Metaphorical perceptions of physical education and sports: An evaluation from the perspective of preservice teachers

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This study examines pre-service teachers’ metaphorical perceptions of physical education and sports using a qualitative phenomenology design. The study group includes 60 pre-service teachers from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching at Şırnak University during the 2020–2021 academic year. Data were collected by having participants complete the sentence “Physical Education and sports are like … for me because ...” and analyzed through content analysis, including classification, elimination, category development, validity and reliability testing, and metaphor interpretation. Six categories emerged, and results indicate positive views without negative judgments.

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African Educational Research Journal Special Issue 9(1), pp. S9-S15, May 2021 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ. 9S1 .21.005 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Metaphorical perceptions of physical education and sports: An evaluation from the perspective of preservice teachers Esin Güllü Faculty of Sports Sciences, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey. | ABSTRACT
This study has been designed to examine pre-service teachers' metaphorical perceptions of physical education and sports. In this study, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. The study group consists of 60 pre-service teachers studying at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching at Şırnak University during the 2020-2021 academic year. Research data were obtained from the statements of students who were asked to complete the sentence "Physical Education and sports are like … for me because ... " . Research data were analysed using the content analysis method. The analysis of the data consists of stages including classification, elimination, category development, validity and reliability tests, and interpretation of the metaphors obtained in the study, respectively. Six categories were created in this study in which the metaphorical perceptions of pre-service teachers of the concept of physical education and sports were examined. Categories created for physical education and sports were healthy/quality life, life/lifestyle, freedom/entertainment, indispensable/sine qua non, source of peace/love, and development. As a result, it was determined that pre-service teachers have positive opinions about physical education and sports and have no negative judgment.
Keywords: Metaphor, physical education, sports, student. | | --- | | E-mail: [gullu.esn@gmail.com](gullu.esn@gmail.com). | INTRODUCTION Education is one of the main factors in self-improvement and development. It is in constant interaction with education in every period of human life (Cirit, 2020) . Education is the process of deliberately bringing about the desired behavioural change in an individual's behaviour through his/her own experiences (Ertürk, 1973) . Though the potential benefit of education varies depending on characteristics, skills, and expectations of societies in a basic sense, it is designed to enhance and change people’s skills, abilities, talents, knowledge, and values (Erjem, 2013) . Education has more than one general purpose. These are as follows (Töremen, 2011): 1. To contribute to the self-realization of the person, 2. To contribute to the creativity of the person and to ensure s/he is a productive individual, 3. To ensure that the person is raised as a virtuous, characterful, and entrepreneurial personality, 4. To gain the person scientific thinking and professional competence, 5. To help the person gain the ability to be democratic and independent, with free will, respect and understanding, and in solidarity and a tolerant manner, 6. To ensure the person has a healthy adaptation to social life and to ensure the change, development, and progress of modern life. Physical education is a must in education. It mainly aims to provide a healthy lifestyle and social gains for students such as winning-losing and being assisted after physical education classes. Students also improve themselves in displaying balanced spiritual behaviour, developing selfefficacy, and coping with negative emotions. Physical education contributes to the growth and development of students through physical activities and in this context, it is considered as a complementary element of education (Darst and Pangrazi, 2009) . On the other hand, sport is defined as activities that individuals or communities do for purposes of health, entertainment, or show within the framework of certain rules, based on competition and physical and/or mental activity (Güneş, 2013) . Together with the integrity of the training received by the individual, the sport acts as a bridge that

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What is the purpose of the study?

The study aims to examine pre-service teachers’ metaphorical perceptions of physical education and sports.

How were the research data collected?

Participants completed the sentence “Physical Education and sports are like … for me because ...”, and their statements were used as the data source.

What research design and analysis method were used?

The study used phenomenology within qualitative research and analyzed data through content analysis, including category development and validity and reliability testing.

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