• The phenomenon of disability perception in blindness 

  Yılmaz, Engin. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

  The present study aimed to investigate the perception differences of blind people about their blindness, the determining factors of those differences and their possible consequences. For this purpose a qualitative survey ...
• Adult education in social movements: the case of the Gülen movement 

  Cıngıllıoğlu, Salih. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

  This research explored the sohbets (spiritual conversations) of the Gülen Movement from two perspectives, with regard to adult education: the educational aspects of sohbets and the personal and social transformations ...
• Breastfeeding the educational system: analyzing women’s unpaid labor and voluntary mother participation in schools within the context of neoliberal economic policies 

  Apak Kaya, Meral. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)

  This study intends to examine the role of mothers in the school system in the context of the neoliberal transformation process with regard to the special labor of women in the forms of domestic labor, care labor and voluntary ...
• Lifelong learning policy making process in Turkey: the lifelong learning coordination law 

  Seçkin, Onur. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

  The aim of this study is to explore lifelong learning (LLL) policy making process in Turkey under the global effect in the case of the Lifelong Learning Coordination Law (HBÖKK). Findings emerged as a result of a content ...
• Informal workplace practices and learning experiences of permanent and hourly-paid teachers: a comparative study 

  Güvercin, Gökçe. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)

  This study was conducted to explore the influences of the changing teacher recruitment regulations on teachers’ daily experiences and practices, and the consequences of those influences on teachers’ informal workplace ...
• The transformation of higher education by means of Techno-Parks: case of Turkey 

  Sart, Gamze . (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)

  This study aims to explore the transformation of the universities by means of the techno-parks in Turkey. To conduct a critical phenomenological analysis, the study is divided two different parts in which the first part ...
• A phenomenographic study on becoming mother :|conceptions and learning experiences 

  Sabırlı, Işık. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)

  The aim of the study is to reveal and describe women’s different ways of experiencing the phenomenon of becoming mother in two aspects: “the conceptions on becoming mother” and “the reflections on learning experiences ...
• An evaluation of adult literacy campaigns in Turkey 

  Kirazoğlu, Cem. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2003., 2003.)

  The aim of this study is to make an evaluation of adult literacy campaigns conducted in Turkey since the establishment of the Turkish Republic until 1980's, in order to analyze their approaches and philosophies, and evaluate ...
• Transformation through social action :|experiences of participants in new social movements 

  Bahadır, Zehra. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)

  The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of the participants during new social movements and the effects of their participation on their later lives in terms of transformative learning. A qualitative approach ...
• Academic writing and the experiences of graduate students and supervisors/advisors :|the case of educational studies 

  Toprak, Ziya. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)

  This study questions quality and experiences of graduate writing in the field of educational studies. A typical graduate work has three basic components; the writer, the advisor and the text. By using two-phase research, ...
• Program development for leaders in the Post-Truth Era :|arts-based creative leadership communication program 

  Ertürk Kılıç, Burcu. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)

  Developments in media and communication technologies welcomed a new era, defined as post-truth, implying a general distancing from the truth, where fake or speculative messages can be instantly shared by a vast audience. ...
• The ideological meaning of primary education in Turkish modernization 

  Şahin, Alper. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2002., 2002.)

  In this thesis, it was intended to find out the influence of modernization and socioeconomic politics of the State on the politics of primary education. The aim of the study is to discover the citizen model that the modem ...
• Quality assurance policies in higher education in Turkey :|the perceptions of the key stakeholders 

  Kısabacak, Gülşah. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)

  This qualitative study to examine the quality-assurance experience of higher education (HE) in Turkey, comprehensively. The perspectives of major stakeholders of higher education are placed at the center of this work. To ...
• Informal workplace learning experiences of gold-collar workers 

  Sarkan, Oya. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)

  The purpose of this study was to examine informal workplace learning experiences of gold-collar workers working as corporate executive leaders. It was expected to understand what, how and why gold-collar leaders learned ...
• Higher education governance: Perceptions of rectors, council of higher education members, and government representatives 

  Akbulut, Meltem. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

  This qualitative study investigates the operation of the system governance model in Turkish higher education through the perceptions of state university rectors, Council of Higher Education (CoHE) members, and government ...
• Family education policies in Turkey :|a critical discourse analysis of a family life education program 

  Günaydın, Ayça. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)

  The purpose of this study was to examine the construction of family within the Family Education Program (FEP) of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services. This qualitative study utilized Critical Discourse Analysis. ...
• Internationalization of higher education via distance learning: A grounded theory study in Turkey 

  Ergin, Hakan. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

  This qualitative study examined how a faculty in Turkey internationalized via distance learning. This was made by multiple data collection and analysis procedures. First, observations were made to explore the operation of ...
• Seeking education beyond refuge: An analysis of Syrian parents’ perspectives of their children's education in Istanbul 

  Beyazova, Ayşe. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

  This study is an inquiry into the experiences of Syrian refugee parents in their pursuit for education in Istanbul for their children. Aiming to analyze the ways their parents struggle for acquisition of cultural capital ...
• Educating the parents of gifted children :|a needs analysis 

  Zat, Uğur. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)

  Parents education programs constitute one of the most popular subjects in family education. One of the parental education fields is the education of parents of gifted that is aimed to know how to meet needs of their ...
• School relocations in the context of urban transformation and education policy change in Turkey 

  Bayhan, Sezen. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

  This research examines the school relocation process in Istanbul, with a particular focus on two schools. The aim is to understand the interaction between the school relocation policy and the urban and education policy ...

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