This study aims at
analyzing primary school teachers’ opinions on cursive writing and their
metaphorical perceptions. The study was conducted by using a survey model.
Semi-structured interview method was employed to identify opinions of the teachers
more clearly. The study group of the research study consisted of primary school
teachers who worked at public and private schools in Bayrampasa, Kucukcekmece,
Basaksehir, Kartal, Maltepe, Pendik districts of İstanbul province in the
2017-2018 academic year and participated to the study on a voluntary basis. All
of the primary school teachers participated in the study experienced cursive
writing teaching at primary school level at least for once. Each teacher was
interviewed for 15 minutes on average. In the scope of the interview, the
question of “Cursive writing is like…. Because…” was addressed, and teachers
were asked to fill the given form. The study is a qualitative study. The
content analysis method was applied in the data analysis. The teachers’ confirmations
were received by reading out their expressions. The interviews were conducted
by a single researcher in each institution that teachers work. Due to the fact
that a single researcher was responsible in the data collection process, a
comparison between the data was not required. The valid metaphors were coded
appropriately, and afterwards, themes were created according to the related
codes. The codes were associated with an inductive method and a code-theme
matrixing was provided. As a result of the study, the metaphors concerning the
cursive writing were categorized as codes and themes.
This study aims at
analyzing primary school teachers’ opinions on cursive writing and their
metaphorical perceptions. The study was conducted by using a survey model.
Semi-structured interview method was employed to identify opinions of the teachers
more clearly. The study group of the research study consisted of primary school
teachers who worked at public and private schools in Bayrampasa, Kucukcekmece,
Basaksehir, Kartal, Maltepe, Pendik districts of İstanbul province in the
2017-2018 academic year and participated to the study on a voluntary basis. All
of the primary school teachers participated in the study experienced cursive
writing teaching at primary school level at least for once. Each teacher was
interviewed for 15 minutes on average. In the scope of the interview, the
question of “Cursive writing is like…. Because…” was addressed, and teachers
were asked to fill the given form. The study is a qualitative study. The
content analysis method was applied in the data analysis. The teachers’ confirmations
were received by reading out their expressions. The interviews were conducted
by a single researcher in each institution that teachers work. Due to the fact
that a single researcher was responsible in the data collection process, a
comparison between the data was not required. The valid metaphors were coded
appropriately, and afterwards, themes were created according to the related
codes. The codes were associated with an inductive method and a code-theme
matrixing was provided. As a result of the study, the metaphors concerning the
cursive writing were categorized as codes and themes.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2019 |
Submission Date | January 10, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 |