Exploring the meaning of village education community through metaphor analysis

Purpose: To derive the agreed empirical meaning of the village education community for the participants of the village education community. Method: A survey was conducted according to the metaphor analysis methodology without limiting the scope of the region for activists, administrators, and educators participating in activities related to the village education community. According to the metaphor analysis procedure, 256 cases were categorized as inductive content analysis. Results: It was divided into three categories: a healthy future, a network, and a rich life. First, the image of growth, future, and hope appeared as a healthy future. Second, the network was analyzed as an image of harmony, cooperation, network expansion, communication, and balance. Third, as a rich life, it was expressed as the coexistence of life, life, knowledge, support, and challenge. Conclusion: It can be used as basic data for establishing a curriculum for strengthening the direction of activity and capacity of the village education community.