Pre-Service Teachers’ Metaphors towards School, School Administrators and Turkish Education System [doi: 10.14527/kuey.2014.014]

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of pre-service teachers on school, school administrators and Turkish Education System through metaphors. Based on the idea that schools, school administrators and the system itself are inter-related and interacting concepts, the intention is to bring forward a holistic analysis about the Turkish Education System through the extent that the produced metaphors might allow comparison and correspondence. The sample of the study comprises of senior students from different departments at Faculty of Education in two different universities (one public and one private) in Ankara. Survey design was used to conduct the study. The data collected through semi-structured metaphor form was subjected to content analysis. The findings demonstrated that while pre-service teachers perceive the school as a more positive concept, they hold negative perceptions towards school administrators and the education system. Moreover, it is reflected that once the problems in the system are resolved, problems related with schools and school administrators will be resolved as well.