A Study on the Purposes and Functions of National and International Non-Govemmental Organizations Established by Music Educators

---

Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

Approval Date: 2017

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: Ayşegül Göklen

Supervisor: ENVER TUFAN

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

This research; examining non-governmental organizations founded by music educators in our country and abroad, and making proposals for eliminating the deficiencies identified by their functions and their contributions to social life. Identification of the places in social life of selected non-governmental organizations; contribution to music education and music educators. Research is a descriptive study. Following the literature review as a data collection technique, semi-structured interview questions were prepared to gather the necessary data for the purpose of the research, and they were asked to respond to the relevant persons in the selected non-governmental organizations. The study's work focuses on the International Society for Music Education, the Association for Music Educators, the Korea International Music Educators Association and The Hungarian Music Council. In defining the concepts in the research, the regulations and regulations of the institutions in our country and abroad have been determined and examined and these documents have been utilized by document scanning methods from the sources published in internet sites in Turkish and foreign languages. As a result of the evaluation of the findings, it has been seen that civil society organizations established by music educators have contributed to the arts, education and social life of their countries by carrying out many studies in the implementation and dissemination of music education and found that they are missing.