THE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF POSTGRADUATE THESES ON MONTESSORI EDUCATION WRITTEN BETWEEN 2000-2021 IN TURKEY

Authors : Nur CEBECİ, Aybüke ARIK, Harun CANASLAN, Yeşim FAZLIOĞLU

Pages : 45-65

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Publication Date : 2022-06-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to examine postgraduate theses written on the Montessori Method between 2000-2021 in Turkey. We employed a systematic review method in the research design and content analysis for analyzing data. Data for the current study include the postgraduate theses written on the Montessori method between 2000-2021 in Turkey, which is open to access at the Council of Higher Education Thesis Center. Fifty-two postgraduate theses in total were retrieved according to the criteria. We see that more studies on Montessori education in Turkey have been conducted after 2005. The results of our study demonstrate that the highest number of Montessori studies have been conducted at Selçuk University. We found that researchers primarily studied the effect of Montessori education on the development of various skills such as self care, literacy, social skills and experimental and survey designs were used most commonly. Finally, our examination revealed that researchers generally studied children between the ages of four and six without identified disabilities revealing an area needing additional focus.
Keywords : early childhood, Montessori Method, special education, systematic review