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- Title
RAFTING PARTICIPANTS' METAPHORIC PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE CONCEPT OF RAFTING.
- Authors
Şirin, Erkan Faruk; BEKTAŞ, Fatih; KARAMAN, Gülsen; Aytan, Gonca Korucu
- Abstract
The purpose of this study is to reveal the participants engaged in rafting recreational purpose about the concept of metaphor having their perceptions. In study had been participated 98 women (Xage=28.12±8.70) and 105 men (Xage=28.44±9.37) totally 203 (Xage=28.29±9.03) person rafting performer in Firtina valley, Firtina brook in 2011 year as voluntarily. Data of the study had been obtained participants "Rafting is like..., because..." completed the sentence. In this way, each participator's had been expected to produce a metaphor for the concept of rafting. Phenomenon Scientific Pattern was used with Qualitative Research Method's Content Analysis Technique to analyse and interpret the collected datum. Within this framework, the metaphors developed by rafting performer participants were analysed and commented in five steps: (1) Determining metaphors (2) Classification of metaphors (3) Developing categories (4) Conducting validity and reliability and (5) Transferring quantitative data into SPSS package program. According to the outcome of the research participants rafting performer participants have created 46 different and acceptable mental images related to "Rafting" concept. These metaphors were classified under 6 different conceptual categories after studied carefully with regard to common qualities. At the end of the research, it was understood that 38% of the participants have a perception that Rafting is the expression of life, 25% of the those perceived that it is a way of expressing commitment, 13% as an expressing of love, 9% as an expression of fear, 9% as a way of expressing struggle, and 7% as a way of expressing differences.
- Subjects
RAFTING (Sports); SENSORY perception; METAPHOR; EXPRESSIVE behavior; QUALITATIVE research; RECREATIONAL sports; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Nigde University Journal of Physical Education & Sport Sciences / Nigde Üniversitesi Beden Egitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 2, p207
- ISSN
1307-6477
- Publication type
Article