Examination of Elementary Teacher Candidate's Perception of the Concept of Philosophy Through Metaphor Analysis

The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of elementary teacher candidates with regards to philosophy. For t his purpose, metaphors have been utilized as qualitative data collection tools. Metaphors developed by 67 teacher candidates have been subjected to content analysis and separa...

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Published inProcedia, social and behavioral sciences Vol. 46; pp. 2383 - 2388
Main Authors Akkocaoglu, Nihan, Yagci, Esed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2012
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metaphor analysis
philosophy
philosophy
metaphor analysis
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of elementary teacher candidates with regards to philosophy. For t his purpose, metaphors have been utilized as qualitative data collection tools. Metaphors developed by 67 teacher candidates have been subjected to content analysis and separated into 11 categories. Teacher candidates consider philosophy to be important in our lives. Together with this, metaphors developed by teachers demonstrate that there are problems in the perception of the concept of “philosophy”. Emphasis should be put on philosophy education in primary education and teacher education.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.489