Document Survey, Observation and interview 2 1,83 Document Survey and Portfolio 1 0,92 Interview 15 13,76 Interview and Questionnaire 2 1,83 Interview and Observation 3 2,75 Interview, Questionnaire and Observation 1 0,92 Observation 12 11,01 Observation and Questionnaire 3 2,75 Observation and Document Survey 1 0,92 Observation and Content Analysis 1 0,92 Observation, Test and Questionnaire 1 0,92 Content Analysis 1 0,92 Scale 6 5,50 Test 7 6,42

As it can be seen from table 2, in the studies, questionnaire, document survey, observation, interview, portfolio, scale, test, content analysis and technique that some few of them are used together are given as the data gathering

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techniques. In these studies, the most preferred data gathering technique is the document survey. The most often used techniques respectively are interview, questionnaire, observation, test and scale. The least used techniques are the techniques that two or three methods used together, document survey and portfolio, interview, questionnaire and observation, observation and document survey, observation and content analysis, observation, test and questionnaire and also content analysis. 3.4. The Sample Group of the Studies taken into the Study Analyses were done for the sample group with the aim of determining by whom the research data was collected. In table 3, frequency and percentage of the findings from the analysis are given.

Table 3. Distribution of Art Education Studies By the Sample Group

Sample Group Frequency

(f) Percentage (%)

Student 55 50,46 Teacher 3 2,75

Student-Teacher 19 17,43 Other 32 29,36

By analyzing the table 3, it can be seen that sample groups were mostly formed by students with %50. 46. It is also seen that 32 sample groups (%29.36) were formed by others, 19 sample groups (%17.43) were formed by student-teacher. The least information gathering sample group on art education is teachers with 3 groups (%2.75). 3.5 Countries Where the Studies in the Study Carried Out Today, art education which has important roles on individuals’ personal development and on individuals’ creative thinking is an important study that is preferred by the researchers in many fields and in many countries. In this respect, in this study it was tried to determine in which countries most of the studies on art education were carried out.

Table 4. Distribution of Art Education Studies By Countries Where They Were Carried Out

Country Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Macedonia 1 0,92

America 36 33,03 Australia 5 4,59

China 2 1,83 Estonia 1 0,92 Finland 4 3,67 Holland 2 1,83 Turkey 32 29,36 England 9 8,26

Iran 1 0,92 Spain 2 1,83 Israel 1 0,92

Canada 3 2,75 Cyprus 1 0,92

Malaysia 2 1,83 Portugal 2 1,83

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Romania 3 2,75 Singapore 1 0,92

When table 4 analyzed, it can be seen that most of the studies on art education were done in America (% 33.03) and with %29.36 Turkey followed this. However, the limited number of studies were done in Australia, China, Finland, Holland, England, Spain, Canada, Malaysia, Portugal and Romania. The least studies were carried out in Singapour, Cyprus, Israel, Iran, Estonia, Macedonia. 3.6. Number of the Researches of the Studies Taken into the Study In this study, particular attention was paid to if the art education studies were done individually or as a group. Frequency and percentage of the findings obtained as the result of the analysis are given in table 5. Table 5. Distribution of Art Education Studies By Number of the Writers

Number of Writers

Frequency (f)

Percentage (%)

1 71 65,137 2 21 19,26 3 11 10,09 4 6 5,5

As it is seen in Table 5, 71 (%65.137) art education studies were done individually. It was also determined that 21 (%19.26) studies were carried out by two writers, 11 (%10.09) studies were carried out by three writers and 6 (%5.5) studies were carried out by four writers. 3.7. Model of the Studies Taken into the Study. In this study, it was tried to determine which research model in art education studies was used mostly. Frequency and percentages of the research models used in the studies are given in table 6.

Table 6. Distribution of Art Education Studies by Their Research Models

Research Model Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Literature review 43 39,45

Case Study 8 7,34 Experimental 6 5,50 Action Study 2 1,83

Survey 50 45,87

As it is seen in table 6, the most preferred model is the survey model (%45. 87). The secondly preferred one in the literature review (%39. 45). Case study and experimental study are the research models prefered in a limited number. Case study (%1.83 ) is the least prefered model 3.8. Type of the Studies Taken into the Study Frequency and percentage of the findings obtained as a result of the analysis done to find out which type of

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research methods are often used in the studies on art education are given in table 7.

Table 7. Distribution of Art Education Studies by their Research Types

Type of study Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Qualitative 77 70.64

Quantitative 25 22.93 Combined 7 6.42

As it can be seen in table 7, most of the studies in art education are qualitative. Number of qualitative studies is 77 (%70.64). 25 (%22.93) studies are quantitave and the least number of studies are combined 7 (%6.42). 3.9. Number of the References of the Studies Taken into the Study The number of the references used in the study is very important in order to put the study on a strong base and for the validity. In this respect, in this study, the aim is to find out the number of the references used in the art education studies . Findings obtained as the result of the analysis with frequency rates and percentage rates are given in table 8 in details.

Table 8. Distribution of Art Education Studies By the Number of the References

Reference Frequency

(f) Percentage

(%) Between 1- 10 37 33,94 Between 10-20 32 29,36 Between 20-30 14 12,84 Between 30-40 15 13,76 40 and above 11 10,09

As it is seen in table 8, 37 of the articles (%33. 94) on art education have references between the numbers 1 and 10. 32 of the articles (%29. 36) have references between the number 10 and 20. However, 15 of the articles (%13. 76) have references between the numbers 30 and 40, 14 of the articles (%12. 84) have references between the numbers 20 and 30 and 11 of the articles (%10. 09) have more than 40 references. 4.0 Number of the English and Turkish References in the Study It was tried to determine what type of references, Turkish or English, were used in the study. In table 9, the frequency and percentage rates of Turkish references in the articles on art education were given. Table 10 shows the frequency and percentage rates of English references in the articles on art education were given.

Table 9. Distribution of Studies on Art Education by the Number of English References

Number of English References

Frequency (f)

Percentage (%)

0 10 9.17 Between 1-10 36 33.03

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Between 10-20 26 23.85 Between 20-30 11 10.09 Between 30-40 15 13.76

40 and above 11 10.09

Table 10. Distribution of Studies on Art Education by the Number of Turkish References

Turkish References Frequency

(f)

Percentage

(%) 0 85 77.98

Between 1-10 20 18.35 Between 10-20 4 3.67

When table 9 evaluates it was found out that in 10 (%9.17) articles don’t have any english references, 36 (%33.03) articles have english references between the numbers 1 and 10, 26 (%23.85) articles have english references between the numbers 10 and 20, 11(%10.09 ) articles have english references between the numbers 20 and 30, 15(%13.76) articles have english references between the numbers 30 and 40 and 11 (%10.09) articles have english refernces number of 40 and above. When we analyzed table 10, it was seen that 85 (%77. 98) articles don’t have any turkish references, 20 (%18. 35) articles have turkish references between the numbers 1and 10 and 4 (%3. 67) articles have turkish references between the numbers 10 and 20. When two tables compared, it was determined that in the art education studies, english references were mostly used but turkish references were less preferred. 4. Conclusion and Recommendations As the result of the content analysis on art education studies, it was found out that art education studies were carried out in the database of Science Direct and Tyler- Francis every year between 2008-2013. It is also determined that between these years, most of the studies were carried out in the year 2012. Between the years 2008-2013 steady increase of the number of the articles was expected, but the number of the articles was distributed unsteadily from the year 2010. This shows that the importance given to the art education is not enough. When we look at the subjects of art education studies, it is seen that these studies have different areas, were prepared in a wide range area and art education was associated with different areas. From the analysis carried out, it was determined that most of the studies were on art education policies. This shows that most of the researchers want to take draw attention to proficiency level of given art education, art education in school and the importance of art education (Kamhi, 2010a; Kamhi, 2010b; Chappell ve diğerleri, 2013). When we consider the data gathering methods of art education studies, it is seen that document survey is mostly used method in art education studies. It is also found out that interview, questionnaire and observation techniques are used very often. It was determined that in the prepared studies only one data gathering method is usually used and the studies that used two or three data gathering techniques are limited. In the studies of art education, it was determined that the student group is the most used data gathering sample group. Others group is an other data gathering sample group that is often used to gather data. Others group includes artists, museum directors, officers in the ministry of education. The least data gathering group is the teachers. Although data about students and other groups was collected, enough data about teachers was not collected. This is worth to think about it. In order to get enough data about which way art education moves, data should be collected from the teachers who are the trainers of art education. When the models in the studies analyzed, it was understood that survey model is mostly used model in the art

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education studies. The second preferred model is the literature review. Action study is the least preferred one. This shows that survey model and literature review are mostly preferred models by the researchers who carry out studies on art education. When we consider the research types of the studies, it is understood that the mostly used research type in the studies is qualitative . Qualitative studies are also found. The least used research method is the combined research type in which two types use together. When the distribution of the studies in the database of Science Direct and Tyler Francis by the countries examined, it was found out that art education studies are mostly carried out in America. It was determined that Turkey is the second country where researchers carried out studies on art education. However, in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus only one study was carried out within the database of discussed journals. Individual studies were mostly carried out by the researchers whose studies are on art education. When the studies were analyzed to find out which approach are the studies based on, collaborative that many researchers adopt todays or individual, it was determined that individual studies were mostly carried out by the researchers whose studies are on art education. However, it was understood that limited studies are carried out by two, three and four writers. This shows, writers who carry out studies on art education mostly prefer individual studies. However, when the number of the references was analyzed, in many studies number of references are between 1 and 10. Studies that have number of references 40 and above are limited. Limited number of references in the studies show that researchers did not do detailed research on art education and they also did not collect enough information. It was also tried to determine foreign or Turkish references are mostly used. English references are mostly preferred by the researchers. Turkish references are the second preferred ones. When the literature reviewed, it was understood that content analysis studies on art education are limited. In the studies prepared by Thyme and et al, content analysis on art therapy training content was carried out (Thyme and et al, 2013). Also, a study that aims to categorize the contents and the theoretical basis of discussed art therapy was prepared by Penelope (Penelope, 2007). When these studies examined, it was understood that studies were only carried out on art therapy and were evaluated mostly on two criteria. The study prepared in this respect was a comprehensive study. So, the study aims to shed light on the models, research types, subjects and data gathering methods of the studies carried out on art education by the scientist. As the result of the content analysis, in order to have more qualified studies on art education recommendations are offered. More than one data gathering tool should be used to examine the findings obtained from the art education studies in details. Thus, more effective results will be obtained. Teachers should also be more involved to the sample groups of art education. By this way, enough information will be get to which way art education moves. However, when the effect of art education on individuals was thought, the researchers should do more research on art education. In this regard, associating studies on art education with different fields will be more effective to specify the importance of art education . Studies in this field should not only be quantitative and qualitative. They should also be combined to analyze the findings better to obtain more reliable and valid findings. More detailed literature review on art education will be necessary to increase the number of the references, have updated references and to analyze the studies carried out in foreign countries. By this way improvements in the art education will be followed. Finally, as in America and Turkey, studies on art education in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus should take place in the journals in the database of Science Direct and Tyler-Francis. Reference

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