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Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 6(6), pp. 1264 - 1277
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.060618
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Awareness-raising Process on Present Popular and Life Culture and Aesthetic Perceptions through the Kitsch Phenomenon
Ferda Ozturk Komleksiz *
Faculty of Education, European University of Lefke, Lefke, 99800, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study is to explore the views of students enrolled at pre-school teaching department regarding kitsch phenomenon handled within scope of "Creativity and Its Development" and "Drama" courses in the context of creativity, mimesis and devolution. This study was designed as a qualitative study and conducted with 38 students selected among 108 sophomore students enrolled in "Creativity and Its Development" course and in the spring semester with the same students enrolled in "Drama". In both courses, kitsch phenomenon was the main focus of the study and the activities were carried out with the students on kitsch phenomenon. After all these activities were implemented in the courses, students' views on kitsch phenomenon were obtained by face to face interviews. Finding showed that motivation and moral values of students can be increased by conducting different artistic works in university courses such as creativity and its improvement and drama in pre-school teaching departments. Furthermore, the studies conducted on the "kitsch" phenomenon to increase awareness related to creativity was effective in understanding and internalizing creativity.
KEYWORDS
Creativity, Drama Education, Art Education, Pre-school Teaching, Kitsch
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ferda Ozturk Komleksiz , "Awareness-raising Process on Present Popular and Life Culture and Aesthetic Perceptions through the Kitsch Phenomenon," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp. 1264 - 1277, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.060618.
(b). APA Format:
Ferda Ozturk Komleksiz (2018). Awareness-raising Process on Present Popular and Life Culture and Aesthetic Perceptions through the Kitsch Phenomenon. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 6(6), 1264 - 1277. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.060618.