Dear Researchers,
We invite you to apply for the PhD Dissertation Award presented annually by EYEDDER in memory of Prof. Dr. Kadir Beycioğlu. If you have written a doctoral thesis in the field of educational administration at a university based in Turkey and successfully defended it in 2025, you are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline:
15 February 2026
Award Recipient – 2026
TBA
Award Recipients in Previous Years
Dr. Hilal Çalmaşur
Advisor – Prof. Dr. Serkan Koşar, Gazi Unversity
Thesis Title – An assessment on the organizational obsolescence of public universities according to the views of academics
Dr. Begüm Gürgen
Advisor – Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlknur Şentürk, Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Thesis Title – Turkey’s Education System: An Analysis in the Context of Foucault’s Techniques of Power
Dr. Su Ertürk
Advisor – Prof. Dr. Serkan Koşar, Gazi Unversity
Thesis Title – The School’s Identity Construction in the Context of Social Constructivism: A Grounded Theory Study
Dr. Mehmet Küçükçene
Advisor – Prof. Dr. Murat Özdemir, Hacettepe University
Thesis Title – An Examination of the Field of Educational Administration in Turkey from an Identity Perspective
Dr. Yurdagül Doğuş
Advisor – Prof. Dr. Figen EREŞ, Gazi University
Thesis Title – Phenomenological study of organizational peace and its relationship with school effectiveness
Dr. Köksal Banoğlu
Advisors – Prof. Dr. Münevver Çetin, Marmara University & Prof. Dr. Ruben Vanderlinde
Thesis Title – Multivariate Analysis of School Principals’ Technology Leadership Competencies, Learning School Environment, and Schools’ Social Network Structures
Okul müdürlerinin teknoloji liderliği yeterlikleri, okullardaki örgütsel öğrenme ortamı ve örgüt-içi sosyal ağ yapıları arasındaki ilişkinin çok yönlü analizi
Dr. Emre Sönmez
Advisor – Prof. Dr. Ferudun Sezgin, Gazi University
Thesis Title – Culture of Learning in Effective Schools: A Case Study
Etkili okullarda öğrenme kültürü: Bir durum çalışması