The Analysis of the Dissertations which have been Written Values in Pre-school Field in Turkey

Abstract

The current research aims to assess the postgraduate dissertations related to values in pre-school education. The sample of study has consisted of 40 postgraduate theses which have been written in the field of preschool education between the years of 2013-2020 and can be accessed Council of Higher Education's National Thesis Center. For determining the sample of the study was used the criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling types. Obtained data have been evaluated with the content analysis method. After data analysis, the findings have been presented with the tables and frequencies. Research results have shown that in the period of preschool related to values it has been established that 37 postgraduate thesis and 3 doctorate theses have been written. Theses that most of them have been written in 2019 have been prepared most in Gazi University, and in the various institutions of educational sciences with advisership the assistant professor doctors. Moreover, in the theses that mostly addressed values of respect, responsibility, love, cooperation, and honesty quantity research approach and correlational survey model were mostly used. For collecting data, scale, interview, observation, and documents have been preferred. Based on these results, it is suggested that doctoral dissertations more concentrate on values in preschool education.