Abstract:

The research aims to examine theses on resiliency completed between 2000-2021 years covering the preschool period in Turkey. The sample group of the research consists of 27 master's theses, 5 doctoral theses, and 1 medical specialty thesis obtained from the National Dissertation Center of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and a total of 33 theses. It is seen that the first thesis at the master's level was completed in 2013, at the doctoral level in 2016, and at the specialty level in medicine in 2019. In terms of the sample group, it was determined that mothers with preschool children were mostly studied in master's theses, preschool children in doctoral theses, and mothers with preschool children in medical specialization thesis. There has not been a thesis about preschool teacher candidates. An important part of the master's thesis was carried out throughout Turkey, and doctoral theses and specialty theses in medicine were carried out in Istanbul. In terms of the number of measurement tools, it is observed that master's theses may differ between 1 and 6; doctoral theses may differ between 1-9; 8 measurement tools are used in the specialty thesis in medicine. It has been concluded that the most preferred research approach at the master's, doctoral and medical specialty levels is quantitative, and the least preferred research approach is mixed. When we look at the distribution of theses related to the subject in terms of keywords, it is seen that 7 keywords are used and the most frequently preferred word is resiliency. Looking at the distribution of theses according to the data collection times, it was concluded that 33 theses were prepared in a cross-sectional pattern and that there was not a longitudinal study. When the subject distributions of the theses are examined, it can be said that there are two theses on postpartum depression, self-compassion, and resiliency, while the other theses vary in terms of subject and variable.

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