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ANSWERING THAT PROVERBIAL QUESTION: HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU BE IN SCHOOL?

A Master’s Thesis

by

UMUT SAĞLIKLI

Department of

........................................................

İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University Ankara

September 2016

ANSWERING THAT PROVERBIAL QUESTION: HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU BE IN SCHOOL?

A Ph.D. Dissertation

by

UMUT SAĞLIKLI

Department of

........................................................

İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University Ankara

September 2016

ANSWERING THAT PROVERBIAL QUESTION: HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU BE IN SCHOOL?

The Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences of

İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University

by

UMUT SAĞLIKLI

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF …………………………………

THE DEPARTMENT OF

……………………………………………………………. İHSAN DOĞRAMACI BİLKENT UNIVERSITY

ANKARA

September 2016

ANSWERING THAT PROVERBIAL QUESTION: HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU BE IN SCHOOL?

The Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences of

İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University

by

UMUT SAĞLIKLI

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ………………………………………..

THE DEPARTMENT OF

……………………………………………………………. İHSAN DOĞRAMACI BİLKENT UNIVERSITY

ANKARA

September 2016

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ABSTRACT

THE AGONY OF THESIS WRITING: A HISTORY

Sağlıklı, Umut

Ph. D., Department of …………………………

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Neşe Dinç Co-Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mert Mutlu

September 2016

This thesis analyzes the process of writing a thesis in a historical context. Neck cramps, writer's block, frustration and hysteria will be discussed alongside inspired prose, and completed final drafts. The thesis will also trace the history of doctoral requirements and will seek to answer questions such as why we need A4 size paper, who first set the left margin at four centimeters, and the origins of the abstract itself. Maximum 250 words and 5 keywords that are written in alphabetical order.

Keywords: Left Margin, Thesis Format, Thesis Writing

ÖZET

TEZ YAZMANIN IZDIRABI: BİR TARİHÇE

Sağlıklı, Umut

Doktora, ……………………………………………

Tez Danışmanı: Prof. Dr. Neşe Dinç

2. Tez Danışmanı: Prof. Dr. Mert Mutlu Eylül 2016

Bu çalışma, tez yazım sürecini tarihsel bir çerçeve içinde incelemiştir. Tezin, boyun ağrıları, geçici zihin kaybı, umutsuzluk ve sinir krizlerinin yanısıra, ilham perisinin katkılarıyla ortaya çıkan son taslağı tartışılmıştır. Bu çalışma, doktora derecesi için gerekli koşulların tarihsel sürecini araştırmaya, neden A4 boyutlu kağıt kullanıldığı, sol kenar boşluğununilk kez kim tarafından 4cm olarak belirlendiği ve özet sayfasının kökeni gibi soruları yanıtlamaya çalışılmıştır. En fazla 250 kelimedir. En çok 5 anahtar kelime seçilmeli ve alfabetik sıra ile yazılmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Sol Kenar, Tez Formatı, Tez Yazımı

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT	iii

ÖZET	iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS	vii

LIST OF TABLES	ix

LIST OF FIGURES	x

CHAPTER I:	INTRODUCTION	1

CHAPTER II: POLICY DIVERGENCE AND TRADITIONAL

RESEARCH	5

Background of a Contrast: Divergence of Long-Term Care Outputs in Rural and Industrial States	5

The Contrast and Its Causes	8

Traditional Studies and the Failure to Provide a Plausible Explanation	13

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY, RESEARCH PARADIGMS, AND THE ANALYTIC FRAMEWORKS GOVERNING

BASIC ASSUMPTIONS	16

Rationale for the Research Methods	16

Empirical Data and Their Collection	18

Data Analyses	23

Quantitative analysis	38

Qualitative analysis	39

3.3.2 Discussion	42

CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION	47

REFERENCES	51

APPENDICES

DATA RELATIVE TO CHAPTER 1	53

DATA RELATIVE TO CHAPTER 3	64

LIST OF TABLES

Revenues for Selected Municipalities (in millions)	48

Population and Household Growth, Major Urban

Centers of Turkey	49

Populations Living in Slums and Spontaneous Settlements,

Selected African Cities	51

LIST OF FIGURES

Population Decreases by Country: 1983-1993	28

Urbanized Areas and Major Floating Settlements in

Hong Kong	30

Capital City Pollution Index, 1982-1994 (July averages)	40