A Metaphorical Analysis of Family Perceptions of Islamic Sciences Faculty Students: The Case of Ahi Evran University

Suzan Yıldırım

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A Metaphorical Analysis of Family Perceptions of Islamic Sciences Faculty Students: The Case of Ahi Evran University

Yazarlar:

Suzan Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Din Psikolojisi

Dergi:

Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.483-524

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351325

pISSN:

2619-9130

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 The family is a fundamental environment for an individuals birth, growth, and the provision of necessary conditions for their education, and it is highly significant in the development of personality. Family, which ranks first among the hereditary and environmental factors in an individuals de-velopment, is an institution that has been considered sacred and valued in all religions, cultures, and primitive societies throughout history. The family is influential not only in the physical and social development of the child but also in their psychological and cognitive development. The family, which plays a crucial role in individual development, is however being further damaged by rising divorce rates, the negative impact of social media, the negative portrayal of Turkish family values in Turkish cinema and television series, and even the normalization of certain structures that fundamentally destabilize the family as mere individual choices. In todays rapidly chan-ging and consuming world, this study aims to learn the perceptions of yo-ung people about the family through metaphors. This research aimed to reveal the perceptions of university students about the family through me-taphors. The research was designed in the phenomenology pattern, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and the study group consisted of 128 volunteer students from the Faculty of Islamic Sciences who were stud-ying in the 2023-2024 academic year, using the criterion sampling method. Data were collected through Google survey forms. Students were asked to create a metaphor about family with an open ended question, Family is like. Because to fill in the blanks. Metaphors were evaluated by consul-ting three field experts, and 13 participants were excluded from the study because they did not produce metaphors in the survey form. The remaining 115 metaphors were grouped in terms of similar features and the Miles and Huberman formula was used in the re-evaluations to ensure consensus on the metaphors that were categorized differently. At the end of the research, the students produced the most metaphors as tree 22, castle 7, pla-ne tree 5, and the produced metaphors were evaluated in the categories of family as protector 34, family as unity and togetherness 15, fa-mily as a guide 8 according to their justifications. The metaphorical per-ceptions of participants about the family were mostly positive and reflected traditional family perceptions. The consequence of this study is consistent with other studies in the literature. Although the consequance of the study was positive, it was emphasized that all institutions and organizations sho-uld give importance to studies related to the family and fulfill their respon-sibilities to prevent the perception of the family from being devalued in our rapidly changing world. Since the participants of this study will be emplo-yed in the field as teachers or religious officials in the future and will start a family themselves, it becomes even more important for them to receive fa-mily-related training. Therefore, including family related courses to the cur-riculum can be suggested.

 The family is a fundamental environment for an individuals birth, growth, and the provision of necessary conditions for their education, and it is highly significant in the development of personality. Family, which ranks first among the hereditary and environmental factors in an individuals de-velopment, is an institution that has been considered sacred and valued in all religions, cultures, and primitive societies throughout history. The family is influential not only in the physical and social development of the child but also in their psychological and cognitive development. The family, which plays a crucial role in individual development, is however being further damaged by rising divorce rates, the negative impact of social media, the negative portrayal of Turkish family values in Turkish cinema and television series, and even the normalization of certain structures that fundamentally destabilize the family as mere individual choices. In todays rapidly chan-ging and consuming world, this study aims to learn the perceptions of yo-ung people about the family through metaphors. This research aimed to reveal the perceptions of university students about the family through me-taphors. The research was designed in the phenomenology pattern, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and the study group consisted of 128 volunteer students from the Faculty of Islamic Sciences who were stud-ying in the 2023-2024 academic year, using the criterion sampling method. Data were collected through Google survey forms. Students were asked to create a metaphor about family with an open ended question, Family is like. Because to fill in the blanks. Metaphors were evaluated by consul-ting three field experts, and 13 participants were excluded from the study because they did not produce metaphors in the survey form. The remaining 115 metaphors were grouped in terms of similar features and the Miles and Huberman formula was used in the re-evaluations to ensure consensus on the metaphors that were categorized differently. At the end of the research, the students produced the most metaphors as tree 22, castle 7, pla-ne tree 5, and the produced metaphors were evaluated in the categories of family as protector 34, family as unity and togetherness 15, fa-mily as a guide 8 according to their justifications. The metaphorical per-ceptions of participants about the family were mostly positive and reflected traditional family perceptions. The consequence of this study is consistent with other studies in the literature. Although the consequance of the study was positive, it was emphasized that all institutions and organizations sho-uld give importance to studies related to the family and fulfill their respon-sibilities to prevent the perception of the family from being devalued in our rapidly changing world. Since the participants of this study will be emplo-yed in the field as teachers or religious officials in the future and will start a family themselves, it becomes even more important for them to receive fa-mily-related training. Therefore, including family related courses to the cur-riculum can be suggested.

 The family is a fundamental environment for an individuals birth, growth, and the provision of necessary conditions for their education, and it is highly significant in the development of personality. Family, which ranks first among the hereditary and environmental factors in an individuals de-velopment, is an institution that has been considered sacred and valued in all religions, cultures, and primitive societies throughout history. The family is influential not only in the physical and social development of the child but also in their psychological and cognitive development. The family, which plays a crucial role in individual development, is however being further damaged by rising divorce rates, the negative impact of social media, the negative portrayal of Turkish family values in Turkish cinema and television series, and even the normalization of certain structures that fundamentally destabilize the family as mere individual choices. In todays rapidly chan-ging and consuming world, this study aims to learn the perceptions of yo-ung people about the family through metaphors. This research aimed to reveal the perceptions of university students about the family through me-taphors. The research was designed in the phenomenology pattern, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and the study group consisted of 128 volunteer students from the Faculty of Islamic Sciences who were stud-ying in the 2023-2024 academic year, using the criterion sampling method. Data were collected through Google survey forms. Students were asked to create a metaphor about family with an open ended question, Family is like. Because to fill in the blanks. Metaphors were evaluated by consul-ting three field experts, and 13 participants were excluded from the study because they did not produce metaphors in the survey form. The remaining 115 metaphors were grouped in terms of similar features and the Miles and Huberman formula was used in the re-evaluations to ensure consensus on the metaphors that were categorized differently. At the end of the research, the students produced the most metaphors as tree 22, castle 7, pla-ne tree 5, and the produced metaphors were evaluated in the categories of family as protector 34, family as unity and togetherness 15, fa-mily as a guide 8 according to their justifications. The metaphorical per-ceptions of participants about the family were mostly positive and reflected traditional family perceptions. The consequence of this study is consistent with other studies in the literature. Although the consequance of the study was positive, it was emphasized that all institutions and organizations sho-uld give importance to studies related to the family and fulfill their respon-sibilities to prevent the perception of the family from being devalued in our rapidly changing world. Since the participants of this study will be emplo-yed in the field as teachers or religious officials in the future and will start a family themselves, it becomes even more important for them to receive fa-mily-related training. Therefore, including family related courses to the cur-riculum can be suggested.

 Aile bireyin dünyaya gelmesinde, büyüyüp yetişmesinde, eğitimi için gerekli koşulların sağlanmasında temel bir ortamdır ve kişilik gelişiminde oldukça mühimdir. Bireyin gelişiminde hem kalıtsal hem de çevresel etkenle-rin en başında gelen aile, tarih boyunca bütün dinlerde, kültürlerde ve ilkel toplumlarda kutsal kabul edilen ve değer verilen bir oluşumdur. Aile, çocu-ğun fiziksel ve sosyal gelişiminde etkili olduğu kadar psikolojik ve bilişsel gelişiminde de etkilidir. Bireyin yetişmesinde bu kadar önemli olan bu ku-rum, günümüzde boşanmaların artması, sosyal medyanın negatif etkisi, Türk aile değerlerinin Türk sinemasında ve televizyon dizilerinde olumsuz yansıtılması hatta aileyi temelinden sarsan birtakım oluşumların normal ve bireysel tercih gibi aksettirilmesiyle daha da yıpratılmaya çalışılmaktadır. Her şeyin hızla değiştiği ve tüketildiği günümüzde, gençlerin aile konusun-daki algılarını metaforlar yoluyla öğrenmek bu çalışmanın amacıdır. Bu araştırma, yüksek öğrenimde okuyan öğrencilerin aileyle ilgili algılarını me-taforlar yoluyla ortaya çıkarmayı hedeflemiştir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenoloji deseninde tasarlanmıştır. Çalışma grubu ise, ölçüt örneklem yöntemi uygulanarak 2023-2024 öğretim yılında öğrenim gören, İslamî İlimler Fakültesi öğrencilerinden gönüllü olarak katılan 128 öğrenci tarafından oluşmuştur. Veriler, Google anket formları yoluyla top-lanmıştır. Öğrencilerden aile konusunda Aile. gibidir. Çünkü  boşluk-lar doldurulacak şekilde açık uçlu bir soruyla metafor oluşturmaları isten-miştir. Alan uzmanı üç hocanın görüşüne başvurularak metaforlar değer-lendirilmiştir. 13 katılımcı anket formunda metafor üretmediği için araştır-madan çıkartılmıştır. Kalan 115 metafor, benzer özellikler açısından grup-landırılmış ve farklı kategorilere yerleştirilen metaforlar üzerinde görüş birli-ği sağlamak üzere yeniden yapılan değerlendirmelerde Miles ve Huberman formülü kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonunda öğrenciler en fazla ağaç 22 ve kale 7, çınar ağacı 5 metaforlarını üretmiş, üretilen metaforlar da gerekçelerine göre koruyucu olarak aile 34, birlik beraberlik olarak aile 15, yol gösterici olarak aile 8 kategorisinde değerlendirilmiştir. Katılım-cıların metaforik aile algıları çoğunlukla olumlu çıkmıştır ve geleneksel aile algısını yansıtmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları literatürdeki diğer çalışma-larla da örtüşmektedir. Her ne kadar çalışma sonucu olumlu çıkmış da olsa algıların hızla değiştiği dünyamızda, aile algısının değer aşımına uğrama-ması için tüm kurum ve kuruluşların aileyle ilgili çalışmalara ağırlık vermesi ve üzerlerine düşen sorumluluğu hakkıyla yerine getirmesi konusuna vurgu yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın katılımcıları gelecekte öğretmen ya da din görev-lisi olarak alanda istihdam edilecekleri düşünüldüğünde hem kendilerinin sağlıklı bir aile anlayışına sahip olmaları hem de hizmet verecekleri öğrenci ve cami cemaatlerine sağlıklı aile oluşumu anlayışını aşılamaya çalışacakları göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, aileyle ilgili eğitimden geçirilmeleri daha da önem kazanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda aile konulu derslerin zorunlu olarak öğretim programlarında yer alması önerisi getirilebilir.

Makale detayları

A Metaphorical Analysis of Family Perceptions of Islamic Sciences Faculty Students: The Case of Ahi Evran University

Yazarlar:

Suzan Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Din Psikolojisi

Dergi:

Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.483-524

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351325

pISSN:

2619-9130

Psychology of Religion

Perception

Metaphor

Family

Islamic SciencesDin Psikolojisi

Algı

Metafor

Aile

İslamî İlimler

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Suzan Yıldırım

Yayıncı: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar: Din Psikolojisi

Dergi: Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.483-524

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351325

pISSN: 2619-9130

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Suzan Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Din Psikolojisi

Dergi:

Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.483-524

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351325

pISSN:

2619-9130