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Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model
Abstract
This study investigates Turkish Language and Literature teachers’ perceptions of the new curriculum through metaphors. Grounded in an phenomenological design, 202 teachers participated, and data were collected via a semi-structured form prompting them to complete the sentence: “New Curriculum of Turkish Language and Literature is like... because...”. Content analysis was conducted with MAXQDA 2024, reducing 202 initial metaphors to 139, which were categorized into six groups-three positive and three negative. The positive categories highlighted the curriculum’s multidimensional, developmental, and dynamic nature, while the negative ones emphasized complexity, lack of practicality, and stagnation. Findings revealed that 60.3% of teachers (122) generated positive metaphors, viewing the curriculum as innovative and holistic, whereas 39.7% (80) used negative metaphors, citing concerns about applicability and infrastructure. As one of the first studies on this curriculum, these findings provide valuable insights for improving its design and implementation.
Keywords
- Metaphorical perceptions
- Turkish Language and Literature curriculum
- curriculum
- curriculum development
- metaphor study
Ethical Statement
Participants were asked to complete a voluntary consent form for the study, and ethical approval was obtained from the “Gebze Technical University Rectorate Human Research Ethics Committee” on 04/11/2024 with the approval number E.173984. The research was conducted in full compliance with the rules specified in the “Higher Education Institutions Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics,” and the confidentiality of personal information was ensured. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants for their anonymized information to be published in this article.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Education Policy, Specialist Studies in Education (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 23, 2026
Submission Date
August 23, 2025
Acceptance Date
October 17, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 41 Number: 1
APA
Yiğitoğlu, O., & Keleş, F. (2026). Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 41(1), 174-192. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1771019
AMA
1.Yiğitoğlu O, Keleş F. Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2026;41(1):174-192. doi:10.16986/hunefd.1771019
Chicago
Yiğitoğlu, Orhan, and Fatma Keleş. 2026. “Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 41 (1): 174-92. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1771019.
EndNote
Yiğitoğlu O, Keleş F (January 1, 2026) Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 41 1 174–192.
IEEE
[1]O. Yiğitoğlu and F. Keleş, “Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model”, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 174–192, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.16986/hunefd.1771019.
ISNAD
Yiğitoğlu, Orhan - Keleş, Fatma. “Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 41/1 (January 1, 2026): 174-192. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1771019.
JAMA
1.Yiğitoğlu O, Keleş F. Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2026;41:174–192.
MLA
Yiğitoğlu, Orhan, and Fatma Keleş. “Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 41, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 174-92, doi:10.16986/hunefd.1771019.
Vancouver
1.Orhan Yiğitoğlu, Fatma Keleş. Metaphorical Perceptions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Renewed Curriculum: The Century of Türkiye Education Model. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2026 Jan. 1;41(1):174-92. doi:10.16986/hunefd.1771019