Title of article :
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF FACEBOOK: A METAPHOR ANALYSIS
Author/Authors :
EREN, Fetah Gazi Ortaokulu, Turkey , ÇELİK, İsmail Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi - Ahmet Keleşoğlu Eğitim Fakültesi - Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü, Turkey , AKTÜRK, Ahmet Oğuz Selçuk Üniversitesi - Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi - Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü, Turkey
Abstract :
This study investigates the secondary school students’ perceptions toward Facebook by means of metaphor analysis. Phenomenological design from qualitative research techniques is used in this study. The participants of this study are 144 students from a secondary school. These students are asked to complete the sentence “Facebook is like a … because …” Content analysis technique is used in the analysis of the data. According to the results, the participants mention 37 metaphors. Based on the metaphorical images, 5 conceptual categories are identified. As a result of this study, it is clear that students have quite positive concepts about Facebook. However, it is also identified that students have some negative concepts such as source for evil and addiction.
Keywords :
Facebook , Metaphor , Facebook perception
Journal title :
Kastamonu University, Kastamonu Education Journal
Journal title :
Kastamonu University, Kastamonu Education Journal
