Öz
Bir makalenin yayımlanması ve atıf alması açısından doğru başlık yazımı önemli bir değişkendir. Bu bağlamda bu araştırmada eğitim bilimleri alanında yayımlanan uluslararası indeksli makalelerin başlıkları içerik ve biçim açısından incelenmiştir. Doküman analizi, Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan 800 makale ve başlığın araştırmacılar tarafından literatüre dayalı olarak belirlenen kriterlere göre incelenmesiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. İçerik-başlık uyumu konusunda elde edilen verilere SPSS 27.0 programından faydalanılarak istatistiksel analizler yapılmıştır. Bulgular, makalelerin cümle yapılarının yayımlandıkları dergilerin menşei ülkelerine göre farklılaştığını göstermiştir. Ayrıca, etki faktörü yüksek olan dergilerin başlıklarının metodolojik eğilimlerini daha net verdiği tespit edilmiştir. Etki faktörünün, potansiyel başlık standartlarına ulaşma ve kelime sayısı ile doğrusal ve orta düzeyde ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Dergilerin Q değerlerine göre yapılan analizde, potansiyel içerik standartlarının Q1 dergilerin lehine anlamlı bir şekilde farklılaştığı görülmüştür. Dergiler için yapılan fark analizine göre başlık potansiyel standartları açısından dört dergi arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur. Ortalamalara göre Review of Educational Research (Q1), Eğitim ve Bilim (Q4), Educational Researcher (Q1) ve Pedagogy (Q4) şeklinde bir sıralama ortaya çıkmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar kapsamında araştırmacılara bilimsel çalışmalar için başlık oluşturmada yol gösterecek bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Başlıklar, Akademik yazım, Doküman analizi, Eğitim araştırması
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