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    Science High School Students' Perceptions of Science High Schools in Turkey
    (Nesibe Aydin Education Inst, 2020) Pesen, Ata; Oral, Behcet; Epcacan, Ugur
    The aim of this study is to investigate the 10th, 11th and 12th grade science high school students' perceptions of science high schools where they are educated. The study, which is carried out by using qualitative research methods, is a based on multiple case study model. The study group of the study consisted of 69 students studying at 10th, 11th and 12th grades. An interview form prepared by the researchers was used as a data collection tool. The data were analysed by using descriptive analysis and content analysis approaches. As a result of data analysis, it was concluded that science high school students mostly choose science high schools because of their qualified education and teachers. It has been found out that science high schools, in general, aim at educating qualified students, and enabling them to enter good universities. It has been further concluded that the students' social opportunities and experimental training in school environment should be augmented. With the students' opinions, it has emerged that science high schools are advantageous in terms of their level of achievement, qualified education, and good prospects; and disadvantageous in terms of high expectation and psychological pressure resulting from some other factors.
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    The School and Science and Art Center from the Perceptions of Gifted Students
    (Ankara Univ, Fac Educational Sciences, 2020) Epcacan, Ugur; Pesen, Ata; Uzum, Burhan
    The perceptions of gifted students about different environments in which they receive education are important for creating the right learning environments for them. Thus, the aim of this study is to map the perceptions of gifted students about school and Science and Art Center (SAC) through metaphors. One of the qualitative research models called the phenomenological model was used in the study. This research was carried out with 63 students who were identified as gifted and enrolled in the Science and Art Center in Siirt province during the spring semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. In order to elicit students' perceptions about concepts of School and SAC, a form with the statements School is like...., because.... and SAC is like...., because.... was given to the students. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that gifted students produced 30 different metaphors related to the concept of school and 31 different metaphors related to SAC concept. Similar metaphors in relation to the School and SAC concepts were observed to have been used such as second home, home of education, entertainment center and useful book. However, it was determined that the environment in school and SAC didn't form completeness, that's to say, the school was expressed with both negative and positive metaphors while SAC was totally mentioned with positive metaphors.