Postgraduate Thesis Research Articles

Rhetorical Structure of Method Sections of Postgraduate Thesis in English Education Study Program Students

The method section of a thesis is crucial because it conveys the information upon which the study's validity is ultimately evaluated. The method section describes the procedure, instruments, design, data acquisition, and data analysis, among other components. Students may encounter several obstacles when composing a thesis, including the rhetorical issue. This study examines the rhetorical structure of the methodology section of a graduate thesis. This investigation employed a fundamental content analysis with quantitative methodology. The data was collected from 50 English education postgraduate theses at the University of Bengkulu. The results indicate that five Moves occurred in the thesis with varying frequencies. Moves 2, 3, and 4 occur most frequently, followed by Move 5, with Move 1 occurring least frequently. Furthermore, this research presents fifteen communicative purposes as Steps. 2 Steps are Obligatory (M2S1 and M3S2), 5 Steps are Conventional (M2S2, M2S3, M3S3, M4S1, M4S2), 7 Steps are Optional (M1S1, M3S1, M4S3, M5S2, M5S3, M5S4, M5S5), and 1 Step is non-obvious (M5S1). In conclusion, this study provides information about the rhetorical structure of the method sections of a thesis in order to heighten students' awareness of the significance of the three Obligatory movements in the method section. Students can use the framework or model presented in this study to present important information and construct a strong argument in the methodology section.

The Study of Thesis Made on Lifelong Learning in Turkey by Document Analysis

The aim of this study is to analysee the content of postgraduate theses on lifelong learning in Turkey between the years 2007-2022. Only the thesis studies that are in the national thesis center database and that are open to the access of other researchers by the researchers who carried out the thesis studies were included in this study. A total of 212 theses related to lifelong learning were identified in the detailed search conducted in the national thesis data center. However, one of these theses was not included in the scope of the study because there was no access permission and 7 of them were out of the field, and the remaining 204 theses were examined. Content and frequency analysis methods were used. Data on the year of publication, subject area, working group, method and findings of the examined theses were created. According to the results of the research, it was seen that the postgraduate thesis studies were mostly in the field of competence development and gaining proficiency between the years 2007-2022, the quantitative research method was mainly used, and the teachers were mostly preferred as the sample group.

Bibliometric Analysis of Post-Graduate Thesis on Worklife Quality in Tourism Establishments

Worklife quality deals with the relationship between work environment and individual needs. It is believed that work environments that can satisfy the personal needs of their employees create a positive interaction and so will provide a high quality of work life over time. The quality of worklife is important in terms of increasing the quality of life by meeting the expectations and needs of the employees. As a matter of fact, meeting the expectations and needs of the employees, the most important characteristics of the service sector, and determining the variables which are related to the quality of worklife are also very important considering service quality. The aim of the study is to examine the 101 post-graduate theses published between 2002-2023 on the quality of worklife through a bibliometric perspective and to reveal the trends in the last 21 years. In this context, the database of the Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education was searched under the title of ‘quality of worklife’ and bibliometric data of the studies were obtained. Studies were investigated using the parameters such as the number of publications by years, the type of the thesis, the department in which it was published and concept-subject relations. Besides, the distribution of post-graduate theses in tourism according to the destinations and sample groups were also analyzed. According to the results obtained, a total of 101 post-graduate theses were examined, but it was determined that quality of worklife was studied in 11 theses in tourism. In addition, it has been determined that in tourism, there is a limited focus on certain destinations, certain sample groups are discussed, and the variables in which the concept is examined together are also limited.

Individuals with multiple disabilities in Türkiye: Descriptive content analysis

This study aims to descriptively analyze the studies on multiple disabilities in Türkiye between 2008 and 2022. The data of the research were searched in Anadolu University Library, Google Scholar, and Higher Education Institution Thesis databases with the keywords multiple disability, multiple disabilities, and additional disability. In this context, 15 postgraduate thesis studies and 17 articles were included in the research. The studies included in the study were analyzed under themes such as the year they were published, the university where the study took place, the keywords of the study, the method of the study, the design, the data collection technique/tool, and data analysis method, the journal in which the study was published and its index. As a result of the descriptive analysis, more adjustments were made to the qualitative research method, design, data collection technique, and paper clips. The studies used several studies in which individuals with multiple disabilities were participants in addition to those with visual impairments. The studies were carried out within the body of Gazi University. The studies have been published in journals that are extensively scanned in the ESCI index. At the end of the research, forward-looking suggestions are presented.

Select Postgraduate Thesis Abstracts-Para Clinical Sciences

Select Postgraduate Thesis Abstracts-Para Clinical Sciences

Meta-analysis of postgraduate student thesis for enhancing better research quality management in islamic higher education

Problem and aim. Thesis management in higher education is a critical issue that needs to be addressed. The problem arises from the lack of quality control and redundancy in the thesis submitted by students. This has resulted in a decrease of novelty, making it difficult for universities to distinguish between original and copied work. The research seeks to analyze the students' thesis of the Islamic Education Management Program of UIN Maliki Malang to find out the issue of the study, the research methods used, and the research site. The research also aims to map the gender factor in preference for choosing the way of thesis research. This research is essential to map the extent of their research so far and in what direction their future research will be. Research method. This research was conducted in the period starting from January to November 2019. The study was conducted at the UIN Maliki Malang Postgraduate Program, a Master's program in Management of Islamic Education. The researcher took data from the UIN Maliki Malang repository website. The researcher collected 362 theses from graduate students thesis in 2010-2018. The researcher uses a descriptive quantitative approach with the SPSS 25 program to analyze the data. Results. The results showed the student thesis of UIN Maliki Malang took varied approaches, themes, procedures, and objects. About 86% of students chose a qualitative approach, and 13% selected a quantitative one. Only 1% used a mix-method. Sixty-three students are interested in the problem of leadership and religious culture. 12-30 students' interest in teachers' professionalism, employee performance, HR management, and institutional management. In comparison, only 2-3 students are interested in conflict management, innovation issues, school image, and education policy. The research also revealed that the gender factor did not affect student preference in choosing a specific analysis method with a significance of 0.06 > 0.05. Practical significance. The research implies that the institution must actively direct the student's thesis to produce high-quality research. The institution has to show specific issues that are saturated and new problems that still need to be investigated to avoid saturation of topics and repeated study. Lecturers and students are expected to know what matters and titles have been studied and what tags are still a little explored to determine the ideas and claims on issues essential for research.

Alcohol and substance dependence in the United Arab Emirates: a scoping review protocol

IntroductionDespite cultural, religious and legal constraints, alcohol and drug abuse is rising in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Therefore, we aim to produce a scoping review to summarise available scientific...

Problems and solutions to conduct of thesis of postgraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: an insight into the students perspective.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely impacted medical education worldwide. However, its impact on the postgraduate medical thesis and dissertation work is still not evaluated. Through this study, we planned to find out the problems brought by the pandemic and likely alternatives and possible solutions to thrust the academic competence of postgraduate students. After obtaining institutional ethics committee approval, we sent a 13-item questionnaire to postgraduate medical students in India via various social media online platforms. Data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thesis work and alternatives/solutions to improve the research competence were collected on a Likert scale and analyzed. We received a total of 398 responses out of which 377 entries were included for final analysis. The majority of participants (88%) reportedly had an adverse impact on the thesis work and out of 25% of the participants who recently submitted their around 45% had to do so without achieving the estimated sample size. The 6-month departmental review for thesis progress was seen in merely 28% of participants. Possible alternatives suggested were the maintenance of log books, task-based assessment of research methodology, departmental audits, and systematic reviews. Solutions suggested for improving the research competence of students were a compulsory research methodology curriculum, a biostatistics department in each institution, permission to conduct thesis work beyond submission time, exclusive time for research work, and financial incentives. Modification in the research aspect of the current postgraduate medical education is the need of the hour and the pandemic has enlightened us regarding the current weaknesses.

Are all medical postgraduate dissertations getting published? A cross-sectional study

Background: For medical graduates, publishing the thesis is essential since it allows the researcher to disseminate the results and adds substantial evidence to the field of medical research. Aims and Objectives: The present study was planned with the primary objective to assess the publication rates in comparison to the number of medical protocols submitted. The secondary objectives of the study were to assess the details of the studies, journal characteristics, and time delay in publication after study completion. Materials and Methods: All the postgraduate dissertations that were submitted to the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) between 2016 and 2018 were retrieved. A comprehensive web search was carried out with either the title of the study/name of postgraduate or guide. We recorded the demographic details of the postgraduate student, research characteristics, and journal characteristics. We examined these dissertations’ publishing rates and time delay of publications. This study made use of descriptive statistics. Results: There were 444 dissertations submitted to the IEC, and 90 of them were published, which represents a publishing rate of 20.27%. The maximum number of publications was seen in 2017-batch 43.3%. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology had a maximum of 17/90 (36.96%) publications. However, when the ratio of postgraduate students in each specialty to the number of publications was examined, the orthopedics department came out on top with 60% of its dissertations published. Around 84.4% of the postgraduates were first authors in their study with 60.78% satisfying the National Medical Council indexing criteria. Indian journals made up just over 50% of the results. The median delay among the 90 publications were noted as 2 (1–3) years with no statistical difference among the three batches (P = 0.3). Conclusion: The poor publication rates reflect the postgraduate students’ lack of research experience and time restrictions. Therefore, it is necessary to update the infrastructure, legal framework, and financial options for publishing.

Profile of clinical trials registered as a medical postgraduate research thesis, 2007 to 2019: Lessons for capacity building.

Profile of clinical trials registered as a medical postgraduate research thesis, 2007 to 2019: Lessons for capacity building.

Capture to Communicate: Rhetorical Move 1 in the Abstracts of Hard and Soft Science Post-Graduate Dissertations

Capture to Communicate: Rhetorical Move 1 in the Abstracts of Hard and Soft Science Post-Graduate Dissertations

Research on Dilemmas and Strategies of Research Data Management for Postgraduate Dissertations in Humanities and Social Sciences

Research on Dilemmas and Strategies of Research Data Management for Postgraduate Dissertations in Humanities and Social Sciences

Postgraduate thesis publishing: Challenges and benefits

Postgraduate thesis publishing: Challenges and benefits

Examination of Postgraduate Thesis on the Effect of Massage Applied in the Postoperative Period on Pain

Bu çalışmada, postoperatif dönemde uygulanan masajın ağrı üzerindeki etkisi ile ilgili yapılan lisansüstü tezlerin nitelik ve niceliğinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Literatür taraması 5-10 Mart 2022 tarihinde Yükseköğretim Kurulu Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanında herhangi bir yıl sınırlaması olmadan yapılmıştır. Tarama yapılırken “cerrahi” ve “masaj” ve “ağrı” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılmıştır. Dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan tezler incelemeye alınmıştır. Ulaşılan tezler başlıklarına göre değerlendirilmiş, konu ile ilgili olmayan tezler çıkartılmıştır. Yapılan taramada 18 teze ulaşılmıştır. Ulaşılan beş tez konu ile ilgili olmadığı için çalışmadan çıkarılmıştır. Geriye kalan 13 çalışmadan, iki çalışma tıpta uzmanlık, bir çalışma fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon ve bir çalışma aile hekimliği çalışması olduğu için dahil edilmemiştir. Tezlerden bir tanesinin tam metnine ulaşılmadığı için çalışmadan çıkarılmıştır. Seçim yapmak için belirlenen çalışmalardan dahil edilme kriterlerine uygun, hemşirelik alanında yapılan yüksek lisans ve doktora tezlerinden sekiz tez incelenmiştir. Tezlerden üçü yüksek lisans tezi olmak üzere diğer beş çalışma doktora tezidir. Tezlerin yayımlanma zamanı 2009-2019 yılları arasında değişmektedir. Tezlerin türleri incelendiğinde, üç çalışma yarı deneysel, dört çalışma randomize kontrollü çalışma, bir çalışma ise ön test-son test kontrol gruplu çalışmadır. Tezlerden birinin araştırma grubunu çocuk hastalar oluşturmaktadır. Değerlendirmeye alınan çalışmalarda çeşitli masaj türleri karşılaştırılmıştır. En çok el masajı ve ayak masajının kullanıldığı görülmüştür. Postoperatif dönemde uygulanan el masajı ya da ayak masajının ağrıyı azaltmada etkili olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda postoperatif dönemde ağrının azaltılması için nonfarmakolojik yöntemlerden biri olan masajın çocuk ve yetişkin hastalarda kullanılması önerilmektedir.

Türkiye’de destinasyon imajı üzerine yayınlanmış olan lisansüstü tezlerin bibliyometrik analizi

Bu çalışmada, destinasyon imajı konusunda yapılmış akademik çalışmaların süreç içerisindeki gelişimlerinin incelenmesi amacıyla ilgili alandaki lisansüstü tezlerin bibliyometrik özelliklerinin ortaya konulması hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaç özelinde, Yükseköğretim Kurumu Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanında yayınlanan destinasyon imajı konulu 85 lisansüstü tez; yayın yılı, türü, yayınlandığı üniversite, enstitü, anabilim dalı, danışman unvanı, araştırma yöntemi, veri toplama tekniği, örnekleme tekniği, örneklem grubu, yayın dili, sayfa sayısı ve anahtar sözcük sayısı olmak üzere birtakım bibliyometrik parametreler doğrultusunda incelenmiştir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmış olup, veri toplama tekniği olarak içerik analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin analiz edilmesinde maxqda nitel veri analizi programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre destinasyon imajı konusu ile ilgili en fazla lisansüstü tezin 2020 yılında yayınlandığı, söz konusu tezlerin en fazla yüksek lisans tezi olarak Gazi Üniversitesi bünyesinde hazırlandığı, tezlerin genellikle sosyal bilimler enstitüsü, turizm işletmeciliği anabilim dalı bünyesinde Doç. Dr. unvanına sahip öğretim üyelerinin danışmanlıklarında yürütüldüğü, tezlerde sıklıkla nicel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı, veri toplama tekniği olarak en fazla anket tekniğinden yararlanıldığı, tezlerde kullanılan örnekleme tekniğinin çoğunlukla kolayda teknik olduğu, tezlerin örneklem grubunun genellikle turistlerden meydana geldiği ve tezlerin en fazla Türkçe dili ile 50-150 sayfa aralığında, 4 anahtar sözcük ile hazırlandığı tespit edilmiştir.

Bibliometric Analysis of Published Theses on Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism: Comparison of Turkey, the UK, and the USA

The study aims to examine postgraduate dissertations in the areas of social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship in tourism and entrepreneurship in tourism published in Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States through bibliometric analysis. In the study, a total of 126 doctoral dissertations published between 2015-2020 were reached through Proquest Dissertations, YÖK National Dissertations Center, EThOS British Library and EBSCO Dissertations databases. Theses published since 2015 are included in the scope since social entrepreneurship has started to be recognized in doctoral dissertations. The obtained dissertations were discussed in line with parameters of country where the dissertations were prepared, type of the dissertations, publication year of the dissertations, university where the dissertations were prepared, field of study of the dissertations, and research method used in the dissertations. In conclusion, it was found that Turkey was behind the United Kingdom and the United States in terms of quantity of doctoral dissertations published about social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in tourism. Social entrepreneurship in tourism has been found to be a current issue that needs to be researched and has a literature gap for all three countries.

Unreported protocol deviations - The tip of the research-berg.

Failure to stay within an ethics committee (EC)-approved protocol limits is termed protocol deviation or violation (PD/PV), depending on the seriousness of the transgression and its attendant risks and/or harms. PD/PVs arise in the post-approval phase of the research and are often missed. Current guidelines expect ECs to detect, report and recommend suitable actions such that research participants' risks and harms are mitigated, to the extent possible. Yenepoya Ethics Committee-1 conducted an internal audit of ongoing postgraduate dissertations involving human participants to assess the occurrence of PD/PVs. 54 out of 80 postgraduates responded to our request for filling out a self-reported checklist. These responses were followed up with physical verification of the protocol-related documents. Protocol transgressions were classified as non-compliance (administrative issues), protocol deviations (minor transgressions with minimal or less than minimal increase in attendant risk to participants) and protocol violations (serious transgressions with more than minimal increase in attendant risk to participants). The non-compliances included non-reporting for audit and non-reporting of PDs. Protocol deviations included non-conformance to EC validity, sample size, approved methodology, informed consent process and documentation and suboptimal data storage. No protocol violations were observed. We report PD/PVs from these 54 protocols - with our assessment on the negative impact it may have on scientific validity, harm to participants, EC functioning and credibility of the institution - in the hope that our readers appreciate this important aspect of the post-approval process in the functioning of an EC.

Concord Errors in Postgraduate Theses in Ghana: A Descriptive Analysis

The average postgraduate student in Ghana has about 20 years exposure in English language, having been taught and instructed in English from primary to tertiary level. It is, therefore, not far-fetched to expect the postgraduate student to commit minimal to no errors in their L2 writings. The seeming consequential minimal scholarly attention on errors in postgraduate writings regardless of the many studies on students’ errors is therefore not surprising. This study is an attempt to identify, categorise and describe the errors in postgraduate dissertations in Ghana and highlight their implications for language teaching. This exploratory qualitative study carries out a content analysis of 20 randomly selected MA, MPhil and PhD dissertations published between 2020 and 2021. The data are analysed using the theory of Error Analysis. After critically assessing the dissertations, seven (7) categories of concord errors were identified and recorded. These are; subject-verb concord errors, inverted subject concord errors, concord errors associated with ‘has’ and ‘have’, determiner-noun errors, concord errors on numbers, noun-pronoun antecedent errors and compound subject concord errors. This implies that postgraduate students are prone to errors, hence, the need to introduce or intensify the teaching of English at the postgraduate level.

Content analysis of postgraduate theses on autism

Universities fulfill an important part of their social functions, such as conducting research and producing new knowledge and technologies, through research carried out during postgraduate education and scientific research by faculty members. In this context, the contribution of postgraduate research in the field of autism to the field is important. The general purpose of this study is to examine the postgraduate thesis studies on autism, conducted in the institutes in Northern Cyprus universities. This study is a content analysis review for postgraduate studies in the field of autism. The data were analyzed through content analysis. Fourteen (14) postgraduate theses were reached in Northern Cyprus universities, and 13 theses were examined. Theses were accessed by visiting the libraries of 3 universities. The obtained data were analyzed after the content analysis table was created. Despite the increase in research on autism in recent years, it has been observed that there are not many graduate thesis studies in the field. Keywords: Autism; content analysis; disorder; theses. Universities fulfill an important part of their social functions, such as conducting research and producing new knowledge and technologies, through research carried out during postgraduate education and scientific research by faculty members. In this context, the contribution of postgraduate research in the field of autism to the field is important. The general purpose of this study is to examine the postgraduate thesis studies on autism, conducted in the institutes in Northern Cyprus universities. This study is a content analysis review for postgraduate studies in the field of autism. The data were analyzed through content analysis. Fourteen (14) postgraduate theses were reached in Northern Cyprus universities, and 13 theses were examined. Theses were accessed by visiting the libraries of 3 universities. The obtained data were analyzed after the content analysis table was created. Despite the increase in research on autism in recent years, it has been observed that there are not many graduate thesis studies in the field. Keywords: Autism; content analysis; disorder; theses.

Factors that hinder the thesis writing process of non-native MA students in ELT: supervisors' perspectives

PurposeDeveloping graduate students' academic writing has been a major concern for many scholars over the past few years. Existing literature on the challenges of thesis writing has not focused on master's students in English language teaching (ELT). Data on the challenges have been mainly gathered from the theses and focused on the structure and genre requirements. Few available studies have investigated such challenges through the lens of supervisors in an international context. Knowledge about the factors hindering the thesis writing process of non-native MA students in English from the supervisors' perspectives is scarce. This study attempts to fill these gaps by answering this question: From supervisors' perspectives, what factors hinder the thesis writing process of non-native MA students?Design/methodology/approachThirty supervisors from state and private universities across Iran voluntarily participated in this qualitative study. Drawing upon teachers' diaries and semi-structured interviews, the authors identified major factors negatively influencing the thesis work of master's students. Data were transferred into NVivo 10 and analyzed thematically following Colaizzi's method.FindingsThe study found that factors constraining students' writing were (1) students' lack of effort, (2) students' lack of a strategy for writing, (3) students' lack of autonomy and (4) students' absence of voice.Originality/valueThe authors discuss the practical implications of these factors for different stakeholders. There is a growing interest in postgraduate students' thesis writing processes. Surprisingly, no research exists on supervisors' perceptions of factors that constrain the thesis writing process of non-native English master's students.