Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to study the perceptions of class teacher candidates about environmental problems through metafores. The research question set in line with this objective is, "How do teachers' candidates perceive environmental issues?" It is defined in form. The research is structured according to the quality research approach. In research, phenomenology was used in quality research patterns. The research study group formed 45 teachers candidates who studied in a university’s classroom teaching field in the 2018-2019 educational year. In the study, a metaphor form was used to study the perceptions of class teacher candidates about environmental problems. The metafor form "Environmental problems are ............gib / similar. Because ...................... prepared in the form. In the analysis of data, content analysis is used. The 45-class teachers who participated in the study developed 38 different metaphors. The metaphors with the most frequency have been viruses, bacteria, bumerang, domino stones, disease, microbes, war concepts. The metaphors and reasons that the class teacher candidates developed for the concept of "environmental problems" have been studied and gathered into five categories. The categories formed as a result of the analysis of metaphors; environmental problems are defined in the form of "published / advanced", "the end of life", "global", "to return to people", "there are irreversible consequences". The majority of the teaching candidates (57.8%) who participated in the study found that environmental problems were a perception of the spread and progress. About 29% of class teacher candidates see environmental problems as the end of their lives. The two-person class teacher calls the candidate to perceive environmental problems globally, pointing out that environmental problems have returned to people and that environmental problems have irreversible consequences.

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