Demographic characteristic of the university students and influence of art education to their consciounsness on meta aesthetics

The purpose of this research to determine the influence of their art education and demographic futures on their consciousness about the meta aesthetics. Gazi University in Ankara was defined as universe to carry out this study in 2008-2009 academic term. Samples of this study are consist of the students at 4th class of Arts and Crafts Education Department at the Faculty of Education of Gazi University, Department of Fine Arts Education; the 4th class students of the Department of Clothing Industry and Fashion Design, Crafts and Applied Arts Education Department in Vocational Education Faculty and 4th class students of Technical Drawing and Computer Aided Design Education Department of Industrial Technology Education Department of Industrial Arts Education Faculty and 4th class students of Furniture and Decoration Education Department of Technical Education Faculty. To specify the samples for the study, the students are considered to have taken the basic arts and aesthetics education before 4th grade.Descriptive Scanning, which is one of `School Survey? methods and conventional scanning models was used in order to reach the aim. The Attitude Criterion, consist of 5 chapters and 14 questions with 24 titles were applied to the total of 408 students. It was applied only after it had approved by testing 100 students randomly out of the samples, than passing the validity-credibility test.SPSS (Statistical Package fort he Social Science) 9.0 ve Minitab 15 package programmes were used to analyse data. In order to analyse the data, firstly frequency tables were obtained for each variable, and than figured out the histograms (bar graphics). Between the items that might be interrelated, formed the crosswise tables. Additionally, "RXC Cross Table? was technologocally applied to the mass counted in the Khi-square analysis technics for the purpose of independence controlling. Thence the symmetric measurements of the cross tables that formed on SPSS were carried out. Coefficient of Pearson?s R was recoursed for adjusting the relationship degrees. A statistical hypothesis test was applied to reveal the interrelationship between the matters. The hypothesis was tested according to the ?p value? of these measurements.The average of the replies to matters in the attitude scale and their standard deviation are calculated, matching departments. The distribution of the answers regarding to departments, is shown on a single graph as well as depicted on a multiple table, for simplifying of the comparison of histograms. Some hypothesis are built and the "Anova" method was applied for determining whether finding differencies between averages of answers given to each matter according to departments, in the attitude scale. Besides, the "Tukey" comparison test, of binary comparison tests, was applied with 0.05 error level, on different expressions between answers given to each matter according to departments in the attitude scale.The result of the research is the existence of statistical significant differencies considering the demographic characteristics of the last class students of university and their opinions on the course contents. Also some significant differencies are found between the opinions on the production, consumption and creativity, in the tests applied by the attitude scale in searching the determination of the opinions on the meta aesthetics. Among the university last class students' attitudes about the meta aesthetic, statistical significant differencies are found according to their departments. In most cases, almost half of the opinions were opposite. The large majority of the students were satisfied of the course contents of arts education but, evaluated them negatively especially in point of consciousness of producers and consumers. In the same time, the students expressed their displeasure, at the branch they were studying, on the matter of the consistence of the aesthetic lessons on their program. Among the findings, the excess of students who were not informed of the concept of ?meta-aesthetics?, is figured out.In the light of these foundings, some recommendations are presented, for amelioration of the art course contents and the university education programs and for revision of the place of the meta aesthetic concept in university departments, especially in the field of design education.Key words: Aesthetic, Meta-Aesthetic, Arts, Arts Education