Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND FUTURE-EGITIM VE GELECEK DERGISI, cilt.28, ss.83-95, 2025 (ESCI)
In this study, preservice teachers' perceptions of online privacy were determined through metaphors. The study participants consisted of 111 preservice teachers studying in different departments at the faculty of education of a state university. In the study, conducted in a phenomenological design, the data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the analysis, 75 different metaphors created by preservice teachers about online privacy were grouped under 11 categories. The metaphors created were classified under the theme of media, information, and person, and the analysis revealed that most metaphors were in the theme of media privacy. In the distribution of metaphors created for media privacy, the analysis revealed that the private space category contained the most metaphors. The analysis revealed that the valuable category came to the fore in the information and personal categories in the person themes. It was determined that preservice teachers perceived online privacy as an area where personal information is available and a private environment that needs to be protected.