تغير اتجاهات الدراسات العليا الحضرية في العراق

Abstract

Abstract

The changing in trends of postgraduate studies in urban Geography of Iraq

The current research highlight on the importance of studying quantitative and qualitative change in trends of postgraduate studies in urban Geography of Iraq and its impact on the development of geographical thought, to achieve this target,  It has been followed the inductive method and the philosophical analytical approach that based on the analysis and criticism processes to reach the goals of the research, through field survey for the productions of masters dissertations and doctoral theses of the Urban Studies thesis in Iraq, distributed on the main universities in Iraq as follow :Baghdad University ( 91 study), Mustansiriya University (15 study), Basra University (9 study), and Mosul University (7 study),  for the period from 1970 to 2010.

By using tables and drawing charts that help to interpret and analyse the results, the following conclusions have been achieved:

• Through the sample size, which is (122) masters dissertations and doctoral theses distributed on the main universities (Baghdad, Mustansiriya, Basra, Mosul) for a period of time (from 1970 to 2010) ,It have been found that the University of Baghdad, is the first quantitative  of productive rates  with a percentage (48%) Master's and (28%) Ph.D., followed by the University of Mustansiriya by (8%) Master and (4%) PhD, and then the University of Basra (5%) Master and (2%) PhD and the University of Mosul (4%) Master and (1%) PhD.
• There are qualitative changes in urban studies in Iraq and the Baghdad University is the first in a qualitative change due to the large number of its productions in urban studies, and then the University of Mustansiriya, Basra and Mosul, where that was reflected on the evolution of urban geographical thought.
• The presence of quantitative and qualitative changes in the universities contributed to develop of urban studies in Iraq and thus the development of geographical thought studies.

the main reason of the limitation in the productions of theses and dissertations in both Basra and Mosul Universities are because of what has happened from stealing and burned their libraries many times.in 2003 And not because of the productivity of its researchers, which led to the decline the scientific productivity