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The purpose of the study was to determine how the studies in the context of drama at primary school level in Turkey have changed over the years according to the determined criteria. Determining how the content of the articles and theses written in the field of drama published in Higher Education Institution National Thesis Center, DergiPark and in the Library Database of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University has changed over the years and to make content analysis within the scope of certain criteria are included in the scope of the study. This study was carried out for content analysis and descriptive survey model. In the study, 40 theses and 43 articles were selected by purposeful sampling method and subjected to content analysis. In this research, content analysis was made for the studies between 2000 and 2020 by using the "Thesis /Article Coding Form". The data obtained in the study were interpreted according to frequency values and presented in tables. As a result of the analysis of the data obtained, it was determined that the greatest number of studies were conducted between 2016 and 2020. When the studies were examined within the scope of focus subject areas, it was concluded that the greatest number of studies related to the subject were in the subject areas such as the use of drama in life studies lesson, its effect on students' communication skills, social skills, speaking and writing skills, and other studies on drama in education. In the light of the results of the study, it is suggested that the research subject should be associated with various disciplines and the focus subject areas should be expanded.

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