Research Trends in Turkish Distance Education: A Content Analysis of Dissertations, 1986-2014
Research Trends in Turkish Distance Education: A Content Analysis of Dissertations, 1986-2014
Author(s): Aras Bozkurt, Evrim Genc Kumtepe, Alper Tolga Kumtepe, İrem Erdem Aydın, Cengiz Hakan AydınSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
Published by: European Distance and E-Learning Network
Keywords: Turkish distance education; open and distance learning; research trends; dissertations; content analysis
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a content analytic approach on doctoral dissertations in the field of distance education in Turkish Higher Education context from the years of 1986 through 2014. A total of 61 dissertations were examined to explore keywords, academic discipline, research areas, theoretical/conceptual frameworks, research designs, research models, tests and analyses, data collection tools, participants, variables/research interests, and leading contributor institutions. It is believed that this study can be beneficial to the field of distance education in Turkish context to identify research trends and set a research agenda by exploring dissertations that were published between 1986 and 2014.
Journal: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning (EURODL)
- Issue Year: 18/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-21
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English
