International Journal of Educational Research Review www.ijere.com 486 Investigation of Research on Educational Decision Making: A Content Analysis Study Mehmet Nesip Öğün 1 , Serdar Yurtsever 2 , Burak Demir 3 , Yücehan Yücesoy 4 ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received 11.11.2020 Received in revised form 22.10.2021 Available online 01.12.2021 The aim of this study is to examine the studies published in Google Scholar, ERİC, EBSCO, Messenger science, Web Of Science, Science DirectSpringer Nature, IndexCopernicus indexes in the last 6 years by comparing them within the specified variables and examining them with content analysis method. This analysis was carried out according to six main criteria, in light of which the years of publication of the researches will be looked at according to the languages they are published, the methods they use, the number of authors, the distribution of authors by their gender and their distribution according to bibliography ranges. In the last 6 years, the words decision making and decision making in education have been scanned and the data has been collected in the indexes determined in the collection of the data. In the analysis part of the data, the studies obtained were separated in Excel pages according to the criteria and interpreted by painting with percentage and frequency distributions. ©IJERE. All rights reserved Keywords: 1 Decision making, educational decision making, education, organizational decision making INTRODUCTION Many times in our lives, we have to choose between alternatives to the actions we do or are about to take. The selection process begins with the creation of at least two alternatives, the process processes and one of the alternatives is selected. This selection process is one of the simplest definitions of decision making. The decision-making process is so closely linked to our lives that sometimes we make decisions without even realizing that we have made a decision. Decision-making; In the General Turkish Dictionary of the Turkish Language Institution, the meaning of the word decision is the following statement; It is defined as "definitive judgment given with consideration about a job or problem" (TDK, 2021). Decision-making is considered a cognitive process that results in an idea or movement being selected from other possible options. Whether or not each decision-making process results in a move, it necessarily presents a final choice. To define it, decision-making is when the decision-makers determine alternatives according to their preferences and values and choose from them. Decision-making can be seen as a problem solving process that results in a satisfactory solution. Since this process is based on personal and/or publicly known information, the result may be logical or illogical (Gucray,2001) An important function for all people and the intellectual final stage that shapes their actions is decision-making. People make a wide variety of decisions throughout their lives and as a result of these decisions they try to live their lives for better or worse. All decisions made can be of different level and importance to the person. The decisions made can be the result of individual thinking or group negotiations. Whether the result is the result of individual or group decisions; When making decisions, people have to review how the decisions made will affect them and other individuals and organizations (Kıral,2015; Karagöz,2018; Karagöz,2021a; Karagöz, 2021b; Yucesoy, Demir, Baglama, Bastas & Oznacar,2020). When people shop, want to have children, they are constantly faced with the function of selection to achieve their goals such as university selection process and so on. This selection function is a decision event. The verdict is that you can't it is a choice between two or more suitable alternatives. Since the decision expresses a result, it is seen as a single event and can mislead individuals in this aspect. However, when the decision maker announces the decision, it refers only to the outcome of a process. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze this process well by focusing on the process until the decision is made rather than the decision made (Adair, 2000). Different characteristics of individuals have an effect on decision-making behaviors. Complex situations make decision-making very difficult. This process can become a stress factor for the individual. At the same time, the complexity of this decision negatively affects the decision-making of the individual (Avşaroglu & Ure, 2007). In order for the individual to make healthy decisions, cognitive processes need to be processed. 1 mehmet.ogun@akun.edu.tr ; orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-1341; Rector University of Mediterranean Karpasia, North Cyprus, Mersin 10- Turkey, 2 serdar.yurtsever@akun.edu.tr ; orcid.org/0000-0003-2260-1416 ;Vice Rector University of Mediterranean Karpasia, North Cyprus, Mersin 10-Turkey 3 burak.demir@akun.edu.tr; orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-7333; Department Of Instıtute Of Socıal Scı ences University of Mediterranean Karpasia, North Cyprus, Mersin 10- Turkey 4 yucehan.yucesoy@neu.edu.tr; orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-3130; Department of Classroom Teaching, Ataturk Faculty of Education, Near East University, North Cyprus, Mersin 10- Turkey