Data-Mining Journals and Books: Using the Science of Networks to Uncover the Structure of the Educational Research Community

Autor/inn/en	Carolan, Brian V.; Natriello, Gary
Titel	Data-Mining Journals and Books: Using the Science of Networks to Uncover the Structure of the Educational Research Community
Quelle	In: Educational Researcher, 34 (2005) 3, S.25-33 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-189X
Schlagwörter	Educational Research; Educational Researchers; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Information Technology; Literature Reviews; Networks + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Erziehungswissenschaftler; Erziehungswissenschaftlerin; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	To investigate the process through which the educational research community can become more vibrant and cohesive, the authors of this article ask: How can the numerous networks that constitute the field of educational research be analyzed in an effort to understand and influence the pattern through which knowledge of educational phenomena are exchanged? The authors contend that understanding these complex networks will illuminate the dynamic processes through which community members identify with one another, researchers collaborate, and ideas connect--three social processes that shape replication and generalization efforts. The authors outline three ways in which examining the field's members and products can be used to move closer to the ambitious yet attainable goal of establishing an academic community that exchanges information in ways that allow others to confirm, extend, and generalize research findings. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10