Abstract:

Dissertations and master thesis are very important component of the scientific information in the field of special education. These studies provide very useful and valuable information for teachers, researchers, practioners and service providers.

The purpose of the present study is to review master and doctoral dissertations in the field of special education carried out in Turkey. Within this context 193 master and 48 doctoral dissertations about intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders were found and analyzed according to five categories. These five categories are, subject of the study, method, and target group, the university in which the study carried out and type of the study.

The results will be given with frequency and percentages about the categories. The trend in the field of intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, research requirements, strong and weak side of the studies, suggestions for future research and implementations for the field will be shared with participants.

Keywords:

review, special education, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, master thesis, dissertation.