ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to examine the methods of master thesis conductedat the Department Of Educatıonal Scıences, Trakya Unıversıty and make recommendations according to findings. The paper is a qualitative research based on document analysis.master thesis conducted at the Department Of Educatıonal Scıences, Trakya Unıversıty used as data in this paper. In order to reveal the examine the master thesis some questions such as“Howwas the distribution of the master theses according to years”, ““How was the distribution of the master theses according to research models/designs and methods”, “How was the distribution of the master theses according toworking group (participants)”, “How was the distribution of the master theses according to data collection instruments” and “How was the distribution of the master theses according to departments” aimed to be answered. According to the findings the master thesis conducted at the Department Of Educatıonal Scıences between the academic years of 2001-2015, Trakya Unıversıty the quantitative design and the descriptive model were used in general. Mostly the master thesis conducted with teachers and the data collected by likert type scales and most thesis were conducted at the Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning and Economics deparment. Some suggestions are presented based on the findings.