Research Article

Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 27, 2024
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Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis

Abstract

This study reveals teachers' perceptions of occupational health and safety through metaphors. The study group includes nursery, primary, secondary and high schools teachers working in the central district of Batman province in the 2023-2024 academic year. The study employed a qualitative approach to identify and explain metaphors regarding occupational health and safety. The researchers used diversity sampling, one of the purposeful sampling methods, to reach the participants. To collect data, a semi-structured from was created which included the following expression “Occupational health and safety is like.............because............”. Content and descriptive analysis methods were used to analyse the data. The findings suggested that teachers described occupational health and safety through 68 different metaphors all of which represented positive perceptions. These metaphors were categorized under nine themes based on the justifications for the metaphors and their similarity. The themes were protectiveness, preventativeness, need, essentiality, supportiveness, continuity, systematizer, resilience, and universality. The most metaphors were created under the theme of protectiveness which was followed by preventativeness. Based on these findings, suggestions are presented to review and evaluate teachers' views on occupational health and safety.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning and Economics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

November 11, 2024

Publication Date

December 27, 2024

Submission Date

October 17, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 6, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Şimşek, V. (2024). Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis. Political Economy and Management of Education, 5(2), 1-23. https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW
AMA
1.Şimşek V. Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis. PEME. 2024;5(2):1-23. https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW
Chicago
Şimşek, Veysel. 2024. “Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis”. Political Economy and Management of Education 5 (2): 1-23. https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW.
EndNote
Şimşek V (December 1, 2024) Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis. Political Economy and Management of Education 5 2 1–23.
IEEE
[1]V. Şimşek, “Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis”, PEME, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 1–23, Dec. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW
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Şimşek, Veysel. “Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis”. Political Economy and Management of Education 5/2 (December 1, 2024): 1-23. https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW.
JAMA
1.Şimşek V. Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis. PEME. 2024;5:1–23.
MLA
Şimşek, Veysel. “Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis”. Political Economy and Management of Education, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 1-23, https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW.
Vancouver
1.Veysel Şimşek. Teachers’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety: A Metaphor Analysis. PEME [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 1;5(2):1-23. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27MP55EW

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