The need for shadow education among graduates of fine arts high schools in Türkiye

Abstract

This study, which aims to investigate why students who graduated from Fine Arts High Schools in Türkiye need shadow education, was designed using the case study model to analyz the current situation within the framework of the qualitative research paradigm. The data collection process in the research was carried out through focus group interviews. The study sample consisted of 14 graduates of fine arts high schools who received shadow education to be interviewed in a focus group using the appropriate case sampling technique. The qualitative research content analysis technique was used in the data analysis, and the MAXQDA 24.5.1 program was used by the researchers in the data analysis process. Within the scope of the study, it came to the forefront that the students who received shadow education were shadowed due to a lack of teachers, seeking support, and disruptions in education and that the factors influencing the reasons why students preferred shadow education were the desire to achieve their goals for university entrance exams, individual interests, self-assessment efforts, online learning choices, training needs according to individual levels of students, and instrument preferences. It was also concluded that shadow education contributed to instrument, voice, and hearing training for 12 students, while it had no effect for two students. © 2025 The Author(s).