Bibliometric analysis of graduate theses on music culture in Türkiye

Abstract

As a result of cultural influence, music has expanded with certain tools with the interaction of societies. In this context, there are many postgraduate studies on music-related culture. This study aims to analyse the postgraduate theses written up in Turkey in the field of music culture within the framework of certain parameters. This research was carried out under the document analysis technique, which is one of the qualitative research types. It has been decided to conduct a bibliometric analysis in order to determine the numerical analysis of publications produced by people or structures in a region, in a certain region and a period. The data source of the study consists of postgraduate theses on culture in the field of music in Turkey between the years 2000-2022 in the database of the National Thesis Center. These theses were obtained by scanning the keywords of “Music, Music Culture, Culture” on the National Thesis Data website of the Higher Education Institution. A total of 104 masters', 32 doctorate and 2 art proficiency theses were selected. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data. In the analysis of data; In the content analysis method, the themes were classified and coded according to their subjects, and in the descriptive analysis method, frequencies and percentages were indicated by showing them with tables and graphics. As a result of the research regarding the examination of theses; bibliometric analysis was performed according to academic degree, publication year, publication type, institution, method, university and subject distribution. The majority of research methods and techniques used in research are qualitative studies and assessments.