GÜZEL SANATLAR EĞİTİMİ BÖLÜMÜ ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN MEKÂN KAVRAMINA İLİŞKİN METAFORİK ALGILARI
METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS IN FINE ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS ON THE CONCEPT OF LOCATION

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to compare the metaphorical perceptions on the concept of location in students of Fine Arts Education Departments in Education Faculties of Universities. For this purpose, the students of Trakya University, Faculty of Education, Fine Arts Education Department, Painting-Handicraft and Music Major have been evaluated with respect to the perception of the concept of location and possible variations by gender, age and other demographic features through various metaphors and similarities and differences between metaphorical perceptions of students. The data gathering tool used in the study is semi-structured survey form. The form comprises two parts with demographic variables and a section requiring the participant to complete the sentence "Location is like …, because…" The data in the study has been attained from written descriptions of students on the concept of location. The study utilized “phenomenology” as a qualitative study pattern. Metaphorical analysis has been carried out in the analysis and interpretation of data. The study initially summarizes data in frequency and percentage tables. The correlations between the perceptions of the concept of location and similarities and differences thereof by demographic features have been analysed. The sample group of the study consists of all students in Trakya University, Faculty of Education, Fine Arts Education Department, Painting-Handicraft and Music Major during the second half of the 2016-2017 academic year. The categories developed by students of Fine Arts Education Department on the concept of location have been compared to constitute the Conclusion section. As a result of the findings obtained in this research, it was determined that the students of Painting-Handicraft Education Department of Fine Arts Education Department regarded the space concept as an object while the students of Music Major Department regard it as a physical structure.

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