Content Analysis of Graduate Thesis on Renewable Energy Resources and Recycling Between 2000-2022

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın genel amacı, Türkiye’deki yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları ve geri dönüşüm konusunda 2000-2022 yılları arasında yapılmış tezleri incelemektir. Özelde ise ilgili araştırmaların yıllara, araştırma türüne, araştırma konusuna, araştırma yöntem/desenine, örneklem grubuna, veri toplama araçlarına, veri analiz yöntemlerine ve yapıldıkları üniversitelere göre dağılımının nasıl olduğunu ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmada, YÖK Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanından elde edilen tezler analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma toplamda 126 yayın üzerinden yürütülmüştür. Bunlardan 107’si yüksek lisans tezi ve 19’u ise doktora tezidir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, 2019 en fazla çalışmanın yapıldığı yıldır. Yüksek lisans tezleri doktora tezlerine göre daha fazla çalışılmıştır. Araştırmaların konularına göre dağılıma bakıldığında en fazla tutum, farkındalık düzeyi ve bilgi düzeyi konularının tercih edildiği görülmüştür. Araştırmalarda en fazla tercih edilen araştırma yöntemi nicel araştırma yöntemidir. Araştırma deseni olarak ise nicel araştırma yöntemleri içerisinde en fazla tarama modelinin kullanıldığı görülmüştür. Nitel araştırma yöntemleri içerisinde olgu bilim deseni ve karma araştırma yöntemleri çatısı altında ise iç içe karma desenin en fazla kullanıldığı görülmüştür. Veri toplama araçlarından görüşme formu ve ölçekler en fazla tercih edilen araçlar olmuştur. Son olarak bu araştırma alan yazın çerçevesinde tartışma ve öneriler ile tamamlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Renewable energy source
• Recycling
• Education
• Content analysis

2000-2022 Yılları Arası Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları ve Geri Dönüşüm Konulu Lisansüstü Tezlerin İçerik Analizi

Öz

Abstract The general purpose of this study is to examine the theses made between 2000-2022 on renewable energy sources and recycling in Turkey. In particular, it is to reveal how the distribution of relevant researches is according to years, research type, research subject, research method/pattern, sample group, data collection tools, data analysis methods and universities. In the research, theses obtained from the National Thesis Centre database were analyzed. The research was conducted on 126 publications in total. Of these, 107 are master's theses and 19 are doctoral dissertations. According to the results, 2019 was the year in which the most studies were conducted. Master's theses have been studied more than doctoral theses. Considering the distribution according to the subjects of the studies, it was seen that the subjects of attitude, awareness level and knowledge level were preferred the most. The most preferred research method in research is the quantitative research method. As a research design, it was seen that the most common scanning model was used among the quantitative research methods. It was seen that the phenomenological design among the qualitative research methods and the nested mixed design were mostly used under the umbrella of mixed research methods. Among the data collection tools, the interview form and scales were the most preferred tools. Finally, this research was completed with discussions and suggestions within the framework of the literature.,

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yenilenebilir enerji kaynağı
• Geri dönüşüm
• İçerik analizi
• Eğitim

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