Examination of published studies on out-of-school learning environments in science education in Turkey

The aim of this study is to examine the trends of the studies published in the field of science education in Turkey on Out-of-School Learning Environments (OSLE) in terms of year, type, field of study, subject area, methods, data collection tools, sample, sample size and data analysis method. The descriptive content analysis approach was taken as the basis in the study. The sample of the study consists of 24 theses published in the YÖKtez center and 76 articles published in DergiPark between the years 2010-2022 in Turkey. The Study Classification Form (SCF) was used as a data collection tool in the study. In this direction, the data were first processed into the SCF and then into the Microsoft Excel program to obtain frequency and percentage tables. According to the findings obtained from the research, it has been observed that the studies on OSLE in science education have increased in Turkey in recent years and that it has contributed to the science course. It is thought that this research will provide different ideas to researchers for the studies to be conducted on OSLE in science education.