Experiences of female students receiving postgraduate education in the field of theology

In this study, "Experiences of Female Students Studying Postgraduate Education in the Field of Theology" was examined. This topic was chosen to reveal the experiences of female students during their postgraduate theology education, their difficulties and areas in which they need support, and to contribute to the development of educational policies and programs. Phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 10 female students studying and graduating from different universities. While selecting the study group, snowball and criterion sampling, which are among the purposeful sampling methods, were used. Data was obtained by observation, interview and document review. During the interview, participants were asked; "What does being a theologian mean to you? What is the contribution of female theologians to Islam in Turkey? What are the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing graduate education as a woman? What was your greatest experience as a woman during your time in graduate school?" Questions such as these were asked. Within the framework of the data obtained from the working group, categories of intention, problems, roles, relationships, goals and achievements were formed. The intention category includes being a role model, producing permanent knowledge, heading towards academia, conservation and job opportunity codes; The Problems category includes the codes of perspective on women, the headscarf issue, inequality and inauthentic hadiths and narrations. The Roles category includes the codes of other, femininity, being an individual and being an academician; Relationships category with codes: relations with family, relations with society and relations with academics; The Goals category was evaluated with the codes of being visible, academic competence, having a vision and having different perspectives, and the Achievements category with the codes of specialization, self-expression, evolution, sensitivity and social transformation. Within the framework of the categories and codes mentioned, women's postgraduate experiences have been tried to be understood and interpreted.