Investigation of Graduate Thesis in Turkey related to Erasmus

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to review from a bibliographic standpoint the master's and Ph.D. theses written in Turkey between 2006-2018 which studied the subject of Erasmus. For the population, the researcher has accepted the master's and Ph.D. theses about Erasmus Programme which were written in Turkey between the years 2006-2018 which are located in the "National Thesis Center" section of the Council of Higher Education, Head of Publication and Documentation Department, and permitted to be accessed. This research was designed in the descriptive survey model. Content analysis technique was used in the research. The theses on the subject were written at most in 2014. It is concluded that the theses were mostly at the master's level and written by female researchers. It can be said that women are more interested in the subject of Erasmus than men. Theses on the subject of Erasmus were determined to be written mostly in Middle East Technical University and Boğaziçi University. When the theses concerning the Erasmus Programme were viewed within the context of the institute, the highest number of the theses was found in the Institute of social sciences and Institute of educational sciences. When the departments are considered, it is seen that the studies are predominantly carried out in the Department of Educational Management, Inspection, Planning, and Economy, and in the Department of Management. It was determined that in the studies about Erasmus, study groups were comprised mostly of students. In the research, it was determined that the theses about Erasmus are mostly written in the field of social sciences, at master's level, and in the Turkish language; and "factor analysis", "t-test" and "ANOVA test" methods were used in the analysis of theses.