Factors Influencing the Decision-Making of Aesthetic Courses A case study of one local university at Ji Ning, Shandong Province China
Keywords:
local colleges and universities, aesthetic education in colleges and universities, attendance rate, quality education.Abstract
The research article of study objective to investigate the factors that influence students decision-making in attending aesthetic education courses, with the ultimate goal of enhancing their aesthetic ability, cognition, and creativity. Given the significance of aesthetic education in shaping students' personalities and providing them with quality education, it is crucial to identify and address the challenges that hinder the implementation of such courses in local colleges and universities. Use quantitative research methods There is an online platform survey that is consistent with the research objectives. The sample consisted of students from 16 university colleges in Shandong Province. Select specifically and the sample size was predetermined to be 400 people. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software, analyzed and the results presented in descriptive statistics. To this end, this research project focuses on two main objectives: first, to identify the factors that affect students' attendance rates in aesthetic education courses, and second, to propose strategies that can enhance students' attendance rates. The study employs a quantitative research design, and data is collected through a questionnaire survey administered to students in a local university in Shandong, China. The survey measures personal, social, and psychological factors, among others, that may influence students' decision to attend aesthetic education courses. By combining this data with the theory of consumer behavior, the study analyzes the current situation of the attendance rate of aesthetic education courses in colleges and universities, highlights the importance of such courses, and proposes ways to improve attendance rates. The results of this study contribute to the theoretical understanding of aesthetic education in local colleges and universities and provide practical recommendations for improving students' access to quality education.
References
Ackerman, F., Nadal, A., Benetti, C., Gallagher, K. P., & Salas, C. (Eds.). (2004). The Flawed Foundations of General Equilibrium: Critical Essays on Economic Theory. Routledge.
Banks & Oakley (2016) The dance goes on forever? Art schools, class and UK higher education, International Journal of Cultural Policy, 22:1, 41-57, DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2015.1101082
Clark, J.B. (1891). Marshall's Principles of Economics. Political Science Quarterly, 6(1), 126-151. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/2139233
Comunian, R., Gilmore, A., & Jacobi, S. (2015). Higher Education and the Creative Economy: Creative Graduates, Knowledge Transfer and Regional Impact Debates. Growth and Change, 46(2), 133-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12220
Denac, O. (2014). The significance and role of aesthetic education in schooling. Creative Education, 5(19).
Devadoss, S., & Foltz, J. (1996). Evaluation of factors influencing student class attendance and performance. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 78(3), 499-507. https://doi.org/10.2307/1243268
D'Olimpio, L. (2021). Defending Aesthetic Education. British Journal of Aesthetics, 61(3), 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2021.1960267
Douglas, K. M., & Jaquith, D. B. (2019). Engaging Learners Through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom. Art Education, 72(2), 6-12.
Elwalda, A., & Lu, K. (2016). The impact of online customer reviews (OCRs) on customers' purchase decisions: An exploration of the main dimensions of OCRs. Journal of Customer Behaviour, 15(2), 123-152. https://doi.org/10.1362/147539216X14594362873695
Eslamian, H., Mirshah Jafari, S. E., & Neyestani, M. R. (2017). Investigating the Effect of Teaching Aesthetic Skills to Faculty Members on Development of Their Effective Teaching Performance. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 19(2), 90-106. https://doi.org/10.1515/jtes-2017-0016
Georgiou, H., Turney, A., Matruglio, E., Jones, P., Gardiner, P., & Edwards-Groves, C. (2022). Creativity in Higher Education: A Qualitative Analysis of Experts’ Views in Three Disciplines. Educ. Sci., 12(3), 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030154
Gurkan, B., & Dolapcioglu, S. (2020). Development of Creative Thinking Skills with Aesthetic Creativity Teaching Activities in Social Studies Course. Education and Science, 45(202), 51+.
Haeryun Choi & Joseph M. Piro (2009) Expanding Arts Education in a Digital Age, Arts Education Policy Review, 110:3, 27-34, DOI: 10.3200/AEPR.110.3.27-34
Hatfield C., Valerie Montana & Cara Deffenbaugh (2006) Artist/Art Educator: Making Sense of Identity Issues, Art Education, 59:3, 42-47, DOI: 10.1080/00043125.2006.11651594
Hickman, R. D. (1990). Reflections upon Aspects of Art Education in Singapore. Singapore Journal of Education, 11(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188799008547717
Hicks, J. R. (1946). Value and Capital: An Inquiry into Some Fundamental Principles of Economic Theory (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Hsu, S., & Wu, Y. (Eds.). (2014). Education as Cultivation in Chinese Culture. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (EDAP, Volume 26). Springer.
Jevons, W. S. (n.d.). The Theory of Political Economy (Palgrave Classics in Economics). Palgrave Macmillan.
Kooy, M. J. (2002). Coleridge, Schiller and Aesthetic Education. Palgrave Macmillan.
Kong, F. (2020). Application of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Art Teaching. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(13), 238-251. Kassel, Germany: International Journal of Emerging Technology in Learning. Retrieved March 21, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/217610/.
Liu, J. & Bray, M. (2016). Determinants of demand for private supplementary tutoring in China: findings from a national survey. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 36(2), 205-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2016.1182623
Maftei, Ş. S. (2014). Schiller's Aesthetic Freedom and the Challenges of Aesthetic Education. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 163, 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.303
Maftei, Ş.S. (2014). Schiller's Aesthetic Freedom and the Challenges of Aesthetic Education. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 163, 169-178.
Matherne, S., & Riggle, N. (2020). Schiller on Freedom and Aesthetic Value: Part I. British Journal of Aesthetics, 60(4), 375-402. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayaa006
Moulin-Stożek, D. (2020). Spiritual Development as an Educational Goal. ECNU Review of Education, 3(3), 504–518. https://doi.org/10.1177/2096531120935128.
Noonan, D. S., & Rizzo, I. (2017). Economics of cultural tourism. Journal of Cultural Economics, 41(2), 95-107.
Palincsar, A. S. (1998). Social constructivist perspectives on teaching and learning. Annual Review of Psychology, 49(1), 345-375. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.49.1.345
Pang, H., Cheng, M., Yu, J., & Wu, J. (2020). Suzhi education and general education in China. ECNU Review of Education, 3(2), 380–395.
Santosa, R. (2021). The Influence of Cultural Factors, Social Factors, and Personal Factors against Customer Purchase Decisions in Using Wedding Services Organizer in Surabaya. International Journal of Review Management Business and Entrepreneurship, 1(2), Article 2415. https://doi.org/10.37715/rmbe.v1i2.2415
Schiller, J. C. F. (1759-1805). Friedrich Schiller. (2017, April 21). In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved April 26, 2021, from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/schiller/
Semesta, M.R.W., Fahmi, I., & Jahroh, S. (2020). Factors That Influence Consumer Decision in Wedding Vendor Selection. Jurnal Manajemen, 24(3), 392-411. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/jm.v24i3.675
Stokrocki, M. (2017). Art Education Avatars in Cyberspace: Research in Computer-based Technology and Visual Arts Education. In L. Bresler (Ed.), Springer International Handbook of Research in Arts Education (pp. 959-971). Springer International Publishing.
Tugalov, I. K. (2022). Aesthetic Education as an Important Factor of Spiritual Development. Texas Journal of Philology, Culture and History, 6, 10. ISSN 2770-8608.
Ulger K. (2019) Comparing the effects of art education and science education on creative thinking in high school students, Arts Education Policy Review, 120:2, 57-79, DOI: 10.1080/10632913.2017.1334612
Uştu, H., Saito, T., & Taş, A. M. (2021). Integration of Art into STEM Education at Primary Schools: An Action Research Study with Primary School Teachers. Systemic Practice and Action Research.
van Baalen, W. M., de Groot, T., & Noordegraaf-Eelens, L. (2021). Higher education, the arts, and transdisciplinarity: A systematic review of the literature. Research in Education, 111(1), 24–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/00345237211005799
Vongchavalitkul, B., Vongchavalitkul, S., Limsarun, T., Prachpreecha, O., Prachpreecha, T., & Jantakat, C. (2017). Purchasing behaviors and analysis of marketing factor affecting consumer’s e-business transactions in Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Journal of Business Administration The Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand, 6(1), 95-113.
Walras, L. (1954). Elements of pure economics. Homewood, IL: Irwin.
Wilson, J. (2003). Perspectives on the philosophy of education. Oxford Review of Education, 29(2), 279-293.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Nimitmai Review Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
