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The purpose of this study was to discover the perceptions of university students studying undergraduate in sports sciences about education in this field through the metaphors they produce. For this purpose, the phenomenology pattern, as part of qualitative research approaches, was used in the research. 83 university students (Kastamonu University, Siirt University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University and Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University) who were selected according to maximum diversity sampling as part of purposeful sampling methods participated in the study. The personal information form and semi-structured forms developed by the researcher were used in the data collection phase. While analyzing the data, the metaphors created by the participants for the concept of “Sports sciences undergraduate student” were listed and categorized. In the analysis of the data; content analysis method was used. Metaphors obtained within the scope of the research; It indicated that being a student in the field of sports science was perceived as a process that requires effort, discipline and talent, has the opportunity to apply different sports branches, and contributes to being an instructive, leader and versatile individuals. In addition, it was seen that the participants evaluate this process as a pleasant education process in a valuable field, as well as emphasizing the problems of education and employment problems.

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