An Investigation of Postgraduate Education Theses on Socialization of Girls in Turkey

Abstract

Socialization is learning the norms of the community, nation or group in which people live and acting accordingly. In order for the socialization process to continue in a healthy way, it is important for people to receive certain education at a young age in order to adapt to the society in the future. Especially in male-dominated societies, the education of girls seems to be a very important criterion in terms of belonging to the society and life skills. This research includes a review of postgraduate theses on socialization and girls. The method of the study was qualitative and document analysis was used as the design. In the context of the study, all of the postgraduate theses in the YÖK Thesis Center were scanned by filtering method. The data collection process was centered on various variables. No sampling technique was required to determine the graduate theses to be used in the study. All of the graduate theses listed in the Thesis Center were used for data processing. Descriptive analysis technique was preferred in the evaluation of the data obtained. Some of the findings analyzed within the scope of the research were tabulated as percentages and frequencies. The other part is reported in the form of explanations. As a result of the research; it was found that the postgraduate studies on the socialization of girls in Turkey were inadequate in different aspects and various suggestions were presented in this respect.