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Sezer, Senol – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
This study aiming to determine the metaphorical perceptions of prospective teachers regarding Turkey's education policies was modelled in the 'phenomenological pattern' which one of the qualitative research methods. The study group was 150 prospective teachers. Data was collected using a metaphor form and via focus group interviews. Descriptive…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Educational Policy, Figurative Language
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Aydin, Gülnur; Baysan, Sultan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
In this research, it was aimed to determine the perceptions of postgraduate students towards academic writing skills through metaphors. In this context, the study group is composed of postgraduate (master and doctorate) students studying at Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Education in the 2017-2018 academic year. In this context, 100…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Writing Skills, Academic Discourse, Figurative Language
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Aykac, Necdet; Bilgin, Hilal; Kabaran, Hasret – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This study aims to determine the perceptions of teachers and pre-service teachers about 4+4+4 education system via the metaphors they have developed. In this study, the opinions of teachers and pre-service teachers are described with qualitative approach. The participants of the study are 137 primary school 1st grade teachers, working in Mugla in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Qualitative Research
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Uslu, Salih – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of this study is to find out Social Studies teachers' perception of pre-service Social Studies teachers using metaphors. The study group in this research includes 83 pre-service teachers at the department of Social Studies, the faculty of education in a state university in Turkey. The research was conducted during 2014-2015 academic…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures
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Sahin, Mehmet; Seçer, Sule Y. E.; Erisen, Yavuz – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
This study aims to present high school students' perception of "English" through the impressions and images and the effect of these perceptions on their motivation in learning English. This qualitative study is based on the data about students' metaphors and the focus group interview to determine their effect on the students' motivation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Language Attitudes, Learning Motivation
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Özbas, Banu Çulha – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
The aim of this study was to explore professional identity development among social studies student teachers in a four-year teacher education program in Turkey. Fifty-five student teachers participated in the study. Data were collected about their metaphorical images about teachers and social studies teachers and a series of in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Student Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Demir, Cennet Engin – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2007
This study analyzes the perceptions of Turkish and American middle school students of school and schooling by examining the metaphors they produce. A total of 18 American and 24 Turkish students were interviewed as part of this study. The results show differences in the participants' perceptions of schooling by culture. Turkish participants…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies