Graduate thesis studies about using material at social science education

Abstract

Graduate thesis work in the field of social sciences in Turkey is increasing rapidly. Especially in 1998, the process of restructuring of faculties of education provides to an increase in both of quality and quantity of master studies in the field of social sciences as with other areas. In addition, since 2005, transition to a constructivist approach at curriculum also positively affected the diversity of graduate theses. These studies prepared by researchers have a major impact on the development of such area. At graduate studies in the field of social sciences, the researches about’ use of materials’ are given wide coverage. In this study, has been examined graduate thesis about use of material in the field of social sciences by using “meta analysis model”. Total 93 thesis which are composed from 87 master thesis and 6 doctoral thesis, are the subject of this study As a result of review of the literature has been reached to these studies that composes of content.