Metaphors as a reflection of middle school students' perceptions of school: A cross-cultural analysis

Demir, Cennet Engin

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“…Metaforlar, soyut kavramlar ve daha bilinen, somut, görünen kavramlar arasında mecazi bir ilişki kurar (Demir, 2007). Bundan dolayı öğretmenlerin okul, okul yöneticisi ve öğrenci velisi kavramlarına yönelik algılarının metaforlar yardımıyla belirlenmesi bu kavramların daha iyi anlaşılmasına hizmet edecektir.…”

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Öğretmenlerin Okul, Okul Yöneticisi ve Öğrenci Velisi Kavramlarına Yönelik Metaforik Algıları

Özdemir

Orhan

2019

Kuramsal Eğitimbilim

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The purpose of this study is to determine teachers' perceptions regarding the concepts of school, school manager and student's parents by means of metaphors. The study also aims to make holistic evaluations through the metaphors produced for each concept, with the idea that school, school manager and student-parents concepts are intertwined and interrelated. This research was carried out in a phenomenological pattern which is one of the qualitative research methods. The study group was composed of primary, secondary and high school teachers affiliated to Elazığ Provincial National Education Directorate in the academic year of 2017-2018. In the research 40 teachers were reached with the method of random sampling. The research data was obtained from the study group by completing the blanks in the sentences given in the form of "School is like…. Because ... ", "School manager is like…... Because ... " and "Student's parents are like ... Because ... " The data were analyzed by content analysis method. When the metaphorical expressions of the teachers were divided into the themes, the study indicated that the perceptions regarding school as a living space related to the school concept; school manager as a leader related to the concept of the school manager and student's parents as a main component related to student's parents was high.ÖZ: Bu araştırmanın amacı; öğretmenlerin okul, okul yöneticisi ve öğrenci velisi kavramlarına ilişkin algılarını metaforlar aracılığıyla belirlemektir. Okul, okul yöneticisi ve öğrenci velisi kavramlarının iç içe geçmiş ve birbiriyle ilişkili oldukları düşüncesinden hareketle her bir kavram için üretilen mecazlar yoluyla bütüncül değerlendirmeler yapmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemleri arasında yer alan olgu bilim (fenomenoloji) deseninde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2017-2018 eğitim öğretim yılında Elazığ İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı ilkokul, ortaokul ve liselerde görev yapan öğretmenler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle 40 öğretmene ulaşılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, çalışma grubundan "Okul …gibidir. Çünkü…", "Okul yöneticisi …gibidir. Çünkü…" ve "Öğrenci velisi …gibidir. Çünkü…" şeklinde verilen cümlelerdeki boş bırakılan yerleri tamamlamaları ile elde edilmiştir. Veriler içerik analizi yöntemi ile çözümlenmiştir. Öğretmenlerin metafor ifadeleri temalara ayrıldığında, okul kavramı ile ilgili yaşam alanı olarak okul; okul yöneticisi kavramı ile ilgili lider olarak okul yöneticisi ve öğrenci velisi kavramı ile ilgili ana unsur olarak öğrenci velisi algısının yüksek olduğu görülmektedir.Anahtar kelimeler: metafor, okul, okul yöneticisi, öğrenci velisi, öğretmen görüşü.

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Öğretmenlerin Okul, Okul Yöneticisi ve Öğrenci Velisi Kavramlarına Yönelik Metaforik Algıları

Özdemir

Orhan

2019

Kuramsal Eğitimbilim

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“…Participating countries have reacted differently to the comparative performance of their students, and studies have examined how these reactions have impacted changes to curriculum, instructional methods, and schooling effectiveness. An investigation of attitudes using metaphors to describe middle school students' perceptions of schooling in distinct countries shows differences by culture (Demir, 2007). In addition, educational policy-makers and school administrators have used international data analyses to help plan or implement changes designed to improve educational systems (Tatsuoka, Corter, & Tatsuoka, 2004).…”

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A cross-national study of students’ attitudes toward school

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Pastoral Care in Education

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Using an international educational database, PISA 2009, this study investigates and analyzes 15-year-old students' attitudes toward school in 11 Asia-Pacific units (country, city, or area). For each unit, the study demonstrates four types of students' attitudes toward school, compares male and female students, and examines the relationships of the students' attitudes with their socioeconomic status, school size, school climate, class disciplinary problems, and teachers' treatment of students. Finally, this study predicts students' reading interests and achievements based on their attitudes toward school. The results reveal that students' attitudes toward school are strongly related with class disciplinary problems, teachers' treatment of students, and academic interests. Two types of positive attitudes were similar among the participating countries, and two types of negative attitudes were related with educational variables more strongly. The findings provide a perspective on what students' attitudes are toward school and contribute meaningfully to the literature for intensive research of school psychology, counseling, family, administration, school climate, and cross-national educational comparisons.

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“…In order to better know students' belief about the effect of 3MT practice on their research paper writing, the author designed the metaphor-oriented task, because the process of thinking of a metaphor involves employing a familiar object or event as a conceptual tool to explain features of a more complex phenomenon or a situation (Cameron & Maslen, 2010;Demir, 2007. Lakoff & Johnson, 1980.…”

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Research Paper Writing Teaching in China’s Classroom—Enlightenment From 3MT Competition

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2018

UCFL

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Enlightened by the 3MT (Three-Minute Thesis) competition first launched in the University of Queensland, the author intends to explore the feasibility of introducing 3MT into China's classroom and study how this practice can help students improve their research paper or thesis writing. In addition, the author analyzed the correlation between students' 3MT performance and their critical thinking ability with the assessment tool CCTDI (California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory) in order to find possible ways to cultivate students' critical thinking ability.

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Metaphors as a reflection of middle school students' perceptions of school: A cross-cultural analysis

Cited by 34 publications

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Öğretmenlerin Okul, Okul Yöneticisi ve Öğrenci Velisi Kavramlarına Yönelik Metaforik Algıları

Öğretmenlerin Okul, Okul Yöneticisi ve Öğrenci Velisi Kavramlarına Yönelik Metaforik Algıları

A cross-national study of students’ attitudes toward school

Research Paper Writing Teaching in China’s Classroom—Enlightenment From 3MT Competition

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