Evaluation of Graduate Level Studies on Root Values

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the graduate studies conducted in the field of root values in Turkey between 2018-2022 in various aspects. A qualitative research method was used in the study. Document analysis was used as a data collection method in the study. For this purpose, the studies in the database of the Council of Higher Education Publication and Documentation Department Thesis Centre between 2018-2022 were examined. In the study, 34 graduate theses on ‘root values’ in Turkey between 2018-2022 were analysed. As a result of the research, it was seen that the most graduate education theses on root values were prepared in 2022, and the least graduate education theses were conducted in 2019 and 2020. When the graduate theses were examined, it was determined that İnönü University was the university with the highest number of publications on root values. It was determined that master's theses were more than doctoral theses, and in terms of subject matter, the majority of graduate theses were written in the field of education and training, as well as theses in the field of Turkish language and literature and religion. In line with the findings obtained, it was determined that most of the graduate theses on root values were carried out using qualitative research methods. As a result, it has been determined that there are not enough graduate studies in Turkey in the doctoral type related to the root values that students are expected to gain in the curriculum change made in 2017.