Water: A Useful Metaphor for Occupation

Metaphorical Perceptions of High School Students in Rural Area Related to Career, Profession, and Job Concepts

“…The most repeated in nature and life category are metaphors such as sky, ocean, tree, and tree branch. Similarly, in previous studies, it has been found to be a useful metaphor for the concept of profession, since water is reflective, conductive, naturally occurring, endless, and fluid (Fox, 2015). On the other hand, Wilcock (2001) and Molke (2009) emphasized the vocational development effort and chaos in adolescence by metaphorizing the concept of profession as a ship without an anchor in an unlimited sea.…”

“…Metaphors are used to explain these concepts, which are versatile phenomena, especially the concept of career (see Baruch, 2004;El-Sawad, 2005;Fox, 2015;Smith-Ruig, 2008). Inkson (2004) steated that many metaphors related to the concept of career in career psychological counselling are created.…”

“…This study aims to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of Turkish high school students in rural area about the concepts of career, profession, and job.Metaphors make understanding and explaining abstract and hard-to-understand concepts easier through concrete and more well-known concepts (Boroditsky, 2000;Gibson, 2001). In addition, metaphors are a useful way for researchers in vocational psychology to discuss and explain complex concepts related to the career (Fox, 2015). It is critical to determine the metaphorical perceptions of high school students in rural area regarding career, profession, and job concepts because the research results are expected to guide for career counseling services.Furthermore, the results of this study will have significant ramifications for future research.…”

Si̇yaset Bi̇li̇mi̇ Ve Kamu Yöneti̇mi̇ Öğrenci̇leri̇ni̇n Kendi̇ Bölüm Mezunlarina Yöneli̇k Algilari

“…Çünkü kimi durumları metaforlar kullanarak anlatmak daha kolaydır. Örneğin; meslek kavramını su metaforu ile açıklayan Fox (2014), mesleğin yaşam için esas olduğunu, yansıtıcı, iletken, değişken, doğal ama sınırlı, gelgitleri olan bir yapısı olduğunu dile getirmiştir. Böylece tanımlanması zor olan meslek konusunu daha anlaşılır hale getirmeye çalışmıştır.…”

El ser y el tiempo. Una posibilidad ontológica para la terapia ocupacional

“…Una de estas respuestas/propuestas epistemológicas que ha cobrado fuerza en la actualidad está dirigida a comprender la relación que se establece entre la ocupación y los fenómenos sociales 8 . Con esta tendencia se refuerza un importante intento de des-medicalización de la disciplina -en el sentido de la exclusiva comprensión de los fenómenos desde una visión biomédica -que ha determinado en gran medida la forma en que se ha estudiado la ocupación hasta el momento (Fox, 2014).…”