Analysis of Postgraduate Theses on the Subject of Virtual Museum
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https://doi.org/10.61326/bes.v4i1.364Keywords:
Digital education, Educational technologies, Interactive learning, Postgraduate education, Virtual museumsAbstract
The aim of the research is to analyze postgraduate theses on the subject of virtual museums and to determine the general trends in theses. This study, which is a qualitative research, used descriptive content analysis. At the beginning of the data collection phase, a detailed search was conducted using the keyword "virtual museum" on the subject of the research using the "advanced search" tab in the National Thesis Search Center on the official website of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE). According to research findings, it was seen that postgraduate theses on the subject of virtual museums mostly consist of master's theses and students are mostly preferred as the research group. Despite the importance of virtual museums in education, academic studies on this subject are insufficient in number and existing studies offer a limited scope. It is important to increase the use of qualitative methods because postgraduate theses on virtual museums need to be diversified. It is possible to conduct more comprehensive and applied research on virtual museums.
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