Bibliometric analysis of graduate thesis in the field of primary literacy teaching and scientific articles published in türkiye-centered journals

Bibliometric analysis studies are studies that direct the researcher from micro focus to macro focus by creating different perspectives on a theoretical framework or research field. Considering the importance of the different effects of national approaches in the teaching process on the basis of bibliometric analysis, primary reading and writing teaching, no research has been found that reveals the tendency towards the relevant model on a national scale and in the context of seminars, theses and research containing detailed information and long-term research. Initial reading and writing instruction, especially in recent years, is the first teaching encountered in primary school by students of Turkish origin whose native language is Turkish, and bilingual, multilingual and semilingual foreign students whose mother tongue is a language other than Turkish and who reside in Turkey for some reason. Students who are successful in this field will also be successful in teaching other courses and skills. For this reason, academic studies in this field in recent years have become much more important with the increasing foreign resident population in our country. Many articles published in domestic and international journals, many papers presented at congresses, printed and electronic books, book chapters and postgraduate thesis studies in the field of primary literacy have been identified. In fact, if we count panels, panel discussions and interviews, studies on primary reading and writing teaching appear with both qualitative, quantitative and mixed patterns. However, bibliometric parameters (year of publication, thesis type in postgraduate theses, university where it was written, educational sub-discipline, department, keyword, method, data collection tool, target) can be used to determine the tendencies of research based on primary reading and writing teaching in the fields of education in general and classroom education in particular. However, no research has been found that reveals the results on the basis of group, ethical permission status, gender distribution of authors, titles of authors, etc.). This research was carried out to determine the bibliometric analysis of the first postgraduate theses written in the field of literacy in Turkey and scientific articles published in Turkey-based journals, with the bibliometric analysis that allows the literature to be examined perceptibly by our sense organs. On this occasion, it is aimed to inform the reader about the subject in general terms and to shed light on the reader in this sense. A bibliometric analysis of 110 postgraduate theses and 108 articles published in Türkiye-based journals was aimed. In our study, the bibliometric analysis method used in qualitative and quantitative research was used.