İPEK AKBULUT, Hava Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi - Fatih Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , ŞAHİN, Çiğdem Giresun Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , ÇEPNİ, Salih Uludağ Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey

Determination of Faced Problems in Doctorate Thesis Process: Education Faculty Sample

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This study was conducted with a view to determine the problems that students faced in the doctorate thesis process, which is a stage in this graduate education, and to offer suggestions to solve these problems. The sample of this study consist of 6 participants, 3 of whom were research assistants doing their doctorate studies and the 3 of whom were assistant professors. Semistructured interviews were carried out with the participants including questions; problems that doctorate students faced to in determining thesis subject, finding sources for their subject and in application process of their thesis, their views about thesis process, their suggestions for other doctorate students. All of the participants stated that their supervisors were influential for the choice of their thesis subjects and six-month report wasn’t done as it was expected to be. The findings of this study are believed to be useful for the researchers who want to do a postgraduate study about what kind of way to pursue during this process.

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graduate study , doctorate thesis process , doctoral education

Dicle University Journal Of Ziya Gökalp Faculty Of Education

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