duran, ayşe adıyaman üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - temel eğitim bölümü, okul öncesi eğitimi a.b.d., turkey , dağlioğlu, h. elif gazi üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - temel eğitim bölümü, okul öncesi eğitimi a.b.d., turkey

The Metaphoric Perceptions of Preschool Teacher Candidates Regarding Gifted Children

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The aim of this study is to reveal preschool teacher candidates’ metaphoric perceptions regarding gifted children. Phenomenon design was adopted as appropriate to the nature of this qualitative research. This research was carried out with the participation of a total of 115 teacher candidates who are enrolled to pre-school teacher s department of a university in Anatolia. According to the results of study, teacher candidates produced 87 different metaphors in total. ‘Treasure’ is the mostused metaphor by teacher candidates for gifted identification. The perception of male teacher candidates was categorized under the headings of ‘technology and value’ mostly. In addition, the most used metaphors of first graders were under the heading of ‘value’ category , the metaphors of senior students were under the headings of ‘ value, characteristic of people, thing and technology’ categories.

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Preschool teacher candidates , Metaphor , Gifted

Gazi University Journal Of Gazi Educational Faculty

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