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Analytical Study of Teacher Educators’ Metaphors of Teaching
Authors: Sehrish Liaquat, Anjum Naz
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Teaching metaphor is an important phenomenon which can be used
to determine teachers’ perceptions regarding their job and their
workplace (Turunen, 2003). This study was aimed to explore the
metaphors of junior and senior teacher educators to get insights of
what teaching was for them. A comparative analysis between the
junior and senior teacher educators helped to understand how these
metaphors changed over time. Data for the qualitative study were
collected from the districts of Sargodha, Khushab and Mianwali
situated in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Fifty teacher
educators teaching at postgraduate level participated in the study and
filled in the survey questionnaire. The data were coded and analysed
qualitatively. Six themes emerged from the data: religious obligations,
economic activities, nature compatibility, life processes, emotional
affiliations, and thought provoking activities.These themes were compatible with Chen’s (2013) classification of teachers’ personal
metaphors. The implications of metaphors could be used to enhance
critical thinking of teacher educators to improve the quality
of education.