Art Department Research Articles

Perceived social support and mental health outcomes among perinatally HIV positive children in Gondar healthcare centers, North-Western Ethiopia

ABSTRACT Children with chronic illness are found to be at greater risk for psychiatric problems, including depression, anxiety and feelings of isolation. Particularly, HIV positive children in underdeveloped nations are more likely experiencing psychological disorders and live with socially alienated social support systems. In present study, institution-based cross-sectional research design was employed to assess the prevalence of mental health distress among HIV positive children 115(F = 69) in Ethiopia. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select participants. Quantitative data were collected with standardized instruments. Nurse Counsellors and case managers from the children’s ART department participated in sample selection and data collection under the close supervision of a researcher. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the quantitative data. The key findings of this study revealed that 57.4% HIV positive children reported high level in measures of anxiety and 52.2% had high depression level, while 47.8% had low self-esteem. Children’s ages, parental conditions, and perceived social support shown significant association with participants’ mental health condition. Perceived social support was a powerful set of predictors of children level of anxiety F = 1, 113 24.526, p < .001 and self-esteem F = 1, 113 6.494, p < .0.05. Furthermore, children’s age was a strong predictor of mental health status. The present study finding asserted that HIV positive children require a lifetime of continuous treatment, care and support to ensure their physical and mental development. This study reminds families, caregivers and healthcare institutions of the development of appropriate prevention and intervention program to alleviate stressful life events and improve the psychological well-being of HIV positive children.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO STUDENTS’ CHOICE AND PLACEMENT IN AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, NIGERIA

This paper examines Students’ choice and their placement into various areas of specialization in their third year (300-level) of study in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Benin, Nigeria and what informs such choice and placement. Oftentimes, most students, before this level may not have any area of specialization in mind but the course advisers are to counsel them regarding their areas of strength and interest. Sometimes, the Department uses its discretion to place some student. The objective of this paper is to carve out certain criteria to be taken into consideration in placing students into their various areas of specialization. Pedagogic and survey research designs were used in which case questions were served to respondents in order to elicit responses and at the end, it was found out that majority of the students preferred study areas that attracts immediate and attractive monetary rewards like Graphics and Painting. This research examines students’ attitudinal disposition towards areas of specialization from 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 academic sessions.

Comparison between Work Related Musculoskeletal Wrist Pain and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among Students of Figurative Painting and Calligraphy

O b j e c t i v e : To compare painting related variables for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and musculoskeletal wrist pain among students of calligraphy and figurative painting. M e t h o d o l o g y : A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on 212 participants from 21 January to 25 May 2023. The data was collected from the fine arts departments of public and private universities in Sialkot, Pakistan. Phalen’s clinical test was used to screen the CTS and Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire was used as an outcome measuring tool. SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the data. Mean, Standard deviation and Independent-t-test was used to compare the groups at significance level (p=0.05). R e s u l t s : Out of 212, (N=148, 69.81%) were participants in figurative painting (group A) and (N=64, 30.18%) were in calligraphy (group B) with positive Phalen test. The total mean score of symptom severity scale for CTS was (26.49 ± 6.25) and functional status (21.26±7.58) which determines moderate difficulty with routine tasks. The symptom severity scale for CTS among groups A and B had mean scores (27.83 ± 6.20) and (23.40, ± 5.20) whereas the functional status scale among group A; had mean scores (23.20 ± 7.67) and B (16.79, ± 5.13) respectively. Factors that showed significant difference between painters and calligraphers BCTQ were working hours, medium of paints, size of paint brushes and types of paint brushes (p-value= 0.00). C o n c l u s i o n : The results of this study showed an overall 'moderate' symptom severity and functional difficulty level among participants with CTS but figurative painters were more affected in some factors than calligraphers

2022 개정 교육과정을 반영한 중학교 미술교과 디자인 단원 수업지도안

Objectives This study proposes a design instructional plan for middle school art departments to develop core competencies pursued in the 2022 curriculum.&#x0D; Methods This article examines the core competencies outlined in the 2022 curriculum and proposes a framework for achieving them in design education in the art department, followed by the development of a design lesson plan.&#x0D; Results The framework of the new design education is to learn knowledge about solving problems in life through design and its convergence with other fields. To achieve this, students are encouraged to creatively solve problems in their immediate surroundings, read texts on the convergence of design and other disciplines, and imagine what the future will look like when technology and design converge.&#x0D; Conclusions Through this course, it is expected that learners will be able to integrate knowledge and experience from various fields to solve problems creatively and proactively deal with new situations.&#x0D;

‘Becoming a work of art’ revisited: Ecologies of collaboration in tertiary visual arts education1

Collaboration continues to be a growing focus of teaching, learning and research in university art departments. We are also witnessing a turn towards ecological and multispecies approaches in contemporary arts practice and education across the university sector and creative industries. In this revisitation of our earlier work, we ask how the transition into ecological understandings of collaboration might disrupt and reorientate humanist ontologies of visual arts education in the university. We draw on posthumanist and new materialist theories to reconceptualize collaboration in ways that are responsive to the ecological entanglements that comprise a work of art under current climatological and biodiversity crises. From there we develop a cartographic analysis of collaborative works of art in the making, drawing on a year-long participatory study with third-year undergraduate art students. In the final section we revisit our proposition for ‘becoming a work of art’ through more-than-human collaboration and explore the implications of this concept for speculative pedagogic practice and curriculum making in arts education.

Аcademic humanitarian science – the challenge of the XXI century

The article shows the history of the development of Belarusian humanitarian science from ancient times to the present day. Particular attention is paid to the achievements of the Department of Humanitarian Sciences and Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus at the beginning of the 21st century.

About the works from the collection of architect V. A. Tauber in the department of folk art of the State Russian Museum

The existence of his personal collection is confirmed already in 1925, when he donated to the museum six boxes with disassembled parts of various copper church utensils. After the architect’s death, when being accepted for temporary storage in the Russian museum in 1944, the items were distributed among several departments. Today, some of them are in the folk art department. A variety of metal products from the collection of V. A. Tauber (candles, wedding crowns, keys, locks, candleholder, caskets called “teremki”, brackets, bratina, mace) have not previously been the subject of special research. Most of them did not have the time and place of production determined. Therefore, the author of this article focused on the issues of attribution of these products. The artistic analysis was also carried out. Numerous analogies from Russian and foreign museums were used. The items were considered as a whole collection. As a result, it is concluded that most of the items from the collection of V. A. Tauber are beautiful works of folk art, which demonstrates an infinite variety of artistic solutions. This is emphasized not only by their presence on the permanent exhibition of the department of folk art, but also by their publication in various museum books. Most of the artistic works are in the field of ecclesiastical art, so it is possible that they are related to the Museum of a dying cult.

ИЗУЧЕНИЕ ФОЛЬКЛОРНЫХ ТРАДИЦИЙ РОДНОГО КРАЯ В КОНТЕКСТЕ ПРИОБЩЕНИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ К ИСТОКАМ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ

Upbringing the younger generation on the basis of national traditions contributes to the spiritual and moral enrichment of society. The article is devoted to the problem of introducing students — future teachers — to the origins of national culture through folklore, which has a great educational potential. The author focuses on the study of folk tales in the educational process as a direction related to the preservation of traditional folk culture, the formation of a meaningful attitude to the national artistic heritage. Karelian fairy tales are valuable folklore material with educational potential in the development of aesthetic and moral qualities, instilling love for the native land, glorifying its beauty and unique traditions. The author pays attention to the artistic representation of the characters of Karelian fairy tales, reveals their mythological basis and artistic traditions of embodiment. The article describes the experimental work carried out by the author in the academic year 2023/2024 at the Department of Technology, Fine Arts and Design of the Petrozavodsk State University and the Petrozavodsk Specialized School of Arts. Plunging into the world of folklore traditions of their homeland, the students comprehend the need to implement a national and regional component in university and secondary education. The study of folklore traditions helps to introduce students to the origins of national culture, the formation of ethno-cultural and civic identity, and the ability to carry out practical activities.

Соціально-мистецький проєкт у Полтаві: історичні передумови та сучасне втілення

The article examines the prerequisites for the emergence of the artistic community of Poltava and the organization of the first socio-artistic projects in the city. An analogy is drawn with modern cultural and educational projects that have been implemented over the past 10 years, in particular, such as “Kadetarium”, “Poltava Art Territory”, “Local History Art Weekend”. The prerequisites for the formation of the artistic community in Poltava, the characteristic features of artistic groups and their influence on the further cultural context of the city are revealed. The background and factors that influenced the emergence of a modern artistic community in the city are analyzed. The spheres of interest of the artists of this community and the methods of their implementation are considered. The increasing of professional strengthening and acquisition of exhibition experience by students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Poltava National Technical University are described in detail. Attention is focused on the relationship between social events in Ukraine in 2013–2014 and the activation of exhibition projects of the Poltava community. It was determined that the key role was played by oneday exhibitions of modern art “Kadetariums”, which were actually large city festivals. They focused on saving an outstanding architectural monument – the building of the Cadet Corps. The diversity and democracy of these events had a significant social effect, which is why the term “social and artistic project” was born. The “Poltava Art Territory” movement was formed, based on these exhibitions, which was realized in subsequent festivals during 2016–2017 at a different location, but with the same emphasis on the value of the city’s architectural heritage. The department of fine art and decorative art of Taras Shevchenko Luhansk National University played a significant role in it. After a two-year break, an active public initiative created a new festival format “Local History Art Weekend”, which was embodied in four festivals in 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024.

Use and Influence of Technological Gadgets on Students’ Performance in Art Production

Despite the opportunities afforded art teachers in the use of technology today, many of them avoid these opportunities; either because they are not interested or they prefer the traditional way of teaching or they lack the know-how to use them. A cursory look at our Art institutions and Departments in Nigeria today reveals that there is need to overhaul the training methods and facilities in the system to meet global standard and technology-driven society of our time. This paper discusses the place of technology in Art pedagogy; looking at studio practice and theory, its influence on art production and sustainability in the future. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the quality of computer gadget-aided paintings and those made from real objects among selected students in tertiary institutions. Methodology adopted includes literary review, survey and practical experiments. The paper points to the fact that the role of technology cannot be over-emphasized in art teaching and learning, exhibition and sale, recording, preservation, as well as documentation and archiving of art experiences. It is recommended that teachers of Art must be abreast with modern techniques in teaching in a dynamic and technology-driven world of today.

Խաչատուր Աբովյանին նվիրված ոչ գրքային հրատարակությունները Հայաստանի ազգային գրադարանի արվեստի բաժնում

The article presents the non-book publications dedicated to Khachatur Abovyan in the art de-partment of the National Library of Armenia. The first original oil painting of the great enlightener was made around 1831. In autumn by the Dorpat artist Ludwig von Meidel. Later, hundreds and thousands of examples were drawn and printed from that blueprint, which are widely used among Armenians. In addition to a large collection of photographs, the art department of the National Library of Armenia preserves exclusive original paintings, postcards, calendars, guides devoted to Abovyan, which are of great value for study.

교과통합을 통한 전래동요 국악 교육 지도연구

The purpose of this paper is to suggest the educational use of traditional music education for integrated education between art, social studies, and physical education as well as music subjects, rather than division-centered education. To this end, the study was conducted as follows. First, the concept of integrated education and the study of traditional nursery rhymes related to traditional nursery rhymes were examined on the study of traditional nursery rhymes using curriculum integration and the study of traditional nursery rhymes through play. Second, based on this, for the educational use of the traditional nursery “Subak-chigi song” a total of 4 teaching and learning plans were presented for students in grades 5~6 of elementary school through the integration of the subjects with the departments of music, social studies, physical education, and art. Based on this study, it was found that a teaching plan should be sought through curriculum integration that breaks down the boundaries between subjects, rather than a division-centered education, and it is expected that the curriculum integration guidance plan using traditional nursery rhymes will be studied more actively.

Voices on the air: Speech education and campus radio in the postcolonial Philippine university

In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, faculty and students of the newly organized Department of Speech and Drama (later Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts) at the University of the Philippines (UP) were at the forefront of managing the radio station DZUP, mounting radio productions on campus and shaping the academic curricula for classes in radio speech and writing. These pioneering contributions, though significant, have yet to receive due documentation from communication scholars, researchers, and historians in the country. In this essay, I address this gap by bringing into focus archival documents—photographs, newspaper accounts, official memos, and personal correspondences between academics and administrators—that clarify the academic department’s role in the early systems and operations of DZUP. I argue that these efforts are important because of four main reasons. First, they highlight the often-overlooked relationship between speech education and campus radio in the national university. Second, they emphasize the ways in which the radio booth worked alongside the public speaking platform and the theatre stage as a fundamental space where speech-related pedagogies, performances, and practices played out. Third, they show disciplinary genealogy that links the disciplines of speech communication and mass communication in the University of the Philippines. And finally, they shed light on the pedagogical process involved in teaching, training, and transforming Filipino students into a kind of speaking subjects in the postcolonial Philippines.

Literature Review: Digital Books in Preschool Period

In literature, the new generation of children who become exposed to a digital world are referred to as digital natives. This generation, which knows about touch screens, sensor lights, and programmed fixtures that produce water when they connect, grows up with the abilities to utilize electronic gadgets since the beginning of their life. Over time, numerous daily actions are transferred to the digital environment in order to satisfy their desires and needs. Children can now play games in front of a screen, as opposed to playing games with their friends mostly outside, in parks, or on the streets. One of the significant instances of this present circumstance are advanced picture story books. There are many examinations about the constructive outcomes of printed picture books on preschoolers’ language, mental, social and profound improvement in youth. This situation can be explained in part by the fact that printed books have been around for a very long time. There hasn't been a comprehensive survey study on digital children's books in the literature. As a result, it is now imperative that postgraduate thesis studies on digital books for preschoolers in Turkey need to be examined. A total of 265 thesis studies, which were accessed using the keywords of digital children's books, electronic children's books, electronic books, children's picture books, were examined and accessed through the https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/ site, which allows postgraduate thesis and dissertations to be stored and scanned. Studies on digital books that focus on preschool children are separated. A systematic content analysis of 12 disaggregated postgraduate thesis studies was carried out under the headings of publication year, department, type of thesis and dissertations, sample group, research purpose and method. As a result of the research, it was revealed that the first thesis work on the subject was done in 2012. When the types of theses were examined, 5 doctoral level thesis studies and 7 master's level thesis studies were reached. When the sample groups were examined, it was concluded that the distribution of girls and boys was balanced. However, no study was found involving children with disabilities and families with preschool children. While there are 6 thesis studies in the Visual Arts Department, it turns out that there are 4 studies in the Preschool Department, and one study in the fields of Psychology and Computer Instructional Technologies. Due to the limited number of studies on the subject, it is recommended to develop them in terms of quality and quantity. Children with disabilities can be included in the studies. In addition, the subject can be investigated in depth by using the triangulation data collection method, which includes families, teachers and children.

대학 신입생의 ICT 리터러시 역량 측정을 위한 진단 도구 개발

This study aims to develop a diagnostic tool to measure the information and communications technology (ICT) literacy capabilities of college freshmen. In the increasing dependence of ICT on teaching and learning, the diagnostic tool will help in operating software education for all freshmen, especially non-majors. To develop the diagnostic tool, ICT literacy competency diagnosis area and subattributes were defined through domestic and international literature study and empirical research. Moreover, diagnostic questions for the sub-attributes were developed. To validate the diagnostic tool, content validity was analyzed twice by experts, and a preliminary survey was conducted on freshmen from different departments. Through a preliminary survey, a diagnostic tool of ICT literacy competency was developed, comprising 30 questions. SPSS 24.0, R, and Excel 2016 programs were used to analyze the data. Additionally, differences in performances by department and area were analyzed for ICT literacy competency. Item analysis, percent correct, difficulty of percent correct, and item differentiation were also analyzed. Results show that average scores for information creation and information management capabilities for all freshmen by department, excluding natural science and engineering departments, were lower than those for other capabilities. This shows that they are not proficient in employing commonly used ICT tools and adept in general computer management tasks such as file compression and copying. Furthermore, art department students showed statistically significantly lower scores in all competencies than students of other departments. Therefore, different curriculum composition, programming language selection, and teaching and learning strategies are necessary when providing software education to all students. The ICT literacy competency diagnosis tool is essential to evaluate students’ performance levels and determine their actual proficiency in handling ICT.

Role of Bangladesh National Museum in Preservation of History, Culture and Heritage of Bangladesh

This study aims to assess the role and contributions of the History and Classical Art Department of Bangladesh National Museum in the context of acquisition and preservation of history and heritage of Bengal through analysis of gathered artifacts. This study adopts a comprehensive analytical approach, employing both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The primary data sources include interviews with museum visitors, focus group discussions involving visitors and stakeholders, and key informant interviews with experts and specialists. Secondary data sources consist of museum visitors’ comment books, previous stakeholders’ opinions, and comment books from mobile exhibitions. Additionally, this research seeks to identify potential avenues of future growth and development within the department. The research has unraveled multifaceted role of the department’s key artifacts, namely coins, sculptures, architecture and inscriptions in forming and preserving history. The FGD and KII responses have yielded insightful feedback on the role of these artifacts in ensuring the continuation of history. The responses from the survey, FGD, KII and comments from the content analysis reveal the degree of fascination visitors harbor for the liberation war galleries. Many of these responses have suggested the liberation war gallery is successful in instilling the sense of patriotism among its visitors and inspiring them to cherish the spirit of liberation. The recommendations of this article offer avenues for the museum to further excel and contribute to the preservation of our cultural heritage.

Evaluation and Research on the Classification Training Mode of Animation Talents Based on Teaching Dynamics from the Perspective of New Liberal Arts

The creation of new artistic forms is an important aspect of the classification of artistic construction. The training of animation talents should be based on the market demand for professionals in the animation industry. While emphasizing the training of professional characteristics, it is important to consider the cross-complementation of related disciplines. The animation major at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law has taken the initiative to investigate the market. They started by addressing the challenges faced in the development of the animation major and focused on the classification training of animation talents within the newly established new art department. As a result, they have developed a new professional curriculum system, a system for cross-integration of different disciplines, and a practical training system. These initiatives have facilitated the classification of platforms, the integration of multiple disciplines, and the development and training of practical skills within the animation major. We are actively exploring and practicing a new training method for animation talents in the art department. Our goal is to train high-quality applied animation talents who can contribute to local economic and social development. By doing so, we aim to promote the coordinated development of the art department and the field of animation. In order to quantify the teaching effect, we introduced a dynamic method to model the teaching system. This model was mathematically established as a dynamic system. Through modeling and analysis, the data reflected the positive impact of educational innovation and reform on teaching, thereby demonstrating the effectiveness of our innovation and reform.

Two Collections

The period often considered the golden age of American type design (ca. 1900–ca 1940) saw the creation of a number of library collections specialized for the study of printing history. The most important of these were the John M. Wing Foundation at The Newberry Library of Chicago (founded in 1919) and the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts at Harvard’s Houghton Library (established in 1938). Both took inspiration from contemporary advances in bibliography and textual studies and both set out to exemplify printing history with specimens of type on the page for scholarly comparison; but they had differing emphases from the start, determined by the personalities and programs of their founders. The will of journalist John M. Wing (1845–1917) specified a collection that would allow study of “every significant development of the arts of printing and book production.” The first curator, Pierce Butler (1886–1953) began with incunabula and collected typeface by typeface through the centuries. Harvard’s Philip Hofer (1898–1984) was influenced by Butler’s classification scheme, but as an art historian, he began with aesthetic categories and emphasized design issues like illustration. As the two collections developed there were additional divergences, but also parallel interests, and both collaborations and rivalry. All the curators involved (Hofer in Cambridge and three successive librarians in Chicago) responded to ongoing developments in textual studies and in some cases anticipated them, both in their collection building and in their publications on printing history.

PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN DAN KETERAMPILAN MELALUI DEMONSTRASI DAN SHORT EDUCATION MOVIES TENTANG LUKA BAKAR DI SMKN 3 KOTA PEKANBARU

Burns are a type of trauma with high morbidity and mortality that require special management from the early (shock phase) to the end phase. Handling of burns in the school environment is still relatively low, one of which is at SMKN 3 Pekanbaru City in the culinary arts department. The importance of appropriate management and the lack of knowledge about treating burns at SMKN 3 Pekanbaru City are the background for this community service. The methods used in this counseling are education, demonstrations and screening of short educational films about burns. The participants in the counseling were 32 students from SMKN 3 Pekanbaru City majoring in culinary arts. This activity starts from the planning stage to the evaluation, implementation will be held on Wednesday 8 November 2023 in the Restaurant room of the Culinary Department of SMKN 3 Pekanbaru City. The level of knowledge was measured using a questionnaire, and wound care skills were assessed using a check list sheet. The results of the counseling show that there is an increase in knowledge and skills regarding handling burns in the early phase. Through this counseling, it is hoped that participants will be able to apply the right steps in treating burns at an early stage.

КАФЕДРА ХОРЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОГО ИСКУССТВА ВОСТОЧНО-СИБИРСКОГО ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО ИНСТИТУТА КУЛЬТУРЫ: ПРОШЛОЕ И НАСТОЯ-ЩЕЕ

The article considers the main stages of creation and development of the de-partment of choreographic art of East Siberian state institute of culture. The article is based on the report made at the round table «Modern choreographic education: vectors of development» held within the upgrading courses «Meth-ods of teaching choreographic disciplines: practical experience and modern approaches» conducted on the basis of the department of choreographic art on 23-25 November 2022.