Examining Academic Procrastination Behaviors of Graduate Students in Thesis Writing

Erkan Aydemir; Elvan Yıldırım

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Examining Academic Procrastination Behaviors of Graduate Students in Thesis Writing

Authors:

Erkan Aydemir | Elvan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Sakarya University

Main Topics:

Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri

Journal:

Sakarya Üniversitesi İktisat Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.138-162

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328407

pISSN:

2147-0790

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Abstract:

 In this study, it is aimed to examine the factors that negatively affect the thesis writing process of postgraduate doctoral students of Sakarya University Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, and in this context, the reasons for the academic procrastination behaviors of the students during the thesis writing process. The research is important in terms of providing suggestions and raising awareness to postgraduate doctoral thesis students that will support them in making their thesis processes more productive. It is also important because the subject has been researched in limited numbers. In the study, the inductive research approach was used, the qualitative research method was used as the research method, and the phenomenology pattern was used as the research design, and the criterion sampling method was used within the scope of purposeful sampling. Interview technique was used as the data collection method. In the research, in-depth interviews were conducted with 8 graduate students through a semi-structured interview form. The data obtained were evaluated by reading and thematic analysis, which is a qualitative data analysis method that involves looking for patterns in the meaning of the data to find themes. As a result of the research, it was determined that postgraduate doctoral students exhibited academic procrastination during the thesis writing process, and this situation created stress and anxiety in them, and they applied methods such as time management and planning to overcome this. In addition, it has been stated that the excessive administrative workload of academics creates a negative situation for them, and suggestions for the solution of this situation are given as a result of the research.

 In this study, it is aimed to examine the factors that negatively affect the thesis writing process of postgraduate doctoral students of Sakarya University Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, and in this context, the reasons for the academic procrastination behaviors of the students during the thesis writing process. The research is important in terms of providing suggestions and raising awareness to postgraduate doctoral thesis students that will support them in making their thesis processes more productive. It is also important because the subject has been researched in limited numbers. In the study, the inductive research approach was used, the qualitative research method was used as the research method, and the phenomenology pattern was used as the research design, and the criterion sampling method was used within the scope of purposeful sampling. Interview technique was used as the data collection method. In the research, in-depth interviews were conducted with 8 graduate students through a semi-structured interview form. The data obtained were evaluated by reading and thematic analysis, which is a qualitative data analysis method that involves looking for patterns in the meaning of the data to find themes. As a result of the research, it was determined that postgraduate doctoral students exhibited academic procrastination during the thesis writing process, and this situation created stress and anxiety in them, and they applied methods such as time management and planning to overcome this. In addition, it has been stated that the excessive administrative workload of academics creates a negative situation for them, and suggestions for the solution of this situation are given as a result of the research.

 In this study, it is aimed to examine the factors that negatively affect the thesis writing process of postgraduate doctoral students of Sakarya University Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, and in this context, the reasons for the academic procrastination behaviors of the students during the thesis writing process. The research is important in terms of providing suggestions and raising awareness to postgraduate doctoral thesis students that will support them in making their thesis processes more productive. It is also important because the subject has been researched in limited numbers. In the study, the inductive research approach was used, the qualitative research method was used as the research method, and the phenomenology pattern was used as the research design, and the criterion sampling method was used within the scope of purposeful sampling. Interview technique was used as the data collection method. In the research, in-depth interviews were conducted with 8 graduate students through a semi-structured interview form. The data obtained were evaluated by reading and thematic analysis, which is a qualitative data analysis method that involves looking for patterns in the meaning of the data to find themes. As a result of the research, it was determined that postgraduate doctoral students exhibited academic procrastination during the thesis writing process, and this situation created stress and anxiety in them, and they applied methods such as time management and planning to overcome this. In addition, it has been stated that the excessive administrative workload of academics creates a negative situation for them, and suggestions for the solution of this situation are given as a result of the research.

 Bu çalışmada, Sakarya Üniversitesi SAÜ Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri ÇEEİ Bölümü lisansüstü doktora öğrencilerinin tez yazma sürecini negatif etkileyen unsurların neler olduğunun ve bu kapsamda tez yazma sürecinde öğrencilerin gösterdikleri akademik erteleme davranışlarının nedenlerini incelemek amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma, lisansüstü doktora tez öğrencilerine tez süreçlerini daha üretken bir süreç oluşturmalarında onlara destek olacak öneriler sunmak ve farkındalık yaratmak anlamında önemlidir. Konunun sınırlı sayıda araştırılmış olması açısından da ayrıca önemlidir. Çalışmada tümevarımsal araştırma yaklaşımı, yöntem olarak nitel araştırma yöntemi, araştırma deseni olarak da olgu bilim deseni kullanılmıştır. Amaçlı örnekleme kapsamında ölçüt örnekleme yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Veri toplama yöntemi olarak da görüşme mülakat tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla 8 lisansüstü öğrenciyle derinlemesine görüşme yapılmıştır. Görüşme sonrası edinilen verilerin dokümantasyonu yapılarak yazılı hale getirilmiş, araştırmacı tarafından defalarca okunarak ve temaları bulmak için tematik analiz yoluyla değerlendirilmeler yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda lisansüstü doktora öğrencilerinin tez yazma süresince akademik erteleme davranışı sergilediklerini bu durumun kendilerinde stres ve kaygı durumu oluşturduğunu bunu aşmak için zaman yönetimi, planlama gibi yöntemler uyguladıkları saptanmıştır. Ayrıca akademisyenlerin aşırı idari iş yükünün de onlar için negatif durum oluşturduğu belirtilmiş bu durumun çözümüyle ilgili öneriler de araştırma sonucunda verilmiştir.

Article Details

Examining Academic Procrastination Behaviors of Graduate Students in Thesis Writing

Authors:

Erkan Aydemir | Elvan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Sakarya University

Main Topics:

Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri

Journal:

Sakarya Üniversitesi İktisat Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.138-162

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328407

pISSN:

2147-0790

Graduate Students

Postponement

Academic Postponement

Graduate Doctoral Students.Lisansüstü Öğrenciler

Erteleme

Akademik Erteleme

Lisansüstü Doktora Öğrencileri.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Erkan Aydemir | Elvan Yıldırım

Publisher: Sakarya University

Main Topics: Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri

Journal: Sakarya Üniversitesi İktisat Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.138-162

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001328407

pISSN: 2147-0790

Issues

Authors:

Erkan Aydemir | Elvan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Sakarya University

Main Topics:

Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri

Journal:

Sakarya Üniversitesi İktisat Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.138-162

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328407

pISSN:

2147-0790