PhD theses in Turkish sports sciences: A study covering the years 1988–2002

Hakan Yaman () and E Atay
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Hakan Yaman: Akdeniz University
E Atay: Akdeniz University

Scientometrics, 2007, vol. 71, issue 3, No 5, 415-421

Abstract: Abstract Aims Undergraduate education in physical education is widely common in Turkey. Postgraduate training is provided mostly by institutes of health sciences, educational science and social sciences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of PhD theses in sports sciences. Methods The database of the Turkish Council of Higher Education has been searched the years 1988–2002 for PhD theses with different combinations of keywords like “Sport(s)”, “All Dissertations” and “Physical Education”. Theses were classified according to the institute, year, university, the title of the mentors and the field of sports sciences. The inter-and intra-validity of ratings were high (Kendall Tau_b=0.84 and 1.00, p

Date: 2007
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