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                                                                <journal-id>jegys</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2149-360X</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Genç Bilge Yayıncılık</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17478/jegys.1870245</article-id>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="en">
                                                            <subject>Curriculum Evaluation in Education</subject>
                                                            <subject>Music Education</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Eğitimde Program Değerlendirme</subject>
                                                            <subject>Müzik Eğitimi</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Content analysis of classical guitar course curricula in fine arts high school music departments</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-3509</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Uluçay</surname>
                                    <given-names>Taner</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260330">
                    <day>03</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>14</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>27</fpage>
                                        <lpage>36</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20260123">
                        <day>01</day>
                        <month>23</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260328">
                        <day>03</day>
                        <month>28</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2013, Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2013</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>The aim of this study is to examine the structural and pedagogical changes in the classical guitar course curricula taught in the music departments of Fine Arts High Schools in Turkey between the years 1989, 2006, 2018, and 2022. The syllabus documents published by the Ministry of National Education were analyzed through content analysis, and the objectives, learning outcomes, content dimensions, instructional approaches, and assessment criteria were compared thematically. The analysis shows that the 1989 program primarily focused on technical skills and standard repertoire within a teacher-centered instructional framework. In the 2006 program, in line with the constructivist learning approach, active student participation became more prominent. The 2018 syllabus further strengthened the emphasis on musical expression, aesthetic sensitivity, and individualized learning. The 2022 program, on the other hand, highlights the use of digital learning tools and inclusive music pedagogy. Overall, the examined syllabus suggests a gradual shift in classical guitar education from a discipline-oriented structure toward approaches that prioritize student engagement and technological support.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Fine arts high schools</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  guitar education</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  program development</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  cirricula</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  music pedagogy</kwd>
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