Knowledge Production in Educational Administration: An Evaluation on the Role and Adventure of Congresses on Educational Administration in Turkey

Abstract

This study aims to assess the presentations/papers presented at the Annual Congress of the Turkish National Educational Administration and the knowledge produced based on these presentations/papers in terms of various variables and to make interferences on the obtained findings. The study was a case study conducted through qualitative research methods and techniques. Content analysis technique was used on the basis of qualitative data collection and analysis principles during the analysis of the data conducted through the document review. Findings of the current study revealed that abstract texts mostly took place in proceedings and that half of the studies were not completed. Authors of papers were mainly men and papers were generally written by two authors. The subjects taking place at congresses were related to organizational subjects, management processes, educational reform-policies and leadership, respectively. Studies which took place in proceedings were mostly conducted with quantitative research methods or techniques. Survey/scales were used as the basic data collection method. The subjects of the studies were generally teachers.