İlkokul Öğrencilerinin “Özel Gereksinimli Birey” Kavramına İlişkin Metaforik Algıları / Metaphorical Perceptions of Primary School Students Regarding “Individuals with Special Needs”

İrem Girgin; İbrahim Coşkun

doi:10.19160/e-ijer.1261139

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Metaphorical Perceptions of Primary School Students Regarding “Individuals with Special Needs” / İlkokul Öğrencilerinin “Özel Gereksinimli Birey” Kavramına İlişkin Metaforik Algıları

Abstract

This study aims to examine primary school students who may or may not know a special needs person's perceptions about “Individuals with special needs” by using the metaphor analysis method. In this study, case study design was used by the nature of qualitative research. The participants of this study consisted of 50 students studying in primary schools in Eastern Turkey. The criterion sampling method was used to determine the participants. Within the scope of the study, necessary permissions were obtained by observing ethical rules. During the data collection process, the participants were given a form asking about the variables class, gender, and having a relative with special needs. On the same paper participants were asked to complete the following sentence “Individuals with special needs are like ….. Because…”. The collected data were analyzed and the metaphors were examined under seven conceptual categories: "Weakness, Uncertainty, Beauty, Creativity, Contrast, Uniqueness, and Other". According to the studies,”. It was determined that there were individuals with special needs in the immediate environment of nine students participating in this study. Considering the metaphorical perceptions of these participants towards individuals with special needs, it was seen that the students produced metaphors mostly in the category of “Weakness”. To add more it has been revealed that the other most associated conceptual category following this was the “Beauty” category. On the other hand, primary school students mostly associated the concept of "Individuals with special needs" with the category of "Weakness". It was revealed that the most associated conceptual categories following this were “Uncertainty” and “Beauty”. Examination of metaphors according to the class variable showed that the 3rd-grade students produced metaphors mostly in the categories of Weakness (5) and Uncertainty (5), and the 4th-grade students' metaphors mostly in the categories of Beauty (4) and Creativity (4). Distribution of the metaphors according to the gender variable revealed that female students produced metaphors mostly in the “Beauty” category. It was observed that male students produced metaphors mostly in the category of “Uncertainty”. Regarding the results of this study, the reasons for these findings can be investigated in future studies. It is hoped that this study will be helpful for further research.

Keywords

İlkokul Öğrencilerinin “Özel Gereksinimli Birey” Kavramına İlişkin Metaforik Algıları / Metaphorical Perceptions of Primary School Students Regarding “Individuals with Special Needs”

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı özel gereksinimli birey yakını olan veya olmayan ilkokul öğrencilerinin özel gereksinimli birey kavramına ilişkin algılarını metafor yöntemini kullanarak toplamak ve incelemektir. Bu araştırmada nitel araştırmanın doğasına uygun olarak olgu bilim deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları Türkiye’nin Doğusunda bulunan ilkokullarda öğrenim görmekte olan 50 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Katılımcıların belirlenmesinde ölçüt örnekleme yönteminden faydalanılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında etik kurallar gözetilerek gerekli izinler alınmıştır. Veri toplama sürecinde katılımcılara üzerinde sınıf, cinsiyet ve özel gereksinimli birey yakını olma seçenekleri ve “Özel gereksinimli birey ... gibidir. Çünkü …” ifadesinin yazılı olduğu formlar dağıtılmış ve bireylerin kâğıttaki cümleyi kendi düşüncelerine göre tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Toplanan veriler analiz edilmiş ve metaforlar “Zayıflık, Bilinmezlik, Güzellik, Yaratıcılık, Zıtlık, Eşitsizlik ve Diğer” olmak üzere toplam yedi kavramsal kategori altında incelenmiştir. Yapılan incelemelere göre çalışmaya katılan dokuz adet öğrencinin yakın çevresinde özel gereksinimli birey olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Özel gereksinimli birey yakını olan ilkokul öğrencileri “Özel gereksinimli birey” kavramını en çok “Zayıflık” kategorisiyle ilişkilendirmişlerdir. Bunu takip eden en çok ilişkilendirilen diğer kavramsal kategorilerin “Güzellik” kategorisi olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Buna ek olarak metaforlar sınıf değişkenine göre incelendiğinde 3.sınıf öğrencilerinin en çok Zayıflık (5) ve Bilinmezlik (5) kategorilerinde metaforlar ürettikleri ve 4.sınıf öğrencilerinin de en çok Güzellik (4) ve Yaratıcılık (4) kategorilerinde metafor ürettikleri sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Metaforlar cinsiyet değişkenine göre incelendiğinde kız öğrencilerin en çok “Güzellik” kategorisinde metafor ürettikleri görülmüştür. Erkek öğrencilerin ise en çok “Bilinmezlik” kategorisinde metafor ürettikleri görülmüştür. İlerideki çalışmalarda bu sonuçların nedenleri incelebilir. Bu çalışmanın bu doğrultuda diğer araştırmalara öncü olması umulmaktadır.

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Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İrem Girgin ^*
0000-0002-5361-9945
Türkiye

İbrahim Coşkun
0000-0002-6270-7613
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2023

Submission Date

March 6, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2023

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Year 1970 Volume: 14 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.1261139

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https://izlik.org/JA49YH29FW

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Girgin, İ., & Coşkun, İ. (2023). İlkokul Öğrencilerinin “Özel Gereksinimli Birey” Kavramına İlişkin Metaforik Algıları / Metaphorical Perceptions of Primary School Students Regarding “Individuals with Special Needs”. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 14(3), 165-181. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.1261139