Metaphorical Perceptions of the Secondary School Students Regarding the Concept of Soil

Autor/in	Yazici, Sibel
Titel	Metaphorical Perceptions of the Secondary School Students Regarding the Concept of Soil
Quelle	In: African Educational Research Journal, 8 (2020) 3, S.566-574 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2354-2160
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Grade 7; Middle School Students; Figurative Language; Conservation (Environment); Soil Science; Sustainable Development; Social Studies; Foreign Countries; Social Values; Concept Formation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Bodenkunde; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Ausland; Sozialer Wert; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Türkei
Abstract	The importance of the soil being a source for human existence and sustaining life has caused to the wide meaning to the soil. The aim of this study is to analyze the metaphorical perceptions of middle school students about the concept of soil within the social studies program. The participants of the study are secondary school students selected through purposeful sampling. Phenomenology, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. In the study the perceptions of the participants about the concept of soil and the meaning they attributed to this concept were analysed to reveal. The data of the study were collected through the statements such as "Soil is like .... Because…". 89 secondary students have produced 36 metaphors about the concept of soil. Frequent metaphors produced by students include: human, life, being living, homeland, mother and heart. Metaphors are grouped by considering the subject-source relationship, and as a result, two categories and two sub-categories emerge. Soil, a living being for students is perceived in terms of the source of life and productivity. Soil is associated with both social and science subjects at this point. Soil perceived as a value is considered both a national-spiritual value and an economic value. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01