A large body of research on educational administration is produced in Turkey every year, yet most of it is written in Turkish and remains largely invisible to the international literature. Our Research Digests aim to narrow that gap by presenting the aims, methods and findings of selected theses in English.
Which theses we select
We draw on master’s and doctoral theses registered with the National Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey (YÖK). A thesis is considered only if its full text is openly accessible there. We give priority to recent studies, to doctoral work, and to topics that connect with international debates in the field. Over time we try to cover a range of research designs, not only survey-based studies.
How a digest is written
Each digest is written in our own words after reading the full thesis, not only its abstract. We do not reproduce passages, tables or figures from the original. A digest typically covers the research problem, the theoretical framework, the sample and method, the main findings, and the study’s limitations as the author reports them. Where we add context or interpretation of our own, we keep it separate from the account of the thesis.
Attribution
Every digest begins with the full bibliographic details of the thesis: author, title in Turkish with an English translation, degree, university, year and supervisor. It also includes a link to the thesis record on the National Thesis Center. Readers who wish to cite the research should cite the original thesis, not the digest.
What a digest is not
A digest is a summary for orientation. It is not a peer review, an evaluation of the thesis, or a substitute for reading the original.
For thesis authors
If you are the author of a thesis summarised here, you may ask us to correct an inaccuracy, add information, or remove the digest. Please write to us at ramazanasar@yahoo.com. Removal requests from authors are honoured without question.