Öğretmenlerin Sabır Değerine Dair Algıları: Metaforik Bir Araştırma
Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Patience Value: A Metaphorical Study

Summary/Abstract: This research carried out on teachers to present their perceptions related to patience. “Patience is similar/like……, because…” question and demographical variables questions was asked to them with a form. The data gained at the end of research was evaluated with content analysis. The metaphors mentioned by the participants regarding the value of patience were categorized according to their common characteristics. As a result of the study, 59 different metaphors about the value of patience were produced by the sample. These metaphors were examined according to common qualities and classified in 6 different categories. These 6 different categories are in that way: ‘endurance’, ‘coping’, ‘refuge’, ‘meaning’, ‘hope’, ‘balance’. It was attained that there were 24 metaphors for ‘endurance’, 18 for ‘sanctuary’, 13 for ‘disposition’, 8 for ‘explanation’, 8 for ‘hope’ and 4 for ‘balance’ in the category in relation to patience. It was recorded that participants used medicine, struggle, tree, fasting, ripening of the fruit and hope as a metaphor.

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