Pathology of Academic Research Using Anatomical Mixed Method (The Case of Literature and Humanities, and Theology Fields)

The present study aims to diagnosis the academic research in the humanities and theology fields.
Based on research aims and data collection, research method is applied and anatomical mixed method respectively. All final year graduate students as well as supervisors have made the population of the study from them 105 students and 39 supervisors are selected via classified random sampling method and using Kerjeci and Morgan's (1995) Table. To collect the data, research questionnaire consist of 31 items in first phase and structured interview in second phase.
The results showed that students and supervisors considered the selection of thesis title as the most important diagnosis in planning phase, Low attention to time table and schedule and also lack of interaction between students and supervisors as the most important diagnosis in implementation phase, linking research results as a diagnosis of development phase, and finally lack of awareness of students about thesis evaluation criteria as a most important diagnosis in thesis defense.
The authors of the article conclude that all the factors identified in the study effect on the way of theses guidance and will cause to prefer unscientific criteria to scientific criteria and Poor quality arises on published theses and papers as a problem and issue.