The comparison of turkey and england doctoral programs

The purpose of this study is to determine the general characteristics of the doctoral programs conducted in the field of educational science in England, to compare with Turkey and to offer some suggestions for doctoral programs in Turkey. In this study, the comparative education method was used, and the data was collected by interviewing five Turkish doctoral students studying in England and examining websites of University College London, University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. In the data collection process, interview and document review techniques were utilized. A semi-structured interview form consisting of 10 questions was developed by the researcher and implemented to doctoral students. The websites were analyzed in the context of document analysis. Descriptive analysis and content analysis were used when analyzing data. As a result, significant differences were found between England and Turkey doctoral programs in terms of the student admission process, courses, teaching-learning process, and the approach of thesis advisors.