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Objective: This study aims to compare the publication rates of audiology master's and doctoral theses completed in 2017 and to investigate the effectiveness of the "publication of theses before graduation" rule applied by some universities. Materials and Methods: The participants' age range, gender, degrees, graduation year, private/state university graduation, institutions where they proceeded to their business life, and publication status of their master's and doctoral theses were questioned using a survey consisting of 16 multiple-choice as well as two open-ended questions. The study comprised 71 participants who completed their master's or doctoral degrees in audiology in 2017 and later. The descriptive statistic and Chi-Squared test were used for statistical analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. Results: Thirty-five of the 62 (56.45%) master's theses were presented at an international (n=21, 33.87%) or national (n=14, 22.58%) congress as oral/poster presentations. Thirty-three of the 62 (53.22%) master's theses were published as articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, of the 16 doctoral theses, two (12.5%) were presented as oral/posters at a national and five (31.25%) at an international congress. Ten of the 16 theses (62.5%) were published in an international SCI/SCIE journal. Conclusion: The rate of publication of master's and doctoral theses in national journals has decreased while the rate of publication in international journals has more than doubled. It was concluded that the "publishing theses before graduation" rule significantly increased the publication rates in international journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A research topic is a subject or problem that an investigator is interested in research. The starting point of any research project that is successful is a well-defined subject of research. The selection of topics is an ongoing approach in which investigators analyse, describe, classify, and refine their ideas. For the ease of selection of topics particularly in the field of Ayurveda, Authors have created an acronym ‘TOPIC’ as a guiding tool for the selection of the area of research. The components of the TOPIC criterion are Textual & Time-bound; Objectivity & Outcome measures; Planning & Pragmatic; Innovative & Interesting and Contemporarily relevant & Consent, highlight useful points for the easy selection of the topic for the research by the novice.

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Since 1992, information on graduate student degrees and family and consumer sciences research has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges, inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with data and reported 740 graduate degrees conferred collectively, with 123 master's theses, 184 dissertations, and 433 non‐thesis master's degrees completed. This review reports degree completion and highlights topical trends of the theses and dissertations completed by reporting programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since 1992, completion of graduate student degrees and research in family and consumer sciences has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with data. They reported 740 graduate degrees conferred collectively with 123 master's theses, 184 dissertations, and 433 non‐thesis master's degrees completed. This report presents submitted information on theses and dissertations organized into 17 subject‐matters categories and listed by degree level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the findings and conclusions from a previous study concerning Danish psychology students' Master thesis projects are discussed. By conducting eight qualitative semi-structured interviews with nine psychology students, shortly after they had handed in their Master's theses, we attempted to uncover and challenge some of our previous findings. We set out to deepen our previous conclusions concerning (1) why there is a seeming discrepancy between the use of certain methods and theories amongst the students and psychology as a discipline writ large, (2) whether their use of qualitative methods indicated a routine-like relationship to methods, and (3) whether a unification of methods and theories can be identified. Based on the interviews conducted for this commentary, we conclude that the students do indeed take an active stance when it comes to choosing their methods and topics, and that they are fully aware of the discrepancy between their interests and psychology as a discipline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The current research compares the representative elements (title, abstract, and keywords) of the articles that existed in the proposal references' citation network with the proposals’ elements. The other goal of this research is to calculate representative elements’ weighted average (title, abstract, and keywords) from a textual similarity perspective. Methodology: This is an applied and quantitative research that uses citation analysis and content analysis. The research sample is 3019 articles extracted from the citation network of 31 graduated students’ proposals (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) in Chemistry at Shiraz University. All English articles' titles in the proposals' references were searched on the Web of Science database, and each article's file and all articles’ files in its citation network were saved in Excel format. All retrieved files were merged into one file and sorted based on citation count to have the unit citation network for each user's proposal. Because some of the proposals had an extended citation network with more than a thousand articles, 100 articles with the greatest citation count of each network were analyzed to create uniformity and balance among the proposals’ citation networks. Next, the scale of textual similarity of 100 articles' representative elements with the greatest citation count in the citation network, was calculated with the proposal’s title, the proposal’s text, and the titles of the proposal’s references. The scale of textual similarity was checked using designed software based on the Python programming language and measuring the cosine similarity. Findings: The results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed that there was a significant difference between the articles’ representative elements and the title, text, and references’ titles of the proposals from a textual similarity viewpoint; and in all three cases articles’ abstracts had the most textual similarity with the proposal elements, then, the title and keywords of the articles' citation network were in the second and third ranks; In addition, the representative elements’ weighted average was calculated. The obtained value was 0.62 for the abstract, 0.5 for the title, and 0.22 for the keywords, respectively. Conclusion: Despite the use of different platforms to measure the similarity between the documents searched and the documents desired by the user, there is still a distance to reach the ideal level. Until now, no research had used the representative elements of the articles that existed in the proposal references' citation network to measure the textual similarity with the proposal elements and had not evaluated their capability. The confirmation of textual similarity among the representative elements of the articles that existed in the proposal references' citation network with proposals’ elements, indicates that the student's proposal can be used as a platform for recommending related articles. Hence, the designers of scientific recommender systems, scientific information retrieval systems, digital libraries, and scientific social networks such as LinkedIn, Academia, and ResearchGate can use the elements of articles' citation networks to recommend related articles. In addition, considering the articles’ representative elements as independent units is important not only for similarity measurement but also for keyword expansion and suggesting the appropriate journal to the authors for publishing their articles. According to the determined weight of representative elements and to increase the efficiency of information systems, it is suggested that designers of such systems use the abstracts and the titles of the articles to measure the similarity and avoid calculating the similarity of the texts as a whole unit. This saves time, resources, and energy, presents better results, and users can reach their target and desired information more easily and faster than before. In addition, for indexing articles in databases and search engines, the articles' abstracts and titles can be prioritized to save financial resources and energy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Journal of Education for Life / Yaşadıkça Eğitim Dergisi is the property of Istanbul Kultur Universitesi and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Since the Middle Ages, it has been a custom in universities to examine doctoral candidates orally through a "viva voce". In this way, the doctoral examination consists of two components: a written thesis and a viva voce. Despite justifiable differences between universities around the world, the practice of the viva voce has changed from time to time. In general, the rigour and impact have diminished to such extent that, there is now an emerging practice of not holding a viva at all. In this paper I focus on the impact that the dilution of the viva can or might have on the selected classical functions of the viva. I also explore the possible link between this dilution and the proliferation of predatory universities. Using a qualitative approach, I conclude that the dilution of the viva voce undermines its classical functions and broadly contributes to the proliferation of predatory universities. I, therefore, recommend African universities that are in the process of establishing doctoral programmes to attach great importance to the viva voce examination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Graduate student degree completion and research has been collected annually since 1992. This year's data collection began with an e‐mail invitation to 593 institutional contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges in June 2022. This e‐mail requested information on family and consumer sciences graduate degrees and research completed in 2021. A total of 150 master's theses, 122 doctoral dissertations, and 664 non‐thesis master's degrees were conferred in 2021 from family and consumer sciences programs. This review reports not only degree completion, but also highlights the topical trends of theses and dissertations completed within family and consumer sciences programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Graduate student degree completion and research has been collected annually since 1992. This year's data collection began with an e‐mail invitation to 593 institutional contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges in June 2022. This e‐mail requested information on family and consumer sciences graduate degrees and research completed in 2021. A total of 150 master's theses, 122 doctoral dissertations, and 664 non‐thesis master's degrees were conferred in 2021 from family and consumer sciences programs. This report presents the submitted information on theses and dissertations categorized into 16 subject‐matter categories by degree level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A plethora of research has shown that genre analysis through move analysis is a practical approach to identify the complexity of writing research articles (RAs). However, little is known about the genre knowledge development that is manifested in abstract discourse patterns. This study aims to determine whether or not there is an influence from the level of education with the development of genre knowledge, especially in the field of writing research abstracts. Using Hyland’s (2000) five-move analysis model, this study analyzed the comparison and identity of abstracts of theses and dissertations in English and Indonesian. From the analysis, it can be seen that there are some differences and similarities in the manifestation of abstract discourse patterns in English and Indonesian final paper abstracts. In terms of genre knowledge, its development could be reflected through the level of study, in this case, from master’s to doctoral degrees. As evident in the dissertation abstracts in both languages, Move 1 (Introduction) evinces richer varieties in step realizations than in master’s theses. The analysis also indicates no crucial differences in genre knowledge development across languages and fields of study. Further comparative research on this particular topic with more subject of data is suggested.

Objective: Theses are among the first-hand scientific and research resources that have a dedication page. The main purpose of this study is to examine the audience of dedication pages of the academic and seminary theses presented after the Islamic Revolution. Methodology: The research method was library one. Data were collected through observation and Note-taking of three important dissertation databases: IranDoc, Islamic Information and Documentation Center, and National Library and Archives of Iran. 522 dedication letters were collected from 600 dissertation titles related to 77 seminary and higher education centers. In terms of the number of higher education centers or seminaries studied, most centers are located in the provinces of Tehran (14), Isfahan (9) and Qom (8), and in terms of the number of dissertations, the most studied dissertations are related to higher education centers or seminaries in the provinces of Isfahan (162), Qom (130) and Tehran (117). About 99% of the studied dissertations were defended or presented between 1995 to 2015, 331 titles (63.41%) by men and 191 titles (36.59%) by women, 127 titles (24.33%) in the seminaries and 395 titles (75.67%) in the universities. Findings: About 85% of the theses have the dedication page among which postgraduate and undergraduate theses are the most. Non-profit university theses, Payam-e-noor, and Public university theses have the most dedication pages, respectively. Most dedication pageshave two audiences; on average, each dedication is dedicated to three. Women have more audiences than men. About 6% of the dedications are related to the thesis topic. 72% of the audience is from family and relatives, with first degree relatives being mother (31.46%), father (29.58%), spouse (16.24%) and child (7.32%) respectively. 13% of the audience are Imams (AS), which are Imam Zaman (32.31%), Prophet Muhammad (13.33%), and Imam Ali (12.82%), respectively. About 15% of the dedications are also dedicated to other scientific, religious, cultural, social, political and other groups and personalities, such as professors, teachers (20.72%), martyrs (10.81%), Imam Khomeini and friends (9.01%) and scholars of the Islamic world (8.56%) are the most frequent. Mother (31.46%), father (29.58%), wife (16.24%) and child (7.32%), respectively, have the most relationship with the author. These results, while originating from the word of God and the Imams of the Infallibles (A.S.), as a positive culture respecting and appreciating the efforts of parents has been expressed as a religious, human and moral duty. It also shows the deep connection of children with parents in Iranian culture and families. Conclusion: The thesis topic has less influence on the author's mind for dedicating the thesis. Honor and appreciation of the writers for the hard work of parents reflects the religious culture and deep connection of children with parents in Iranian families. The love of Imams (AS) and waiting for Appearance of Imam Mahdi are the concerns of the young scholars of Islamic Iran. In general, theses writers believe in the teachings of Islam, especially theology, and are interested in defending the values ​​of the Islamic Revolution (martyrs and leaders), and this is a very important spiritual and religious capital that the leaders of the Islamic community and their families should do their utmost to preserve, protect, and celebrate such ventures and to promote, honor these kinds of minds. Researchers can also develop and promote this cultural, religious, and social communication channel through in-depth scrutiny of the various aspects of dedications. Collecting, subject organizing, and disseminating dissertation dedicationscan also be effective in providing a template and encouraging students to write a dedication page as a vehicle for communication and expressing emotional and human emotions and creating vitality. Also, collecting, thematically arranging and publishing dissertation dedication pages can be effective in providing a model and encouraging students to write a dedication page as a vehicle for communication and expression of emotional and human feelings and creating vitality. This type of work is very effective in strengthening family relations and human as well as Islamic teachings.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) is a diverse specialty with principal focus on disability evaluation and functional restoration of an individual. The PMR Faculty at Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) was established about 30 years ago. As a medical specialist of 21st century, at this point of time, it is important to know and evaluate the spectrum of research activities performed by the trainees of the faculty. Objectives of the study was to make an in-depth analysis of the dissertations completed by the PMR fellow trainees of BCPS since the inception of the Faculty. It was also aimed to discuss the strengths and insights of shortcoming of the research areas and topics with directives for further improvement of the future trainees and faculties ultimately to initiate a dialogue among the stake holders and other specialties. This was an observational mixed method study. Information was gathered from the BCPS webpage, Faculty office and published materials, which was further strengthened with a small group discussion, online literature search and a telephone interview of the PMR fellows to learn their experience that they gained during the dissertation works. A total of 167 (n=167) dissertation topics were available for statistical analysis submitted by the trainee fellows from 1992 to 2021, a period of 30yrs. More than half (50.9%) of the submitted titles were on effectiveness or comparative study of rehabilitation therapy modalities which include therapeutic -electrophysical -agents(TEA), exercises, occupational therapy or orthotics. Musculoskeletal (MSK) and rheumatological disorders constituted (17.4%), neurological disorder 7.1%), risk factor assessment or etiological pattern of MSK conditions (7.2%), disability and functional outcome assessment (5.4%), interventions for regional pain management (4.8%) and other category (7.2%). The initial decade trend was on MSK, which later shifted to TEA and on interventions respectively. Overall, TEA modalities were the predominating titles in all 3 decades. Considering the other category of titles, there were interesting topics which include COVID-19, variation in body mass composition, assessment of drug effects, diagnostics and effectiveness of educational booklet. Of the 09 dissertations approved during the most recent year (2021), 34% were with interventional pain management. In the process of doing a dissertation, a number of opportunities and challenges were identified by the fellows for fellow trainee researchers. There was a clear trend of dissertation titles on MSK pain management and interventions with less attention to rehabilitation procedure and appliances. Identified opportunities include cooperative attitude of the trainers and mentors in the department and there were wide research areas with vast sample population. Time allocation and funding were the biggest barriers for research works during training period. BCPS to support on research methodology, fund placements and to catalyze with other institutes to ensure a reasonable level comfort for research works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS), is a constitutional professional academic organization that confers Fellowship (FCPS) and Membership (MCPS) in various specialties in the field of medicine. As a part of evaluation system, BCPS is responsible for continued improvisation of quality assurance process of the Dissertations/Thesis out of a quality research of global standard. On the occasion of golden Jubilee celebration, an effort to document the gradual progression of the system of learning and performing a research and publishing the results by fellows is made through this article. A sub-committee of 6 members assigned by BCPS Journal committee in a group meeting decided to search BCPS library for dissertations and Thesis, dissertations and thesis database of Research and Training Monitoring Department (RTMD), college office for related documents and websites to collect data regarding evolution of thesis/dissertation of BCPS and other institutions at home and abroad. The purpose of this narrative is to describe the evolution of the Dissertation/Thesis at the BCPS, Dhaka. Until January 2022, a total of 12,575 dissertations and 355 Thesis have been accepted by BCPS. Year wise distribution of outcomes of submitted dissertations from 2010-2022 and thesis submission rate in different specialties are promising. Over the last 50 years, there have been many revisions to the Dissertation submission and assessment guidelines. Funding for research, Mandatory training, training of the trainers, Specialty wise log-book and gradual introduction of regular monitoring of training and research, e-log book, thesis defense all are the few components of evolution of thesis/dissertation over the years. BCPS council and Research and Training Monitoring Committee (RTMC) strongly believe that there is always room for improvement in the quality assurance process for the research work leading to Thesis submission. This will pave the way for research, publication of articles in renowned journals and collaborative works in future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research is a fundamental factor for the development and improvement of any area of study, however, the English Language Teaching (ELT) undergraduate programs in Mexico usually fail to promote research in their schools. This is the case of the ELT the undergraduate program of the Escuela de Lenguas, Campus Tapachula in the Autonomous University of Chiapas (UNACH as for its initials in Spanish), where little is known by the school about the organizational pattern of the submitted theses by trainees. This is a descriptive study that seeks out to reveal how these are structured in the Escuela de Lenguas, Campus Tapachula. This research is going to be carried out by applying questionnaires to trainees, graduates, thesis-supervisors, and members of the reading committee and conducting a documentary analysis of the theses submitted from 2012 to 2019 to detail how they are structured. It was discovered that most of the theses are composed of four chapters, yet most of the participants agree on the theses of five chapters. According to the results obtained, two different outlines were designed varying in the number of chapters and the elements included in each one.

Students as researchers need valuable resources related to their fields such as theses / dissertations. Open access should be supported by Educational and Research institutes and faculty members so the information is easily available to scholars, scientists and students. However, some of the educational and research centers refuse to make their theses and dissertations available, and they announce a variety of reasons for this lack of access. By identifying these reasons, this research tries to eliminate them. For this purpose, first, according to the results of previous researches, a list of factors influencing open access to theses and dissertations were extracted. Then, in order to complete and finalize the mentioned list, the impact of these factors has been investigated using Delphi method and questionnaire tool. In this research, Delphi panel consists of 14 faculty members of educational and research institutes in Tehran who have been selected by purposeful sampling method. The results show that the factors of laws and regulations, social impact, information technology, authorchr('39')s credibility, observability, perceived awareness, attitude toward open access, self-confidence in knowledge dissemination, controllability, perceptual compatibility and culture influence on open access to theses and dissertations.

The objective of this work is to identify the benefits and challenges of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) through the analysis of postgraduate scientific research on the subject in Brazil. For this, the bibliometric and systematic study method of the Theses and Dissertations indexed in three online catalogs was used, namely: University of São Paulo Library (USP), Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BTDT) and the Theses and Dissertations from Capes Catalog (CAPES). 494 studies were found, but only 18 theses and 37 dissertations brought the FSC to the center of discussions and were available for online consultation. The BTDT database showed the most studies, 36 in total, eleven theses and twenty-five dissertations. Among the main keywords listed in the works, stand out: forest certification, forest management, forest management and environmental impact. Finally, in view of the presentation of the results, the authors believe that there is a lot to evolve about the studies about the FSC, in view of the small and recent publication found, in addition to the various challenges to be overcome by certification. The main limitations of this article are the consideration of only 3 Brazilian databases, which generated the repetition of some studies and the definition of the keyword "FSC", which generated a large number of results, but several studies were not aligned with the proposal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Necatibey Faculty of Education Electronic Journal of Science & Mathematics Education is the property of Balikesir University, Necatibey Faculty of Education and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The annual survey of graduate programs in family and consumer sciences at U.S. universities and colleges was conducted during the summer of 2021. The goal was to compile a listing of theses and dissertations completed in 2020 in family and consumer sciences. Representatives at institutions with identified family and consumer sciences programs were e‐mailed requests for information regarding completed theses and dissertations. Twenty‐five institutions reported a total of 137 theses and 174 dissertations completed in 2020. This report includes the submitted information on theses and dissertations separated into 16 subject categories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The annual collection of graduate student degree completion and research was initiated with an e‐mail to 165 universities and colleges in the United States in June 2021. This invitation requested information on family and consumer sciences graduate programs, specifically degrees and research completed in 2020. Twenty‐five institutions responded reporting a total of 137 master's theses, 174 doctoral dissertations, and 578 non‐thesis master's degrees completed in family and consumer sciences in 2020. This article reviews the degree completion as well as trends in topics of theses and dissertations completed within family and consumer sciences programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyses the citation patterns of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations between 2005 and 2014 in the Faculty of Engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). The analysis included establishing the types of materials, differences between resources used across the departments within the faculty, the journals referenced most frequently and the holdings of such titles by the library and lastly the age, language and country of publication of journal articles referenced. The study used a bibliometric approach using various indicators to analyze the citation patterns. The conclusion of the study shows that both masters' and doctoral students are utilizing resources provided by the library and that the most used resources were journals, followed by books. The study is unique in that it provides a pattern of how both masters' and doctoral students cite resources in their studies. It is also important in that it provides CPUT Libraries with information on how well utilized its resources are as well as pointing to possible areas of strengthening the holdings. The study concludes that together with other approaches, citation analysis still remains one of the most important tools to assess the usefulness of library holdings for postgraduate students' research activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Theses are among the first-hand scientific and research resources that have a dedication page. The main purpose of this study is to examine the audience of dedication pages of the academic and seminary theses presented after the Islamic Revolution. Methodology: The research method was library one. Data were collected through observation and Note-taking of three important dissertation databases: IranDoc, Islamic Information and Documentation Center, and National Library and Archives of Iran. 522 dedication letters were collected from 600 dissertation titles related to 77 seminary and higher education centers. In terms of the number of higher education centers or seminaries studied, most centers are located in the provinces of Tehran (14), Isfahan (9) and Qom (8), and in terms of the number of dissertations, the most studied dissertations are related to higher education centers or seminaries in the provinces of Isfahan (162), Qom (130) and Tehran (117). About 99% of the studied dissertations were defended or presented between 1995 to 2015, 331 titles (63.41%) by men and 191 titles (36.59%) by women, 127 titles (24.33%) in the seminaries and 395 titles (75.67%) in the universities. Findings: About 85% of the theses have the dedication page among which postgraduate and undergraduate theses are the most. Non-profit university theses, Payam-e-noor, and Public university theses have the most dedication pages, respectively. Most dedication pageshave two audiences; on average, each dedication is dedicated to three. Women have more audiences than men. About 6% of the dedications are related to the thesis topic. 72% of the audience is from family and relatives, with first degree relatives being mother (31.46%), father (29.58%), spouse (16.24%) and child (7.32%) respectively. 13% of the audience are Imams (AS), which are Imam Zaman (32.31%), Prophet Muhammad (13.33%), and Imam Ali (12.82%), respectively. About 15% of the dedications are also dedicated to other scientific, religious, cultural, social, political and other groups and personalities, such as professors, teachers (20.72%), martyrs (10.81%), Imam Khomeini and friends (9.01%) and scholars of the Islamic world (8.56%) are the most frequent. Mother (31.46%), father (29.58%), wife (16.24%) and child (7.32%), respectively, have the most relationship with the author. These results, while originating from the word of God and the Imams of the Infallibles (A.S.), as a positive culture respecting and appreciating the efforts of parents has been expressed as a religious, human and moral duty. It also shows the deep connection of children with parents in Iranian culture and families. Conclusion: The thesis topic has less influence on the author's mind for dedicating the thesis. Honor and appreciation of the writers for the hard work of parents reflects the religious culture and deep connection of children with parents in Iranian families. The love of Imams (AS) and waiting for Appearance of Imam Mahdi are the concerns of the young scholars of Islamic Iran. In general, theses writers believe in the teachings of Islam, especially theology, and are interested in defending the values of the Islamic Revolution (martyrs and leaders), and this is a very important spiritual and religious capital that the leaders of the Islamic community and their families should do their utmost to preserve, protect, and celebrate such ventures and to promote, honor these kinds of minds. Researchers can also develop and promote this cultural, religious, and social communication channel through in-depth scrutiny of the various aspects of dedications. Collecting, subject organizing, and disseminating dissertation dedicationscan also be effective in providing a template and encouraging students to write a dedication page as a vehicle for communication and expressing emotional and human emotions and creating vitality. Also, collecting, thematically arranging and publishing dissertation dedication pages can be effective in providing a model and encouraging students to write a dedication page as a vehicle for communication and expression of emotional and human feelings and creating vitality. This type of work is very effective in strengthening family relations and human as well as Islamic teachings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the requirements of graduate students is a thesis or a dissertation as their final academic requirement. It is a crucial task for the teachers who are studying in the graduate school to choose research topics, identify research design and decide what output will be developed as an off-shoot or contribution of the study. In this article, researchers have conducted a thorough content analysis of the completed theses and dissertations of masters and doctorate students in Filipino programs. The researchers found out that the research outputs are instructional materials like books, modules, lesson plan, dictionary, and other printed materials. The findings gave the researchers the idea to develop a proposed extension activity in Filipino. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Student research is an important pedagogical feature across the higher education lifecycle. Postgraduate taught (PGT) student research has received limited attention in the context of the diverse nature of the PGT cohort. Using Activity Theory, PGT student research is explored from the perspectives of differently motivated Master's students: students studying to progress to doctoral study and students studying a professional Master's to progress in their current career path. Similarities, differences, tensions and contradictions are analysed, revealing new conceptualisations of Master's research. The outcome of student research, the Dissertation, emerges as a recurring tension within the analysis. A call for a new dialogue on the applicability of the Dissertation for a diverse PGT cohort is made, as the traditional Dissertation may not best meet the needs of professional Master's students. The need to find better ways to disseminate PGT research is identified, given the potential for contribution to knowledge and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction Writing a thesis or dissertation during a postgraduate medical or surgical training is a part of curriculum, which is considered a major component of training during residency. We aimed to analyze and find out the fate of thesis of our residents, their outcome, and impact. We have also evaluated the reasons for not publishing the thesis in a peer-reviewed paper. Methods This study was conducted at a neurosurgical department of a premier training institute. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for the topics of thesis and names of residents to find out whether any paper was published similar to topic of thesis. The faculties and residents were also personally contacted to evaluate the publication status of their thesis. A questionnaire was sent to the students who did not publish their thesis to find out the reasons for not submitting for publication. Results Total 56 residents submitted 85 thesis. The conversion rate to peer-reviewed publication was 32.5%. There was decreasing trend of conversion to publication over 10 years. The most common reasons for not publishing was a bad design of study, or deemed worthless for publication. Conclusion Conversion rate of thesis to paper is poor. In addition to writing thesis, candidates should be encouraged to have publications in indexed journal as full-length articles. Such publications carry more significance in long-term career of a resident.

Students as researchers need valuable resources related to their fields such as theses/ dissertations. Open access should be supported by educational and research institutes and faculty members so that information is easily available to scholars, scientists and students. However, some of the educational and research centers refuse to make their theses and dissertations available, and they announce a variety of reasons for this refusal of access. By identifying these reasons, this research tries to eliminate them. For this purpose, first, according to the results of previous researches, a list of factors influencing open access to theses and dissertations were extracted. Then, in order to complete and finalize the mentioned list, the impact of these factors has been investigated using Delphi method and questionnaire tool. In this research, Delphi panel consists of 14 faculty members of educational and research institutes in Tehran who have been selected by purposeful sampling method. The results show that the factors of laws and regulations, social impact, information technology, author’s credibility, observability, perceived awareness, attitude toward open access, self-confidence in knowledge dissemination, controllability, perceptual compatibility and culture have influence on open access to theses and dissertations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In June 2020, representatives at 166 universities and colleges in the United States were contacted requesting information on family and consumer sciences graduate programs, specifically completed thesis and dissertation titles. Twenty‐five universities and colleges responded reporting a total of 214 theses, 195 dissertations, and 409 non‐thesis master's degrees completed in family and consumer sciences. Historically, the field of family and consumer sciences has researched interdisciplinary topics with the goal of improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities. The topics highlighted by the submitted titles demonstrate that this historical tradition is still true as it relates to graduate student research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The data set accompanying theses is a valuable intellectual property asset, both from the viewpoint of the PhD student, who can procure employment and build publications and research grants from the work for years to come, and the university, which owns the data and has invested in the work. However, the data set has generally not been captured as a finished product in a similar manner to the published thesis. A course has been developed which walks PhD students through the process of identifying an archival data set, selecting a repository or long term storage location, creating metadata and documentation for the data package, and the deposit process. A pre- and post assessment has been designed to ascertain the level of data literacy the students gain through curating their own dataset. PIs for the projects have input into the repositories and metadata standards selected. The university thesis office was consulted as the course was developed, so that accurate procedures and practices are reflected throughout the course. This first of a kind class is open to students of any discipline at a Research-1 university. The resulting mixture of data types creates a unique course every time it is offered.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the problems of the thesis implementation process and dissertations of the students of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of Tehran University and to provide some solutions to the existing problems. The present study was conducted in the framework of qualitative approach with phenomenological method. The research field was the University of Tehran and the participants were 8 postgraduate students and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Tehran. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using the George method in five steps. Research findings showed that graduate students' perceptions of students' problems in the process of their thesis and dissertation were divided into 7 general themes including student problems or individual factors (9 themes), professors' problems (10 themes), macro community problems (8 themes), Includes bureaucratic problems (8 sub-themes), problem selection (2 sub-themes), material problems (3 sub-themes) and implementation problems (2 sub-themes).

The data set accompanying theses is a valuable intellectual property asset, both from the viewpoint of the PhD student, who can procure employment and build publications and research grants from the work for years to come, and the university, which owns the data and has invested in the work. However, the data set has generally not been captured as a finished product in a similar manner to the published thesis. A course has been developed which walks PhD students through the process of identifying an archival data set, selecting a repository or long term storage location, creating metadata and documentation for the data package, and the deposit process. A pre- and post assessment has been designed to ascertain the level of data literacy the students gain through curating their own dataset. PIs for the projects have input into the repositories and metadata standards selected. The university thesis office was consulted as the course was developed, so that accurate procedures and practices are reflected throughout the course. This first of a kind class is open to students of any discipline at a Research-1 university. The resulting mixture of data types creates a unique course every time it is offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article is to share ideas from professors who are teaching graduate courses and advising graduate students. Also, the information could benefit graduate students and anyone who is thinking about earning a graduate degree. Each of the professors stated that an experience during their graduate studies helped them develop their teaching and advising style. Professors discussed the importance of including ethical behavior in their graduate courses and described approaches for including the information. One professor discussed obtaining a graduate degree completely online. The need to meet frequently with graduate students when they are working on their theses or dissertations was noted. Whether or not an adviser should include their graduate students as authors on their own publications was discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Present study is conducted with the aim of studying the agreement of Persian abstracts and graduate theses of engineering courses of Tabriz University during 1984-1999 with international standards of ISO-214. The statistical population of this study is 342 titles for the ISO-214 standard, which relates to 4 faculties and 21 engineering disciplines. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Chi test, Phi and Cramer tests) methods and Excel 2010 software and SPSS version 22 were used. Also, one checklist for the investigation of ISO 214 was implied. The results of this study showed that among faculties, the Faculty of Civil Engineering with an average of 81.95% is more consistent with the ISO- 214 components. In the ISO 214 standard, the relevant components in the Soil and Fundamental Engineering, Surveying and Geomatics Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering have been observed respectively with a mean of 86.29%, 85.55%, and 84.75% higher than the other studied disciplines. among the 15 components of ISO -214 that were examined, components of the use of "verbs and pronouns in the third form" with a total of 100%, the "bibliographic information component in the abstract page" with an average of 98.75%, and the "existence of a keyword" with an average of 98.52% are in agreement with ISO-214 standards. The mean observance of the components of ISO 214 was 78.72%, which greatly compliance with the ISO 214 standard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Representatives at 164 universities and colleges in the United States were contacted in June 2019 requesting information on theses and dissertations from family and consumer sciences graduate programs. A total of 33 universities and colleges responded to the request reporting 250 theses, 167 dissertations, and 682 non‐thesis master's degrees were completed in the area of family and consumer sciences from the reporting universities and colleges. Graduate research topics continue to include the breadth, depth, and interdisciplinary nature of the field of family and consumer sciences and the ability of our research to improve lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The annual survey of graduate programs in family and consumer sciences at U.S. universities and colleges was conducted in summer 2019. The goal was to compile a list of theses and dissertations from all areas of family and consumer sciences completed in 2018. E‐mails requesting information regarding completed theses and dissertations were sent to institutions with identified family and consumer sciences programs. A total of 33 colleges and universities responded to the request for information. In 2018, 250 theses and 167 dissertations were completed. The following report includes the information provided by institutional respondents by subject category. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discourse surrounding the pedagogy of undergraduate information literacy sessions is robust and plentiful, but graduate students in research-oriented degrees also need a strong understanding of disciplinary resources throughout the coursework stage of their programs. Library sessions guided by ACRL's Framework help to scaffold graduate students' knowledge of the current scholarly information landscape and how to navigate this landscape effectively and efficiently. In addition, these sessions establish the significance of the literature review in identifying subject epistemologies, paradigms, methodologies, and theoretical approaches. For graduate students, this provides an opportunity to conceptualize how to employ the presented material in the context of their research ideas. At our institution, we present information literacy sessions for graduate students enrolled in research methods courses prior to starting their theses and dissertations. Based on our experiences conducting individual research consultations with graduate students and our discussions with faculty who supervise graduate students' theses and dissertations, we developed a set of elaborative interrogation questions regarding the literature review process. Elaborative interrogation, as an instructional strategy, has been widely used in education, but its potential has hardly been explored in the context of information literacy instruction. We embed these questions throughout the sessions to help students develop a mental framework for the purpose of a literature review as it relates to the development of a thesis or dissertation. The purpose of adding these elaborative prompts is to engage students metacognitively, making them aware of the research process with the information presented during the session, and it helps them to acknowledge the iterative nature of literature review process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To know the perception of young ophthalmologists about their dissertation and academics during residency training in order to improve the research output during present residency programs in India. Methods: A survey was conducted by Academic and Research Committee of the All India Ophthalmological Society, the world's second largest ophthalmic professional's organization, in 2014–2016 of young ophthalmologists (those who completed residency between 2005 and 2012) to gauge usefulness of dissertation or thesis during postgraduate residency. Results: There were 1005 respondents, of whom 531 fulfilled inclusion criteria. On a scale of 0–10, residents rated level of supervision of their dissertation as adequate (mean 5.9/10, standard deviation [SD] = 3.1, median = 6). The level of infrastructure available was for dissertation rated as 5.9/10 (median = 7, SD = 3.1), and 6.2/10 was the score that residents said about value added by the dissertation (median = 7). The dissertation was presented at local (33.5%), state (28.1%), national (15.4%), and international (4%) levels. Students, not supervisors, did most of the local and state level presentations. It was published in some forms at local 210 (39.5%), state (140, 26.4%), national (94, 17.7%), and international (39, 7.3%) levels. On a scale of 0–4, seminars (3/4) and case presentations were (3/4) rated higher than didactic lectures (2.2/4), journal clubs (2.2/4), and wet laboratory (1.1/4). Conclusion: Peer-reviewed publications from Indian residency training dissertations were few. Residents felt dissertation added value to their training, but there was a huge range among the responses. Journal clubs and wet laboratories were not graded high in academic programs, unlike seminars and case presentations.

Introduction Writing a thesis or dissertation during a postgraduate medical or surgical training is a part of curriculum, which is considered a major component of training during residency. We aimed to analyze and find out the fate of thesis of our residents, their outcome, and impact. We have also evaluated the reasons for not publishing the thesis in a peer-reviewed paper. Methods This study was conducted at a neurosurgical department of a premier training institute. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for the topics of thesis and names of residents to find out whether any paper was published similar to topic of thesis. The faculties and residents were also personally contacted to evaluate the publication status of their thesis. A questionnaire was sent to the students who did not publish their thesis to find out the reasons for not submitting for publication. Results Total 56 residents submitted 85 thesis. The conversion rate to peer-reviewed publication was 32.5%. There was decreasing trend of conversion to publication over 10 years. The most common reasons for not publishing was a bad design of study, or deemed worthless for publication. Conclusion Conversion rate of thesis to paper is poor. In addition to writing thesis, candidates should be encouraged to have publications in indexed journal as full-length articles. Such publications carry more significance in long-term career of a resident. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]