Trends in Writing Education: An Analysis of Postgraduate theses written in Turkey

AbstractIn this study, 168 postgraduate theses in the field of writing education in Turkey were evaluated in different perspectives. Detected theses have been coded by the triple coding method in terms of types, years, universities, target groups and subjects. According to the results of research, 62.5% of theses were concluded between 2006 and 2010. 81% of theses are master and 19% of it is doctoral theses. Theses mostly intended to determine writing skills of primary and secondary students. In most theses, student's texts are evaluated as superficial or with formal qualifications. Theses in this area are centered on specific universities