Fen Eğitiminde Sosyobilimsel Konular Üzerine Meta-Sentez Çalışması

The aim of this study is to examine the importance of socioscientific issues in science education at the graduate level. For this purpose, the data obtained as a result of the searches on the National Thesis Centre (YOKTEZ) database were analysed. The literature review was conducted with the keywords ‘socioscientific’, ‘socioscientific issues’ and ‘socioscientific issues’. In line with the inclusion criteria,58 postgraduate studies (48 master's theses and 10 doctoral theses) were found. Although these three different keywords were searched by the researcher, it was noticed that there were common postgraduate thesis authors. The theses of these authors were included in the study only once. Following this situation, postgraduate theses whose field of study was not science education (science education, biology education, chemistry education, physics education) were not included in the study. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 58 studies were reached. As a result of the examination in this field, a total of 48 master's and 10 doctoral theses were reached. Content analysis method was used in this meta-synthesis study which analysed the theses published in YOKTEZ database on socioscientific issues in science education. As a result of the analyses, a general framework was drawn about the theses published on socioscientific issues in Turkey and the findings were interpreted. At the end of the study, suggestions were made for literature researchers