Open AccessGlobalization: In Terms of Teachers' Opinion and Metaphorical Perceptions
Author(s) -
Semih Çayak,
Menekşe Eskici
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-0754
pISSN - 1925-0746
DOI - 10.5430/wje.v8n3p44
Subject(s) - globalization , perception , sociology , the internet , analogy , phenomenology (philosophy) , social science , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , public relations , political science , epistemology , law , computer science , philosophy , neuroscience , world wide web
The purpose of this paper is to investigate teachers' opinion and metaphorical perceptions about globalization. In thispaper, phenomenology one of the qualitative research type was used. 61 teachers’ metaphorical perceptions aboutglobalization were collected and interviewed with 12 teachers about globalization in education. Teachers’metaphorical perceptions about globalization were determined by a space filled question (globalization is similar to...;because ...). A semi-structured interview form has been prepared by the researchers. The opinions of the teachers canbe summarized as teachers associate globalization with technology, especially with the internet. In general teachersmentioned that the effects of globalization in education are positive. Further teachers’ metaphorical perceptionsabout globalization summarized as follows; village, market, whirlpool, family, shopping, teapot, neighborhood,technology. Withal teachers’ reasons for analogy of the metaphors about globalization are grouped as; globalizationas a unifying of differences concept, globalization as a communication and interaction enhancer concept,globalization as a damaging concept and globalization as an indefinite concept.