Metaphorical Perceptions of Prospective Teachers toward Graduate Education

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate metaphorical images of prospective teachers toward the concept of graduate education. The research has been conducted in line with the phenomenology pattern. The study group of the research consists of 112 senior prospective teachers who were studying in the Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Education in the spring semester of the 2014-2015 academic years. Data of the study were collected through the use of the prompt “Graduate Education looks like ………….. because
………….”. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. When research results are examined; 112 prospective teachers developed 93 different metaphors for graduate education. These metaphors are categorized into 10 conceptual categories with regard to their common features.