A Bibliometric Analysis-Based Comprehensive Review - Evolution of educational research topics

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EVOLUTION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TOPICS A
BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS-BASED COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes,
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Today's Discussion
In brief
Introduction
Methodology
Network construction and topic development
analysis
Identifying core topics and analysis of thematic
changes
Conclusion
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In brief

• Education research is often interdisciplinary and
  multidisciplinary in nature. According to Google
  Scholar, 9 fields are closely connected to
  education among the 51 disciplines classified as
  social sciences.
• Because education research is interdisciplinary
  and diverse, it is difficult for academics to
  identify the general growth of individual themes
  within the discipline.
• The key contribution of this blog is the
  quantitative methodological systematic research
  design for assessing current themes and the
  evolution of review education research , which
  is highly diverse and includes a significant
  volume of publications.

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Introduction

• Education research involves several different
  areas and many scholars and academic
  publications. Among the 51 social science
  disciplines classified by Google Scholar, nine
  are directly related to education early
  childhood education, educational administration,
  educational psychology counselling, educational
  technology, and teaching teacher education.
• A search on the Web of Science yielded 10,510
  papers under "Education Educational Research,"
  3,937 papers under "Education, Scientific
  Disciplines," and 1,423 papers under "Education,
  Special" in 2016.
• As a result, research articles on education are
  interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, making
  it difficult for academics and policymakers to
  have a complete understanding of the advancement
  of scientific study on the subject (Huang, Cui,
  et al.2020)

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Figure 01 Methodological frameworks
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Methodology

• The following are the particular phases of our
  strategy (as summarized in Figure 1) for
  analyzing the evolution of research trends in the
  field of bibliometric analysis education

• Gather data on journal publishing. Here, we use
  key education publications as our primary data
  source to comprehend the research frontiers in
  education and core research issues. Tutors India
  has also chosen publications on education
  economics, ethics, educational review, vocational
  education, comprehensive journals, etc. All
  publications published in these journals between
  2000 and May 2018 were downloaded.
• Build keyword co-occurrence networks.
  Bibliometrics frequently use keywords to identify
  research material, primary subjects, and
  method/technology employed in a particular field.
  Keyword co-occurrence networks to identify and
  analyze the distribution and evolution of
  essential subjects in education research.

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As a result, a keyword co-occurrence network
depicts the relationship between these terms in
the form of a network mapthe technique using
VOSviewer to create keyword co-occurrence
networks that reflect the state of education
research.
Examine trending topics in educational research
based on the density distribution of keyword
co-occurrence networks. Again, the density
distribution of a keyword co-occurrence network
effectively indicates how well or poorly a
specific study topic has been explored over time
(Fornaciari, C. J., Hwang, A. (2016).
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Figure 02 Keywords co- Occurrence network
density distribution map (2000-2007) Huang,
Cui, et al.2020
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Network construction and topic development
analysis

• Based on the acquired data, Tutors India created
  keyword co-occurrence networks and analyzed the
  major subjects.

• This blog uses keyword co-occurrence networks to
  discover and analyze the distribution and
  evolution of important educational research
  topics.
• Publication keywords indicate research subjects
  because keyword frequency alone cannot accurately
  depict the distribution of essential topics and
  the interaction between keywords.

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Identifying core topics and analysis of thematic
changes

• This paper identifies research ideas in education
  based on the density distribution of the keyword
  co-occurrence network. Using VOSviewer to build
  the density map of the keyword co-occurrence
  network, each node in the co-occurrence network
  has a colour that relies on the density of items
  at that place.

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• Topic evolution analysis of the overall
  development trends in education research topics
  from 2000 to 2017 shows that the core research
  topics have remained relatively stable. However,
  there have been changes in the composition of
  these topics, and specific topics have shown
  increasing popularity compared to others.
• All three stages of education research included
  five essential topics interactive learning
  environments and teaching/learning techniques
  (blue) human capital and educational finance
  (yellow) teacher education (purple) higher
  education (green) equity and social justice
  (red) (Hallinger, P., Chen, J. (2015).

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Conclusion

• This study provides a bibliometric-based topic
  analysis in education research. It collects
  relevant literature, builds keyword co-occurrence
  networks, and analyses the whole field of
  education research by analyzing network density
  changes at each development step.
• According to the findings, education research
  has shown some continuity over time, with five
  main topics running through the various stages of
  development interactive learning environments
  and teaching/learning strategies, human capital
  and educational finance, teacher education,
  higher education, and equity and social justice.
• The other four subjects have been more volatile,
  progressing from less targeted issues to
  secondary core topics and eventually to core
  topics.

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