الملخص الإنجليزي
Abstract
The aim of the study is to survey the perceptions of supervisors and teachers of Plastic
Arts towards teaching discipline of sculpture in the Plastic Arts Curriculum in the
Sultanate of Oman. The study sample included 180 Plastic Arts supervisors and
teachers selected through stratified random sampling method out of (2011) teachers
of both genders and (66) supervisors in the country. The researcher used the
combined analysis method to collect data for this study through designing a research
tool (Questionnaire) to identify the perceptions of supervisors and teachers of Plastic
Arts towards teaching discipline of sculpture in the Plastic Arts Curriculum in the
Sultanate of Oman. The questionnaire was consisted of (114) items divided into 8
sections and a group of experts in the field to ensure its validity where the coefficient
of internal consistency was about (0.92) which shows a highest reliable value in
humanities reviewed it. The result showed that there were no statistically significant
differences (α≤0.05) between the art supervisors' and art teachers' perceptions
towards teaching discipline of sculpture in the Plastic Arts Curriculum due to their
qualifications and job title work as revealed by data analysis (ANOVA) gender, as we
as there were no statistically significant differences in their perceptions due to gender
and years of experience; these were tasted using (T-Test) and (MANOVA). The
open-ended question responses indicated the need to provide tools and materials for
teaching sculpture and to provide schools with artistic workshops that are ready for
teaching. The study ends up with several recommendations, the most important of
which is the need to include modules, lessons and activities for the discipline of
sculpture in the Plastic Arts Curriculum for various stages of study in the Sultanate of
Oman, with the need to provide specialized training programs for teachers in the
discipline of sculpture.
