Systematic analysis of theses about art education in the preschool period in Türkiye

Abstract

Preschool period is a very important period in terms of art education. Increasing studies in this field is important for both art education and child development. In this research, it is aimed to systematically examine the theses written in the field of preschool education and art in Turkey. In this research, systematic analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In this research, theses written between 2010 and 2023 were included in the scope of the research. After the literature review, each thesis and article reached was first examined according to the determined criteria. It was determined that 8 theses were suitable for the study, 7 of which were master's theses and 1 was a doctoral thesis. These studies, which were determined to be appropriate, were examined in line with the research purposes. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data in the research. When looking at the keywords of the theses; Preschool (6), art activities (6), pre-school education (5), teachers (4), activity (4) are the concepts used in high numbers. When looking at the research methods of the theses, 2 of them used quantitative research methods and 6 of them used qualitative research methods. Only one of the theses is a doctoral thesis, the others are master's theses. Interview forms were generally used as data collection tools. Most of the theses were made in the department of preschool education. All theses were made at the state university. It has been determined that there are not many studies on art education in the preschool period in Turkey, and it may be recommended to increase the number of these studies. For future research, it may be recommended to investigate other studies in the articles.