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, selfawareness, and group awareness, are developing for the better.