Οι μεταφορικές χρήσεις ως μέσο διερεύνησης των προσωπικών θεωριών των δασκάλων: Οι αντιλήψεις τους για τη διδασκαλία και τη μάθηση.

Περίληψη

Recent studies prove that the analysis of metaphors which are used by teachers when they refer to the teaching process is an important research tool for the study of their personal theory. This article presents the results of a research in a field which studies the serving teachers’ and the future teachers’ points of view concerning teaching and knowledge, through the analysis of their metaphorical speech. From the research results we can con¬clude that the majority of the cross-section teachers expressed metaphorical phrases which indicate traditional perceptions concerning teaching methods and knowledge. These perceptions contrast with the modern tendencies that are promoted by the teacher education and training programmes. In this context, metaphors could become a dynamic tool of a reflective analysis, capable of helping teachers to realize their personal theory, to evaluate it so that they would be able to enrich it and develop it.