An Analysis of Art Education Textbooks According to Pedagogical Content Knowledge(PCK)

The purpose of this study was to analyze the content of university textbooks used in art education courses for early childhood teacher training programs and to examine the aspects of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in early childhood art education. To achieve this, textbooks on early childhood art education published in Korea between 2021 and 2023 were collected and assessed for their suitability as analytical materials. Ultimately, nine textbooks were selected for analysis. The collected textbooks were analyzed based on the subcomponents of PCK: subject matter knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, learner knowledge, and contextual knowledge. The analysis revealed that the textbooks commonly included knowledge related to each subcomponent of PCK. However, there were differences in the detailed content within the subcomponents across textbooks. Notably, variations were observed in the inclusion of knowledge about art education content necessary for teaching and knowledge about teaching methods. Based on these findings, this study discusses the direction for addressing PCK in early childhood art education textbooks.