TRENDS OF POSTGRADUATE THESES ABOUT CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS


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Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.477-486, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

Özet

Aim of this study is to examine thesis on change in education. Qualitative research was preferred. Findings of the research; 66 theses on change were made between 2005 and 2021. Of the 66 theses, 56 are master's theses and 10 are doctoral dissertations. Of the 66 theses, 23 were carried out at the institute of educational sciences, 39 at the institute of social sciences, 1 at the institute of science and 1 at the graduate education institute. Quantitative method was adopted in 55 of 66 theses, qualitative method in 7 and mixed method in 4 of them. Simple random sampling method was used in 23 of 66 theses, convenient sampling in 6, cluster sampling in 3, stratified sampling in 5, disproportionate sampling in 1, maximum variation in 1, and purposive sampling in 1 of theses. Scale was used in 54 of the 66 theses, semi-structured interview form in 9, questionnaire in 4 and observation in 1 of the theses. Change management in 11, change process in 15, organizational change in 7, resistance to change in 19, readiness for change in 12, change leadership in 2, organizational change cynicism in 2, perception of change in 1 of the theses were discussed.