Conceptual Framework in Art Education

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Wisud Po Ngern

Abstract

This research was aimed to study and develop a conceptual framework in Art Education by analyzing related academic documents and 257 research conducted by graduate students in Art Education at Chulalongkorn University and Srinakarinwirot University during 2002-2012.  Then the findings were analyzed, synthesized and created a conceptual framework by means of descriptive statistics including frequency, and percent. The results showed: 1 The meaning of Art Education was providing Art Education to learners to equipped them with good personality and traits so they could have free expressions according to their creative thinking and free imagination.  Art Education learning activities included painting, molding, carving, printing, and art appreciation.  Instructors organized instructional experiences based on the educational concept of developing each individual learner to his or her full physical, emotional, intellectual, perceptive, aesthetic awareness, and creative potential.  2. The content analysis obtained from 6 academic texts in Art Education found the main contents, namely 1) history of Art Education; 2) foundation and principles of Art Education that covered (2.1) philosophy of Art Education, (2.2) principles of Art Education, and (2.3) Art Education psychology; 3) the Art Education curriculum and instruction included (3.1) Art Education curriculum, (3.2) Art Education instruction, and (3.3) instructional media in Art Education; 4) management of Art Education / educating art teachers, and; 5) research methodology in Art Education.  3. Topics of research in Art Education showed most of the topics were research on art instruction (44.35 %), secondly, research on analysis of artworks in visual arts (34.24 %), and thirdly, research on teaching media, materials, and equipment in art instruction (7.39%).  4.  The development of a conceptual framework in Art Education yielded 6 major components, namely 1) the context of art instruction, 2) Art Education management/ development of art teachers, 3) research in Art Education, 4) cores of Art Education, 5) education management of art, and 6) art learning outcome.

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