A STUDY OF ATTITUDES OF CONSERVATORY STUDENTS TOWARDS MUSIC TEACHING PROFESSION


Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

Approval Date: 2019

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: ERSİN YILDIRIMER

Supervisor: Türker Eroğlu

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of State Conservatory of Turkish

Music students towards the music teaching profession. The students of Conservatories in

Turkey in 2017-2018 academic year constitutes the universe and the students of Gaziantep

University State Conservatory of Turkish Music constitutes the sample of the study. N.

382. In this study, general survey model, from Quantitative Research Methods, is applied.

Personal data form developed by the researcher and the music teaching profession likert

attitude scale developed by Güdek (2007) are used as the data collection tools. The data

obtained from the scales are analyzed with the SPSS Statistics V22.0. As a result of the

research, the attitudes of the students towards music teaching profession differ significantly

in favor of male students according to the love sub-dimension of gender variable.

According to the value sub-dimension, it differs significantly in favor of female students.

In terms of total attitude scores, gender, age, learning style, art major and class variables

are not significantly differentiated. According to the department variable, Department of

Traditional Turkish Music Fundamentals students differ significantly from the Department

of Turkish Folk Dances students. It is concluded that there is a significant differentiation of

Public High School graduates compared to the Fine Arts High School graduates according

to the alma mater variable.

Keywords: Self-efficacy, Education, Music, Music Education