Research Article

The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers' Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching

Volume: 11 Number: 1 April 18, 2025
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The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers' Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching

Abstract

The teaching profession in Türkiye has been assigned significant responsibilities, accompanied by a historical background. However, the profession's own challenges and its frequent presence in certain social debates create an ambiguous situation regarding its prestige. This study presents a perspective on this issue by examining the collective construction of the teaching identity on Twitter as a discursive tool and how it is positioned through political, religious, secular, and national identities. In parallel, the use of history as a tool for legitimization is evaluated in a separate section. To make the collective construction of the teaching profession more comprehensible, the metaphorical meanings attributed to teaching have been identified and analyzed. Designed as a "case study," this research employs the "document analysis" method as a data collection tool. In this context, 42,403 tweets posted on November 24th, Teachers' Day, in 2020 and 2021 were downloaded using Maxqda 12. The sub-problems of the study were determined based on the most frequently repeated meaningful words (see Figure 2) within the downloaded tweets. The data were analyzed using content and descriptive analysis methods. To identify the discourses subjected to content and descriptive analysis, a set of key terms (see Figure 1) was utilized. The findings indicate that the metaphorical meanings attributed to teaching are overwhelmingly positive. In the context of collective identities, teaching is primarily positioned through political identity as a claim for rights. It has been observed that religious and secular identities exist in a mild tension, while national identity maintains a balance between the two. Additionally, history has been used as a tool for legitimization, albeit in a limited manner, through historical periods and figures. Within this framework, it can be argued that the teaching profession in Türkiye has been significantly instrumentalized.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 18, 2025

Submission Date

February 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 14, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Erdem, S., & Pamuk, A. (2025). The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching. International Journal of Field Education, 11(1), 98-102. https://doi.org/10.32570/ijofe.1639937
AMA
1.Erdem S, Pamuk A. The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching. IJOFE. 2025;11(1):98-102. doi:10.32570/ijofe.1639937
Chicago
Erdem, Serdar, and Akif Pamuk. 2025. “The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching”. International Journal of Field Education 11 (1): 98-102. https://doi.org/10.32570/ijofe.1639937.
EndNote
Erdem S, Pamuk A (April 1, 2025) The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching. International Journal of Field Education 11 1 98–102.
IEEE
[1]S. Erdem and A. Pamuk, “The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching”, IJOFE, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 98–102, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.32570/ijofe.1639937.
ISNAD
Erdem, Serdar - Pamuk, Akif. “The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching”. International Journal of Field Education 11/1 (April 1, 2025): 98-102. https://doi.org/10.32570/ijofe.1639937.
JAMA
1.Erdem S, Pamuk A. The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching. IJOFE. 2025;11:98–102.
MLA
Erdem, Serdar, and Akif Pamuk. “The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching”. International Journal of Field Education, vol. 11, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 98-102, doi:10.32570/ijofe.1639937.
Vancouver
1.Serdar Erdem, Akif Pamuk. The Collective Construction of Teacher Identity on X on November 24th, Teachers’ Day, and the Meanings Attributed to Teaching. IJOFE. 2025 Apr. 1;11(1):98-102. doi:10.32570/ijofe.1639937