Research Article

Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture

Volume: 44 Number: 3 December 30, 2024
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Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate early childhood preservice teachers' perceptions of the “Child in Turkish Culture” through metaphors. The study group consists of 117 undergraduate students enrolled in the early childhood education program of a state university. The research data are based on the Personal Information Form and the participants' statements “In Turkish culture, a child is like... because...,” which were obtained by filling in the blanks in the expression. The data were analyzed using the content analysis method. In the research, a phenomenological study was conducted as part of the qualitative research approach. As a result, 99 valid metaphors, 76 of which were different, were examined in terms of their common features and classified into 11 categories. According to the findings, the most frequently produced metaphors were joy, flower, gold, dough, tree, and puppet. The categories in which the most metaphors were produced are, respectively, “a precious asset”, “the future of society”, "manipulable and moldable", “natural and source of happiness”. Freshmen preservice teachers mostly produce metaphors belonging to the “natural and source of happiness”, while the metaphors created by senior preservice teachers intensify in the categories of “a precious asset” and “the future of society”.

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Ethical Statement

The data for the research were obtained with ethical approval from the Gazi University Ethics Committee at the meeting held on 05.09.2023, under decision number 15, and approved with Ethics Committee conformity approval number E-77082166-604.01.02-743837.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Early Childhood Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2024

Submission Date

February 22, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 13, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 44 Number: 3

APA
Karaçelik Varol, Ş. N., & Bekir, H. (2024). Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 44(3), 2255-2279. https://doi.org/10.17152/gefad.1441206
AMA
1.Karaçelik Varol ŞN, Bekir H. Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture. GUJGEF. 2024;44(3):2255-2279. doi:10.17152/gefad.1441206
Chicago
Karaçelik Varol, Şerife Nur, and Hatice Bekir. 2024. “Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture”. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 44 (3): 2255-79. https://doi.org/10.17152/gefad.1441206.
EndNote
Karaçelik Varol ŞN, Bekir H (December 1, 2024) Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 44 3 2255–2279.
IEEE
[1]Ş. N. Karaçelik Varol and H. Bekir, “Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture”, GUJGEF, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 2255–2279, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.17152/gefad.1441206.
ISNAD
Karaçelik Varol, Şerife Nur - Bekir, Hatice. “Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture”. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 44/3 (December 1, 2024): 2255-2279. https://doi.org/10.17152/gefad.1441206.
JAMA
1.Karaçelik Varol ŞN, Bekir H. Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture. GUJGEF. 2024;44:2255–2279.
MLA
Karaçelik Varol, Şerife Nur, and Hatice Bekir. “Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture”. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 44, no. 3, Dec. 2024, pp. 2255-79, doi:10.17152/gefad.1441206.
Vancouver
1.Şerife Nur Karaçelik Varol, Hatice Bekir. Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Child in Turkish Culture. GUJGEF. 2024 Dec. 1;44(3):2255-79. doi:10.17152/gefad.1441206