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The metaphorical perception of fencing referees towards the concept of fencing

Eskrim hakemlerinin eskrim kavramına yönelik metaforik algıları

Kemal Arda Kurt(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6330-4226
Nagihan Kırıkoğlu(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1816-6979
Aylin Ozge Pekel(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7552-4106
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2025-06-30
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When the referees' perceptions of fencing were examined, it was concluded that they perceived fencing as a strategy, struggle, emotion, and life element.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of the research is to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of the fencing referees towards the concept of fencing. 80 fencing referees who are actively licensed participated in the research.
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The aim of the research is to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of the fencing referees towards the concept of fencing. 80 fencing referees who are actively licensed participated in the research. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In obtaining the data, a personal information form was applied to each referee, and the referees were asked, “Fencing is like/similar to……; because……” were asked to complete the sentence. All participants took part in the research voluntarily. The data were analyzed by content analysis technique. In the data analysis, the stages of coding, category development, validity and reliability, creating and interpreting themes were followed. When the referees' perceptions of fencing were examined, it was concluded that they perceived fencing as a strategy, struggle, emotion, and life element. Although it is thought that the research can be a source of ideas for field education and other studies to be conducted in the field, it is considered that research conducted in larger sample groups and different disciplines will contribute to the field.

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Araştırmanın amacı, eskrim hakemlerinin eskrim kavramına yönelik algılarının metaforlar yardımıyla incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya aktif olarak lisanslı hakemlik yapan 80 eskrim hakemi katılmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenoloji (olgu bilim) deseni kullanılmıştır. Verilerin elde edilmesinde, her bir hakeme kişisel bilgi formu uygulanmış ve hakemlerden “eskrim……gibidir/benzer; çünkü……” cümlesini tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Bütün katılımcılar gönüllülük esasına dayanarak çalışmada yer almıştır. Veriler içerik analizi tekniği ile çözümlenmiştir. Verilerin analizinde kodlama, kategori geliştirme, geçerlik ve güvenirliğin sağlanması, temalar oluşturma ve yorumlanması aşamaları takip edilmiştir. Hakemlerin eskrim kavramına yönelik algıları incelendiğinde eskrimi bir strateji, mücadele, duygu ve hayat unsuru olarak algıladıkları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmanın alan eğitimine ve alanda yapılacak diğer araştırmalara fikir kaynağı olabileceği düşünülmekle birlikte daha geniş örneklem grupları ve farklı branşlarda yapılacak araştırmaların alana katkı sağlayacağı değerlendirilmektedir.

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Kurt, K. A., Kırıkoğlu, N., Pekel, A. O. (2025). The metaphorical perception of fencing referees towards the concept of fencing. Herkes için Spor ve Rekreasyon Dergisi, Volume: 7 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1660762

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