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It is aimed at schools to prepare children for life and to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills. In this process, how students perceive the school is an important issue. The way students perceive the school affects whether they acquire the desired knowledge and skill or not. The aim of this study is to determine the school perceptions of primary and high school students. This study was conducted during the academic year 2020-2021 Turkey's southeast province with 10 students in the fourth grade of a high school and 10 students in an elementary school in the fourth grade. Participants were selected by the purposeful sampling method on a voluntary basis. In this study, a qualitative research method was used and the data were collected by metaphor method and semi-structured interview form. Students were asked to produce metaphors about the school and the teacher, and four interview questions were asked. The interviews were made by phone due to the pandemic. The data were analyzed using content and descriptive analysis. Expert opinion and researcher triangulation were also included when analyzing the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that students' overall school perception was positive. The home metaphor for school is often used, as well as the metaphor of life, home, play, prison, breadbasket, and family. For the teacher, the metaphor of one of the family members was focused on and the metaphors of computer, dessert, tree, flower, compass, candle, friend, sun, good person, and leader were also used.

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