Content Analysis of Graduate Thesis Titled World Literature in Turkey

Introducing national and universal values via works of Turkish and international culture and art is one of the goals of teaching Turkish. Texts from different cultures are used in mother tongue education to compare students to works of art and culture that are universally recognized. People learn about national and universal ideals in this way by consuming works of international culture and art. Knowing the best pieces of international literature would not only broaden one's horizons but also enable one to comprehend and assess the sociology of many countries. By reviewing the content of postgraduate theses on international literature authored in our country, this study seeks to understand the literature and future research on the subject. In this study, fourteen master's and doctoral theses with the subject "world literature" were analyzed. Access to the database of the National Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education was granted for this investigation. The university from which the postgraduate theses were created, the department, the year of publishing, the type of publication, the institute, and the method were all examined. Utilizing the document review technique, data were gathered. The content analysis technique was used to interpret the data that was obtained. The investigation revealed that Osman Gazi University was the site of the majority of studies. The majority of the research was done at the graduate level and in a social sciences institute. It has been determined that the Comparative Literature Department produced graduate theses. The majority of studies in the area of international literature were completed between 2022 and 2019. Eleven studies did not specify their approach, however, it was determined that the other three studies used a qualitative research paradigm. [For the full proceedings, see ED656038.]