Art Department Research Articles

Introducing teenage students of the children's art school to self-education

Based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, the relevance of the study of the problem of introducing adolescent students of the department of fine arts of the children's school of arts to self-education is substantiated. The article presents the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study, the results of the analysis of scientific papers that reveal the concept of «self-education», the essence of the phenomenon being studied and illuminating the experience of organizing self-education of students, the age characteristics of modern adolescents and the types of hobbies of adolescent students of the children's art school (intellectual, aesthetic, egocentric; hobbies of the bodily–manual type, informative and communicative) highlighted by the authors are characterized as prerequisites for their self-education. The authors have concretized the scientific content of the concept of «introducing adolescents to self-education», interpreted in the work as the inclusion of a student in a conscious activity aimed at self-knowledge, self-change associated with the development of their own strengths and abilities in accordance with beliefs and independently set goals for the benefit of themselves, society and the state. The results of an empirical study conducted by the authors of the process of introducing adolescent students of the department of fine arts of children's school of arts to self–education during the study of the discipline «Composition» are presented, and the methods of such research are characterized. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the structure of the teacher's activity to introduce adolescents to self-education is substantiated and experimentally verified (using the example of the implementation of the discipline program «Composition» as a process of solving pedagogical tasks, including a preparatory stage, which involves the nomination of a goal; initial diagnosis, forecasting of performance results, development of the content of the program for introducing students to self-education; the main or constructive transformative stage, including the implementation of the program in the process of pedagogical interaction, intermediate control of the results of work with pupils, organization of reflection of students; and the control and evaluation stage, the content of which includes the final control of the work carried out, evaluation and analysis of effectiveness pedagogical interaction, correction of the teacher's activity); technologies and teaching methods (information and communication technologies, the «inverted classroom» learning model and art pedagogical methods) have been identified and tested, which have the greatest impact on changes in adolescents' understanding of the meaning of self-education and knowledge about it; on the adequacy of students' self-assessment of artistic and creative skills; on the development of adolescents' desire for self-education.

Dr Kristin G. Congdon: Life and legacy as an art educator

The following article is about the life, ideas and experiences of art educator Dr Kristin Congdon. Throughout her life, she showed an interest in art, ultimately challenging institutional representations of under-represented groups, such as females, as well as people of colour. Her journey led her to study the work of folk artists. This important topic brings to light the fact that this group has been under-represented globally throughout history. She had trouble finding a university that believed folk art was important enough for her to study for her Ph.D. Ultimately, she was mentored by Dr June McFee at the University of Oregon, where she received her Ph.D. in art education, studying a theoretical approach for teaching folk art in an educational setting. The following information was collected during a phone interview with Kristin Congdon on 24 January 2023 and in an e-mail dated 24 February 2023. She is currently a professor emerita of philosophy and humanities in the Department of Art, Film and Philosophy at the University of Central Florida.

An interview with Dr Kristin Congdon

The following interview took place on 24 January 2023 by phone with Dr Kristin Congdon. She speaks about her life, ideas and experiences as an art educator and author. Throughout her life, she showed an interest in art, ultimately challenging institutional representations of under-represented groups, such as females, as well as people of colour. Her journey led her to study the work of folk artists. This important topic brings to light the fact that this group has been under-represented globally throughout history. She had trouble finding a university that believed folk art was important enough for her to study for her Ph.D. Ultimately, she was mentored by Dr June McFee at the University of Oregon, where she received her Ph.D. in art education, studying a theoretical approach for teaching folk art in an educational setting. She is currently a professor emerita of philosophy and humanities in the Department of Art, Film and Philosophy at the University of Central Florida.

미술과에서 최소 성취수준의 의미 고찰: 2022 개정 교육과정을 중심으로

This study aims to examine the meaning of the minimum achievement level discussed in the art curriculum. For this purpose, the minimum achievement level in The high school credit system and The comprehensive plan to guarantee basic education were examined. In addition, the terms of the minimum level of achieve-ment mentioned in the 10 subjects of the 2022 revised national curriculum were searched. As a result, only the Korean language and art mentioned the minimum achievement level in the common curriculum. The minimum achievement level of the art department could be summarized into keywords such as solving the learning gap, guidance, individual diagnosis, customized management, appropriate teaching and learning, and online and offline supplementary learning. The minimum achievement level in the art curriculum shows inclusivity for all of universal learning beyond the completion standards mentioned by the High school credit system. Since the art department is also a subject that should discuss achievement, the discussion on learning in art should be expanded further through the concept of the minimum level of achievement. In addition, standards or example data related to the minimum achievement level should be widely distributed for meaningful application in the field.

Mentoring Future Academics: A College Teaching Course for the Visual Arts

Abstract This article describes and examines an Ohio State University graduate-level college teaching course that was created to address a range of intersecting questions about navigating higher education teaching and learning, research, and service. The course is required for all new graduate students in the Arts Administration, Education & Policy Department. Literature on mentoring and the voices of graduate students who took the course are synthesized to address the duality of being both a student and an instructor, academia's daily challenges, and how such reflections and experiences impact personal and professional career development. Using self-study as a methodology, the authors begin with contextual information on their involvement with the course and a genealogy of the course's development, followed by a narrative analysis to examine student feedback on the course goals. We conclude with suggestions on how other higher education visual arts departments or visual arts colleges might develop similar offerings.

Visual literacy study: influence of Instagram on interest in learning photography and its relation to gender

ABSTRACT This visual literacy study aimed to investigate how Instagram influence students’ interest in learning photography, with a focus on gender differences. Photography, being an integral part of visual art, produces artwork that appeals to many individuals. Therefore, an in-depth investigation was conducted on photography education, with the prevailing stigma surrounding it as a trivial and unpopular pursuit among students compared to scientific subjects. The extent of gender difference was also explored by challenging the assumption that the world of photography predominantly belongs to men. This quantitative study comprised students from Visual Arts Department at Universitas Negeri Semarang as respondents. Non-probability purposive sampling was adopted, enrolling a total of 100 qualified students. The results showed that Instagram positively and significantly influenced interest in learning photography. It also showed no gender disparity in influence of using Instagram as a supportive medium to enhance interest in learning. Instagram proved to be an effective medium for photography education, allowing students to showcase their work for others to appreciate. Essentially, the social platform served as an educational tool for students to experiment with photography. This study elaborated on the equal rights of both men and women to pursue photography education at the university level.

Developing English Language Competence through Content and Language Integrated Learning Approaches: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Teaching Practice at the Bilingual Christian University of Congo

Purpose: This study gives an authentic sense to the use of CLIL as teachers experience it at UCBC. The central goal of the study is to describe the experience of permanent, visiting, international and ESOL teachers about the use of CLIL techniques in the process of developing UCBC students’ English competences. The study puts much focus on teachers’ perceptions on their professional development experiences on CLIL pedagogy in their teaching career.
 Methodology: The paradigm in which this study is situated is interpretivist and it used a qualitative study design. In fact, the study employed the descriptive approach to explore the perception of ESOL and content teachers regarding CLIL as a teaching technique at UCBC. Also, the descriptive approach helped in understanding how teachers are applying the CLIL technique and how they are adjusting themselves to the bilingual education practice.
 Findings: The result of the study showed that (1) teachers did not view themselves as language teachers; they did not know how they could design language objectives in order to incorporate the language items in their English content courses, (2) teachers did not understand how bilingual education pedagogy worked. Many of them did not know academic English and those who did, did not use English to teach their content courses, (3) teachers were prepared for the use of CLIL Pedagogy, but they were reluctant to implement it, (4) UCBC had no accountability policy related to using English to teach content. No one held them accountable for their students’ content learning or language development, (5) teachers did not own the CLIL pedagogy and thought the development of students' English is the work of the English art department alone.
 Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The findings will put all the bilingual education stakeholders before their responsibility in the process of making UCBC a true and excellent bilingual academic institution. The authors recommended that UCBC content teachers be provided with a robust bilingual education training and a robust accountability policy. Also, department chairs should implement different decisions taken out of professional development sessions, and they should implement the bilingual education plan already put in place by the bilingual education coaches. Furthermore, UCBC bilingual education program should have strong and achievable outcomes/goals, and/or objectives for each department, and for each class including first undergraduate through fourth.

Polonika in Ukrainian printed film posters of the 20th century from collection of Fine Arts Department of Institute of Book Studies of V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine

Polonika in Ukrainian printed film posters of the 20th century from collection of Fine Arts Department of Institute of Book Studies of V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine

Chișinău: City of the THree Conservatories

The study deals with the subject of the establishment and activity of the three musical institutions (Conservatory) in the interwar period in Chișinău. The idea of opening a musical institution belonged to the Romanian composer and conductor George Enescu, after his first visit to Chișinău. The capital of Bessarabia was assessed by the inspectors in Bucharest as having a high musical potential. The teaching staff of these musical education institutions was made up of representatives of national minorities, which meant a special approach to their knowledge of the Romanian language. The conservatories faced material difficulties, logistical difficulties and difficulties in gaining recognition from the institutional state, which is why they did not have a large-scale effervescence. The institutions of musical education were a platform for the launch into the artistic world of established personalities. It was created departments of singing, piano, violin, cello, fanfare theory, dramatic art, orchestral classes, ensembles, choir, accompanist and chamber, opera. Symphonic and opera concerts from the repertoire of classical composers were presented in the institutions, but Romanian compositions had priority. The educational and cultural institutions responded to the identity imperative of the time, launching established names of Romanian music.

2022 개정 기본 교육과정 미술과의 방향성에 대한 탐색적 고찰

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the direction of the 2022 revised basic curriculum of art subject and to discover the methods of the utilization of the curriculum of art subject by interviewing the special education teachers on the characteristics, goals, content elements, achievement standards, teaching and learning methods, and evaluations in the basic curriculum of art subjects revised in 2015.
 Method: The Participants in this study who 8 special education teachers who had experience 5 years in applying the basic curriculum of art subject, conducted a focus group interview divided 2 groups.
 Results: As a result of this study, it was consistent with the general guideline of 2022 revised basic curriculum that can foster social integration and self-reliance in connection with the lives of disabled students subject to special education, rather than cultivating specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes limited to the art subject, it was proposed to accept art as part of life to promote the development of disabled students and help them participate and integrate into their surroundings through visual communication.
 Conclusion: Finally, the direction of curriculum development and follow-up research according to the characteristics of the art department were proposed.

Palace, Prison, Park or Palimpsest? The Contested Heritage of the Former Palace of Chiang Mai

Abstract This paper investigates the contestations between state and local actors over the interpretation of a state prison built in the grounds of the Chiang Mai palace, known as Wiang Kaew. Engaging with postcolonial approaches to heritage interpretation, this paper argues that the local movement calling for the removal of the prison in favor of a public park represents an effort to reclaim local Lan Na history and identity from the national past. Using the critical heritage concept of “authorized heritage discourse” (Smith 2006), I show how central Thai authorities—including the Fine Arts Department and the Buddhist Sangha—have privileged nationalist interpretations of the site over the intangible meanings and values expressed by the local community. The paper concludes by suggesting how newer frameworks of heritage management might be harnessed to resolve the conflict by recognizing the site as a historical palimpsest with multiple layers of value and meaning.

The effects of social disconnectedness, social media addiction, and social appearance anxiety on tourism students' career intentions: The moderating role of self-efficacy and physical activity

This study aims to explore the relationships between social disconnectedness, social media addiction, social appearance anxiety and the career intentions of hospitality and tourism students in the industry. Moreover, it examines the moderating roles of physical activity and self-efficacy on these relationships. Data were collected through questionnaires from undergraduate students at the departments of tourism management, gastronomy and culinary arts, recreation management and tourist guidance across nine different universities. A convenience sampling method, one of the non-probability sampling methods, was employed, reaching a total of 719 respondents. The study revealed that social disconnectedness increased social media addiction, which in turn escalated social appearance anxiety, thereby reducing the students' intention to build a career in tourism. Nevertheless, it was found that physical activity can mitigate the negative impact of social disconnectedness on social media addiction. Additionally, self-efficacy buffered the adverse effect of social appearance anxiety on the intention to pursue a career in tourism. The results of this study provide valuable insights and recommendations for tourism education and career counseling, enabling a deeper comprehension of the psychosocial factors that may influence students' career development and intentions.

The Effect of an Instructional Program, Based on Creative Thinking, on Developing Painting Composition skills among students

This research, entitled “The Effect of an Instructional Program Based on Creative Thinking to Develop Students’ Skills in Composition of Painting”, is a study that, through designing a program, works on the basis of creative thinking to develop students’ artistic products and solve the problems of composition subject in a scientific way under the light of new and creative thinking. This study aims at revealing the effect of the instructional program on developing students’ composition skills. It also attempts to find out the differences between genders (male and female) in terms of the effect of the instructional program on students’ skills in composing paintings and utilizing creative thinking in their paintings. Likewise, this program was applied on fourth year students of plastic art department, painting branch at Chamchamal Fine Arts Institute. Experimental method has been used with one group that their number was 18 students. Psychosometric charectristics of the used instruments were obtained and then a pre-test was carried out with the students. In addition, the students were taught for 6 weeks through the new creative thinking program which was based on experts’ views and scientific sources. At the end of the course, a post-test took place that included theoretical and practical parts. The practical part and products were scored and assessed by a committee of specialists in the field. Moreover, the data was analysed based on the Mann Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Test equations. The results of the study showed that there was a positive effect of the instructional program on the developing painting composition skills. Regarding the gender difference, the study revealed that despite the existence of differences between male and female students in the pre-test, there was a signifant differences between gender in Painting Compositionin in the post-test. Suggesting that, the instructional program is benefical for both male and female students. Conversely, statistically signifant difference between gender was not found in creative thinking in the post-test.

On in-ness: What Cégep teaching keeps teaching me

<p>A first-person essay on the ways that Cégep teaching is different from teaching at a university. The reflection explores how belonging — an "in-ness" — is enacted within a creative arts department by focusing on various experiences from being hired to navigating teaching online during the pandemic. By doing so, the author recognizes how they come to understand and promulgate belonging in the classroom.</p>

Development of p-Book and e-Book Based Modules in Batik Creation in Fine Arts Department

Development of p-Book and e-Book Based Modules in Batik Creation in Fine Arts Department

Using Internet Access for Service Continuity amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in the North West Provincial Public Libraries of South Africa

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the many ICT infrastructural challenges entrenched in community libraries. This study determined how public libraries in the North West Province of South Africa could use internet access to continue the provision of information services to clients amid the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. This was guided by key research objectives, namely to ascertain the status of internet access in North West provincial public libraries; determine the effect of the Covid-19 lockdown on services in North West provincial public libraries; and identify ways to use technology for service continuity in these libraries. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and employed a survey design. A questionnaire was used to collect data from a purposive sample of 15 public libraries in the North West Province. This sample was derived from a population of 123 community libraries falling under the provincial Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation. The findings revealed that there was a lack of funding to develop and support the ICT infrastructure in community libraries. It was further revealed that most of the province’s community libraries did not have access to the internet due to expired contracts with internet service providers (ISPs). Furthermore, the study revealed a lack of business continuity planning in community libraries. The study recommended that the province provide funding to community libraries for the development and maintenance of ICT infrastructure. The development of a central point in the province to manage internet access to community libraries was further recommended. It was further recommended that community libraries develop business continuity plans in consultation with stakeholders.

Rural accessibility to digital libraries: requirements and challenges

PurposeThis study aims to determine the requirements and find out the challenges for the use of digital library services for rural areas of Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo province. The research questions of the study are: What are the requirements for the use of digital library services in rural areas of Capricorn District Municipality? What are the challenges of accessing digital library services in rural areas?Design/methodology/approachData was analysed thematically and deductively in this study, as researcher required to accomplish the purpose of the study through consistent structure (Zalaghi and Khazaei, 2016). In deductive analysis, the researcher starts with a set of categories, which are then used to categorize and organize data (Bertram and Christiansen, 2020). The researcher got familiar with data from the interviewing process and when transcribing data from audio tape. The transcription process was done for the coding purposes. Coding allows the researcher to simplify and focus on specific characteristics of data.FindingsThe study findings advocate for the establishment of digital libraries in rural areas. The library authorities are challenged to adapt digital ways of information provision. Since librarians have been providing digital content in libraries for use on users’ laptops and other gadgets, this implies that the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has been lagging behind in finding innovative ways to provide information, especially in rural areas. To successfully keep libraries as sources of information, transformative measures have to be taken, and where possible, revisit the policies and keep drifting with the societal changes. The library authorities have to delve into new ways of providing LIS to the communities. Unquestionably, information and communication technologies have penetrated our societies and became a way of life. In addition, there are unlimited benefits which can be derived from digital technologies, especially given the lack of physical libraries in rural areas.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, the academic research is original and has not been published anywhere before.

Culture-Led Smart Villages: A Critical Cultural Policy Analysis in South Africa

South Africa is rapidly obliterating its cultural resources and indigenous values. Particularly, this is the case in rural South Africa where manifestations of socio-economic declensions are evident. However, a number of the policies that are meant to enhance rural development lack a cohesive strategy that is based on culture-based theoretical frameworks. The paper argues that the conspicuous disregard to address rural development and its concomitant socio-economic challenges in the Revised White Paper on Arts, Culture, and Heritage, 2017, by the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), now (DSAC); poses a great threat to sustainable rural development

The impact of non-standard varieties of isiZulu language learning on students’ performance at a university of technology in Gauteng

The impact of non-standard varieties of isiZulu language learning on students’ performance at a university of technology (UoT) in Gauteng incorporates the investigation of the positive and negative impacts that non-standard varieties may have in isiZulu language learning and the interference of non-standard varieties with its correct standard usage. The researchers purposefully sampled 85 respondents (80 students, three lecturers and two Department of Arts and Culture workers) at a UoT. They used a mixed-methods approach, including both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The responses from 60 questionnaires, 15 interviews and 10 proficiency tests form a sociolinguistic profile of the non-standard varieties at a UoT. The dissemination of questionnaires, interviews and proficiency tests occurred almost simultaneously. A quantitative approach was used to analyse the qualitative questionnaire data, based on the frequency of response type as a percentage. The article reveals that non-standard varieties have both a positive and negative impact on isiZulu language learning and that non-standard varieties interfere with the correct usage of a standard language. The article concludes that this interference of non-standard varieties in isiZulu language learning is the cause of students’ poor performance.

The Blue Plaques of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa

Blue Plaques originated in London in 1867, prior to the formation of the National Trust, as a means of commemorating famous people who lived in the city and the building associated with them. Commemorative plaques are found in other cities and countries as a means of raising public awareness about material and social heritage. The Blue Plaques of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa were identified, thematically analysed, classified and compared with the formal heritage lists. The spatial distribution was interrogated, with the Blue Plaques and formally listed heritage resources mapped for the first time. The plaques are clustered around a few parts of the city, namely the CBD, Soweto, and the suburbs of Alexandra and Parktown. This reflects the impact of private sector lobby groups in motivating for, and in many cases, financing the erection of the plaques. The City of Johannesburg Department of Arts, Culture and Heritage plays a lead role in identifying and sponsoring a small number of plaques each year, however this role could be expanded to provide a more balanced representation of the city’s heritage, both thematically and in terms of spatial distribution.