SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY SOSYAL BİLGİLER ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ COĞRAFYA KAVRAMINA İLİŞKİN METAFORLARI
This study aims to determine social studies teacher candidates’ metaphors regarding the concept of “geography”. A total of 81 freshman and senior teacher candidates studying at Program in Social Studies Education, Primary Education Department of an Education Faculty participated in the study. A semi-structured form containing the sentence “Geography is like…because…” was developed in order to identify teacher candidates’ perceptions about the concept of geography. Participants were asked to complete the sentence on the form. Research data was analyzed through content analysis. According to research findings, teacher candidates produced 48 valid metaphors, all of which grouped under 10 different conceptual categories depending on their common features. Research results have indicated that social studies teacher candidates have a rich and versatile perception about the concept of geography and that participants mostly perceive geography as the like itself, with a percentage of 34,32. In conclusion, it is possible to state that metaphors can be employed as a strong research tool n order to determine how different participants perceive geography.
@article{2016,title={SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY},abstractNode={This study aims to determine social studies teacher candidates’ metaphors regarding the concept of “geography”. A total of 81 freshman and senior teacher candidates studying at Program in Social Studies Education, Primary Education Department of an Education Faculty participated in the study. A semi-structured form containing the sentence “Geography is like…because…” was developed in order to identify teacher candidates’ perceptions about the concept of geography. Participants were asked to complete the sentence on the form. Research data was analyzed through content analysis. According to research findings, teacher candidates produced 48 valid metaphors, all of which grouped under 10 different conceptual categories depending on their common features. Research results have indicated that social studies teacher candidates have a rich and versatile perception about the concept of geography and that participants mostly perceive geography as the like itself, with a percentage of 34,32. In conclusion, it is possible to state that metaphors can be employed as a strong research tool n order to determine how different participants perceive geography.},author={Nazlı GÖKÇE},year={2016},journal={The Journal of International Educational Sciences}}
Nazlı GÖKÇE . 2016 . SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY . The Journal of International Educational Sciences.DOI:10.16991/INESJOURNAL.1301
Nazlı GÖKÇE.(2016).SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY.The Journal of International Educational Sciences
Nazlı GÖKÇE,"SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY" , The Journal of International Educational Sciences (2016)
Nazlı GÖKÇE . 2016 . SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY . The Journal of International Educational Sciences . 2016. DOI:10.16991/INESJOURNAL.1301
Nazlı GÖKÇE .SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY. The Journal of International Educational Sciences (2016)
Nazlı GÖKÇE .SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY. The Journal of International Educational Sciences (2016)
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Nazlı GÖKÇE. (2016) .SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY The Journal of International Educational Sciences
Nazlı GÖKÇE . SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY . The Journal of International Educational Sciences . 2016 doi:10.16991/INESJOURNAL.1301
Nazlı GÖKÇE."SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY",The Journal of International Educational Sciences(2016)