%0 Journal Article %T THE RESONS OF VISUAL ARTS EDUCATIONAL STUDENTS' PREFERENCE OF GAZI UNIVERSITY AND TEACHING PROFESSIONAL %J - %D 2018 %X Teaching is performed within a relationship and through communication with individuals, in order to help to shape a generation in a positive way. This study aims to determine why art education undergraduate students prefer the visual arts and Gazi University. The study was designed as a descriptive study. A total of 196 students from the art education department of the Gazi Faculty of Education constituted the participants, and were selected through the convenience sampling technique. Multiple-choice questions and a 3-point Likert-type scale were used to collect data and content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results are of critical significance in terms of both pointing out students¡¯ occupational preferences, and revealing the reasons for preferring Gazi University, the oldest established institution educating teachers in the visual arts %K G£¿rsel Sanatlar E£¿itimi %K G£¿rsel Sanatlar £¿£¿retmenli£¿i %K £¿£¿retmenlik mesle£¿i %U http://dergipark.org.tr/jilses/issue/38155/341326