Current trends in educational administration researches in Turkey: (2021-2023)

Hundreds of postgraduate studies and theses are written every year in the field of Educational Administration, which is one of the most preferred fields of study in the field of educational sciences. The main purpose of this study is to determine the current research trends in the field of Educational Administration between 2021-2023 years. For this purpose, postgraduate theses written in the field of Educational Administration scanned in the YÖK National Thesis Centre database between January 2021 and December 2023 were examined and their descriptive, methodological and thematic characteristics were determined. In this study, which was designed in document analysis design, which is one of the qualitative research methods, no sample selection was made and 1632 theses with access permission were included in the examination. The Thesis Review Form used as a data collection tool was prepared in line with the research questions and the data processed in the form were subjected to descriptive analysis. As a result of the research, it was determined that the most theses were written in 2022, the most master's theses were written according to the data of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 years, almost all of the theses were written in Turkish, the highest number of theses were written in a foundation university, the Marmara Region was the most academically productive geographical region, and there were inconsistencies in the National Thesis Centre database regarding the names of academic units. Researchers have chosen quantitative method as the most common research method, relational survey as the research design, teachers as the sample group, questionnaires and scales as data collection tools, and data collection processes have been carried out largely in online environments. The most commonly studied subjects were Leadership, Educational Policies/Strategies, Teacher Performance and Professional Development, School Management and Organisational Behaviour. Finally, definitions of the new concepts in the theses were given and suggestions were made in line with the research findings. Key Words: Educational Administration, Postgraduate Theses, Current Research Trends, Document Analysis