Bu araştırmanın amacı 2008-2020 yılları arasında yayımlanan kurama dayalı uzaktan eğitim lisansüstü tezlerindeki eğilimleri belirlemektir. Bu nedenle Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) ulusal veri tabanında erişim izni olan 483 tez incelenmiştir. Tezler; tez türü, yılı, üniversite, kullanılan değişkenler, konu alanı, çalışmada faydalanılan kuram/teori/model, örneklem düzeyi ve örneklem sayısı gibi farklı alanlarda kategorize edilmiştir. Kuramsal bir temele dayalı olan 150 tez bulgularına ilişkin sayısal değerler grafiklerle sunulmuştur. Elde edilen veriler betimsel içerik analizi ile yorumlanmıştır. Araştırma sonucuna göre uzaktan eğitim alanında yayımlanan yaklaşık her 3 tezden biri (%3.06) bir kurama dayalıdır. Araştırma bulgularına göre tezlerin çoğu yüksek lisans tezinden oluşmakta, 2014 yılından itibaren uzaktan eğitim alanında yayımlanan çalışma sayısında düşüş görülmektedir. Anadolu Üniversitesi ve Gazi Üniversitesi en çok tezin yayımlandığı üniversiteler olurken Bilgisayar Bilimleri en çok tezin yayımlandığı alan ve akademik başarı ve tutum ise en çok tercih edilen değişkenler olmuşlardır. Çalışmaların kuramsal temellerine bakıldığında Karma Öğrenme, Yapılandırmacılık ve Transaksiyonel Uzaklık Kuramı gibi kuramlara çalışmalarda daha çok yer verilmiştir. Örneklem grubu olarak lisans ve ilköğretim öğrencilerinin, örneklem sayısı olarak da 31-100 ve 101-300 kişi arasında değişen grupların daha çok kullanıldığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Purpose: To examine the trends in theory-based graduate theses published between 2008-2020 in the field of distance
education in Turkey.
Methodology: In this study, which aims to examine theory-based graduate theses published in the field of distance education
in Turkey between 2008-2020, systematic literature review was adopted and content analysis technique was used in the
analysis of data. 483 theses with access permission in the Council of Higher Education (YOK) national database were examined
and 150 theses that were suitable for the research criteria were included in the study. Theses were categorized using the
"Thesis Review Form", which has different fields such as thesis type, thesis title, the year the thesis was published, the university
where the thesis was published, the variables used in the theses, the science fields of the theses, the theory / model used in
the theses, the sample level of the theses and the sample sizes. The data of 150 theses, which are theory-based, were analyzed
with the descriptive content analysis technique.
Findings: When the theses included in the study are examined, it has been determined that one of every three theses published
in the field of distance education are based on theory. Considering the theoretical basis of the theses, it has been seen that the
theories of Social Presence, ARCS Motivation and Interactional Distance were given the most place. While Anadolu University
and Gazi University were the universities where the most theses were published, Computer Sciences emerged as the field
where the most theses were published. It was seen that academic success and attitude were the most studied variables in the
theses. It was concluded that the sample group studied in the theses mostly consisted of students studying at undergraduate
and primary education level, and 31-100 participants were preferred more as the sample size.
Highlights: In the study, 150 graduate theses published between 2008-2020 in the field of distance education in Turkey and
meeting the research criteria were examined and it was determined that one of these three theses was theory-based. Since
this number has been determined to be quite small, it is thought that the findings obtained from this study will be useful for a
deeper understanding of the theses that have a theoretical basis in distance education, by providing suggestions for future
research, and to contribute to the thesis work or research planned to be done in the future on this subject.
Distance education Content analysis Theory-based graduate theses Trends in distance education
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | February 28, 2022 |
Acceptance Date | January 18, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Volume: 30 Issue: 1 |