| Yazarlar (1) |
Doç. Dr. Muhammet Mustafa BAYRAKTAR
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| This study aims to reveal the pedagogical thinking patterns, intuitive orientations toward learning theories, and professional identity formation of prospective Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge (RCMK) teachers by analyzing their cognitive representations of the concept of “learning” through drawing-based visual data. The research is grounded in the assumption that learning is a multilayered experience intertwined with meaning-making, value construction, and identity formation, extending beyond the acquisition of knowledge. In this respect, it is assumed that visual representations, similar to verbal narratives, offer rich and often implicit indicators of how individuals conceptualize learning; therefore, the drawings produced by the participants in response to the prompt “Can you draw learning?” were treated as a qualitative data source for uncovering their mental models. The research was designed qualitatively, employing participant drawings as the data collection tool and applying thematic analysis based on document analysis. The study group consists of first-year prospective RCMK teachers enrolled at the Faculty of Theology, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University. At the beginning of the 2024–2025 academic year, each participant was asked to produce a single drawing representing “learning,” resulting in 70 visual artifacts. Sixteen drawings that did not meet eligibility and interpretability criteria were excluded, and the final analysis was conducted on 54 drawings (analytical dataset, n=54). Following preliminary coding, the coding framework was refined, and thematic classifications were structured under three overarching categories: “Traditional … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi |
| Dergi ISSN | 2528-9861 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | Scopus, ESCI |
| Makale Dili | Türkçe |
| Basım Tarihi | 12-2025 |
| Cilt No | 29 |
| Sayı | 3 |
| Sayfalar | 136 / 168 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.18505/cuid.1742540 |
| Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.18505/cuid.1742540 |
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