Content Analysis of Master’s and Doctoral Dissertations on Inclusive Education in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study is to review master’s theses and doctoral dissertations carried out inclusive education in special education in Turkey. Studies were examined in Council of Higher Education (CoHE) National Thesis Centre’s web site. A total of 181 master theses and dissertations analyzed which were from 1990 up till 2016 in this subject. Information about inclusion education and laws in Turkey were also given. Data were analyzed descriptively with 13 research questions and presented in graphics, frequency and percentage tables. According to the results the number of dissertations prepared have increased for the last ten years and have been prepared mostly at Anadolu University, Gazi University and Ankara University. Additionally, the studies are conducted by using one to 50 participants who were mostly selected with purposive sampling. The dissertations used in the study generally were prepared at special education department and disciplines. Qualitative methods were used mostly.

Keywords

• Content analysis
• inclusive education
• children with special needs.