Being a master’s degree student as a teacher: A phenomenological study in the light of metaphors

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10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_31How to use a DOI?

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Metaphors; in-service teachers; master’s degree

Abstract

This is a phenomenological study aiming to depict the lived experiences of active teachers who are pursuing a master’s degree in the field of education. The researcheres are also in-service teachers who are currently engaged in the journey of an advanced degree in their professional developments, therefore, they felt the urge to explore what motivates and challenges teachers in their pursuit of an academic degree. Following a qualitative research pattern, this study utilizes a guided process of interview to obtain the gist of lived experiences from the perspective of a group of school teachers. The sampling is purposive and consists of fourteen participants to whom the researchers have an easy access. The participants are among the teachers who enrolled in master’s programs related to educational field in Sakarya University, Hendek Campus. In order to depict the perceptions of the teachers, the participants are offered a semi- structured protocol of one question: “Pursuing a masters’ degree while teaching actively is like………….because………..”

Despite the guided process where only one question is pre-determined, the reseachers, with the help of probing questions that emerged from discussion, were able to capture common themes and metaphors by analysing the data systematically. The analysis produced 18 valid metaphors and these metaphors were capsulated under three different themes.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mustafa Bayrakci
AU  - Elif Alkaya
AU  - Derya Özkarayaka
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/29
TI  - Being a master’s degree student as a teacher: A phenomenological study in the light of metaphors
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All (ICLEL 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 306
EP  - 311
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_31
ID  - Bayrakci2024
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