Article by Zerrin Funda Ürük and Gökçe Uzgören Published in ART/icle: Art and Design Journal

The article titled “Art and Design Education and Its Future in Higher Education Institutions in Turkey”, to which Istanbul Gelisim University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Head Zerrin Funda Ürük and Gökçe Uzgören contributed as authors, is in the second issue of ART/icle: Art and Design Journal. published. Other authors of the article are Büşra Kamacıoğlu, Department of Communication and Design at Istanbul Gelişim University Fine Arts Faculty, Black Sea Technical University Corporate Communications Coordinator Belgin İpek and Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Fine Arts Faculty Textile and Fashion Design Department Sema Çağlar. The summary of the article, which aims to analyze the ongoing changes in art and design education and to provide predictions for the future with an interdisciplinary approach, is as follows:
 
“The phenomenon of art, which changes and develops by being influenced by social, cultural, political, economic and technological developments, makes it necessary for art education, which extends from pre-school to higher education, to exceed its existing limits. In this study, it is aimed to determine the current problems related to the subject and to propose solutions to these problems in line with the analysis of the development process of art and design education in Turkey.
 
Important factors affecting the formation of art; The conditions of the period, its hierarchical structure, social problems, revolutions, reforms, religion, wars, geography, climatic conditions, lifestyles and social structure. The dynamics of the emergence of art and design education in the world and in Turkey are examined in terms of the change it has undergone with the establishment of YÖK in 1973, within the framework of the variable phases of art. This study is important in terms of understanding the dynamics of change in art and design education and being a guide in increasing the quality in accordance with today's conditions. As in other disciplines, it is thought that it will fill the existing gap with the suggestions it offers to set some standards in art and design education.
 
The research is limited to the change processes of universities providing art and design education in higher education and the current situation in Turkey. To be able to make correct determinations and propositions is to be able to present different perspectives on art and the functioning of contemporary art and design education in an objective way. In this direction, the opinions of a 14-person working group consisting of academicians who are experts in their fields and representatives of the real sector were taken, problems were identified and solutions were offered.
 
Basic needs, expectations and problems in the development process of art and design education in higher education in Turkey; (1) problems in training instructors (qualitative problems, quantitative problems), (2) inadequacy of opportunities for art and design education (lack of space, lack of equipment), (3) legal and administrative problems, (4) problems related to the curriculum and ( 5) were identified as problems related to the examination system.
 
It has been tried to shed light on the future of art and design education by bringing solutions to the problems identified by taking into account the expert opinions, with the contribution of literature research.”