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2018, Cilt 8, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 211-220 |
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DOI: 10.5961/jhes.2018.263 |
The Examination of International Students’ Metaphorical Perceptions on Multicultural Education |
Könül ABASLI, Yener AKMAN |
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Ankara, Turkey |
Keywords: Multiculturalism, Multicultural education, International student |
The purpose of this study is to examine the metaphorical perceptions of international students in Turkey about multicultural education.
The study group is composed of 117 international students who are studying in different cities in Turkey. Data were collected through
face-to-face interviews and electronically. Descriptive analysis with a qualitative approach was used to analyze the data. The findings of
the study indicated 76 metaphors produced by international students. These metaphors were grouped under six conceptual categories in
terms of their common characteristics. For the definition of multicultural education, the metaphors of “rainbow (n=17)”, “garden (n=7)”
and “sea” (n=5) were mostly used. Additionally, it has been identified that metaphoric perception of both general and some demographic
variables such as gender and educational level are compatible.
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