Abstract:

Art education is an important necessity for every person. It can be said that the people who received art education have learned how to look, hear and see correctly as well as learning how to appreciate the beauty. Receiving art education is important for preservice teachers in terms of their aesthetical development and the aesthetical development of their students. The purpose of this study is determining the opinion of education faculty students on the necessity of art education. For this purpose, 24 volunteers were chosen among the 4th Grade students of school teaching, social studies, science and religious culture and ethics departments of the Education Faculty in Bartın and their opinions were received by the focus group method. Data of this qualitative study were obtained by semi-structured interview form which consisted of open ended questions prepared by the researcher. The obtained data were analyzed through descriptive analysis.