Research Article

Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication

Volume: 6 Number: 2 August 31, 2020
  • Muhammed Serhat Semercioğlu
  • Ahmet Oğuz Akçay
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Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication

Abstract

Communication is one of the leading skills expected from a successful teacher. The communication established within the school contribute to both professional and personal development of teachers. As the concept of communication is so important nowadays, "Effective Communication" course is offered in undergraduate programs in order to bring primary school teacher candidates in effective communication skills. The purpose of this study is to reveal the metaphors (mental images) used by primary school teacher candidates regarding communication. The research was carried out with 66 3rd and 4th year primary school teacher candidates. The participants were pre-service teachers who enrolled in the Effective Communication course in the Fall semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. In order to collect the data, an open-ended questionnaire form was prepared to reveal the opinions of the pre-service teachers regarding the concept of communication. In the questionnaire form, pre-service teachers were asked to complete blank spaces in the sentence, "Effective communication ……. like this; because…….". The following research questions were sought to answer: "Which metaphors do teacher candidates use to explain the concept of communication?" and "Under which categories can the metaphors used by the teacher candidates be grouped based on their common features?". The opinions of the teacher candidates on the concept of the curriculum were analyzed via content analysis. The analysis and interpretation process was carried out by taking into account the naming stage, the screening and refining stage, the compilation and categorization stage, and the validity and reliability stage. The result shows that teacher candidates give importance to the concept of communication and see this concept as vital. Because, according to the responses of the participants, the concept of communication is mostly compared to water, oxygen and shopping.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Muhammed Serhat Semercioğlu This is me
0000-0001-9689-0850
Türkiye

Ahmet Oğuz Akçay This is me
0000-0003-2109-976X
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 31, 2020

Submission Date

March 2, 2019

Acceptance Date

May 6, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Semercioğlu, M. S., & Akçay, A. O. (2020). Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, 6(2), 217-224. https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW
AMA
1.Semercioğlu MS, Akçay AO. Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication. JETPR. 2020;6(2):217-224. https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW
Chicago
Semercioğlu, Muhammed Serhat, and Ahmet Oğuz Akçay. 2020. “Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 6 (2): 217-24. https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW.
EndNote
Semercioğlu MS, Akçay AO (August 1, 2020) Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 6 2 217–224.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Semercioğlu and A. O. Akçay, “Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication”, JETPR, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 217–224, Aug. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW
ISNAD
Semercioğlu, Muhammed Serhat - Akçay, Ahmet Oğuz. “Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 6/2 (August 1, 2020): 217-224. https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW.
JAMA
1.Semercioğlu MS, Akçay AO. Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication. JETPR. 2020;6:217–224.
MLA
Semercioğlu, Muhammed Serhat, and Ahmet Oğuz Akçay. “Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, vol. 6, no. 2, Aug. 2020, pp. 217-24, https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW.
Vancouver
1.Muhammed Serhat Semercioğlu, Ahmet Oğuz Akçay. Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of the Concept of Communication. JETPR [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 1;6(2):217-24. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA29WS48ZW