Perceptions towards creativity and creativity related concepts by metaphor analysis

Abstract

Creativity is considered to be a feature that emerges under appropriate conditions andsettings. Use of metaphor analysis is one of the ways of learning the perceptions of individuals towardscreativity. Metaphors are defined as cognitive structures of individuals through linguistic models. In thiscontext, the aim of this study is to investigate the metaphors related to creativity of participants.Metaphorical perceptions of the participants towards creativity, creative child, creative teacher, creativeparent, creative class, and creative activity were collected via the interview form prepared by theresearchers. After the metaphors were divided into related categories, expert opinion was obtained andnecessary consensus was reached for each concept. Metaphors are divided into different categories foreach concept. The most appropriate example for each category is expressed in the study. As a result ofthe study, it was found that the categories created were in parallel with the characteristics of the creative individual.