EXAMINING POST GRADUDATE THESES IN NURSING IN TURKEY BETWEEN 1980-2015

Year 2016, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 46 - 51, 29.06.2016

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https://doi.org/10.23884/ijhsrp.2016.1.2.03

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine post-graduate thesesin nursing in Turkey

between 1980-2015 and to determine the distribution of theses according to

years, research types and research topics.

The study was carried out with documental analysis. Theses on the subject

area were collected from National Theses Center of Turkish Council of

Higher Education. When the research studies are analyzed, what draws

attention is that nearly all of them are experimental or quasi-experimental

studies. The researchers mostly examined organizational behaviors. Another

topic examined in graduate theses was patient care. Most common third

experienced subject in field of nursing was nursing education.

According to our results 44,37% of postgraduate theses in nursing were

conducted in 2007-2015, 34,46% in 2000-2006 and the others before 2000.

While 33,33% of postgraduate theses in nursing focused on patient care in

2000-2006 this proportion increased to 44,18% in 2007-2015. 258 (38,16%)

of 676 theses focused on patient care, 303 (44,82%) on organizational

behavior and 115(17,01%) on nursing education. When distribution of

research designs used in postgraduatetheses in nursing was analyzed

32,69% of theses were designed experimental, 18,78% quasi-experimental

and 39,49 non-experimental. 6,80% of postgraduate theses were descriptive.

Keywords

Nursing, post graduate theses, research design, research topic

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