The Role of Metaphor in Developing Knowledge, Skill, Abilities

This research aims to analyze the role of metaphor in developing the Knowledge, Skills,
and Abilities (KSAS) needed to accompany children in playing. A phenomenological
qualitative method was used as the research design. The research subjects were six randomly
selected participants who used metaphors in the workshop for ten sessions. Research data was
processed qualitatively and descriptively. The research showed that all participants used
metaphors to express themselves, their hopes for others, and their environment. Along with
this, it was seen that the KSAS of the participants changed from session to session, developing
slowly from not good to quite good and transformed. Likewise, the results of observations of
their KSAS, assessed descriptively, were developing better. Regarding these changes, it is
interpreted that metaphor plays a role in developing participants' KSAS. The aspects
contained in KSAS, namely, knowledge, skills, empathy, authenticity, openness, self-
awareness, and group awareness, are developing for the better.