AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRADUATE/POSTGRADUATE THESES WITH INTENSIVE CONTENTS ON PIANO; TURKEY, 2013-2018

TÜRKİYE, 2013-2018

Abstract

This research, carried out adopting the general screening model, is a descriptive study and it aimed to examine the graduate/postgraduate theses with an intensive content on piano in terms of the level of study depending on university-institute, thesis type, research types, in terms of categories depending on contents and approaches, and in terms of elements emphasized in the titles of these theses. As a result of the researches and analyzes carried out with the theses obtained from the YÖK database, it was found that 127 theses focused on the piano in terms of focus and content. On the other hand, although 39 theses did not focus on (or did not solely focus on) the piano, it was found that, these theses had an intensive content on the piano (or the content also intensively included the piano). It was seen that the researches were mainly carried out in the Social Sciences, Fine Arts, and Educational Sciences Institutes of the Universities and the research levels were mainly ?Descriptive?. In terms of thesis type, the majority of the theses were at the graduate level (MSc.), followed by the postgraduate degree including PhDs and Proficiency in Arts. In terms of contents and approaches in the dissertations, the studies mostly focused on ?literature? and ?education?. In addition, it is remarkable that the number of related studies in the last 5 years is equivalent to the number of studies in the previous 10 years. At the end of the study, it was suggested that future studies should focus on the position of the study in its related field and its intensity (e.g. focus subjects, content intensity, approach and its relevance to the area). Also, in terms of obtaining scientific data in new and different approaches in the field, it should be focused on research levels which are found to be limited in the previous studies.