Irrelevant, Overlooked, or Lost? Trends in 20 Years of Uncited and Low-Cited K-12 Online Learning Articles

Autor/inn/en	Arnesen, Karen; Walters, Shea; Borup, Jered; Barbour, Michael K.
Titel	Irrelevant, Overlooked, or Lost? Trends in 20 Years of Uncited and Low-Cited K-12 Online Learning Articles
Quelle	In: Online Learning, 24 (2020) 2, S.187-206 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2472-5749
Schlagwörter	Educational Trends; Citation Analysis; Elementary Secondary Education; Online Courses; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Blended Learning; Foreign Countries; Rural Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsentwicklung; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	In this study, we analyzed a subset of uncited or low-cited articles from the data reported in Arnesen, Hveem, Short, West, and Barbour (2019), who examined the trends in K-12 online learning articles from 1994 to 2016. We identified 62 articles that had 5 or fewer citations, and analyzed them for trends in authorship, publication outlets, dates of publication, and topics that could help explain their low citation numbers. We also analyzed topics to see what contribution they might have made and can still make to the field of K-12 online learning. We found that the majority of these articles had been published in many different, less well-known journals. We also found that these articles may have attracted fewer readers because they addressed topics that seemed to have a narrow focus, often outside of the U.S. The articles were also authored by both well-known researchers in the field, as well as a number of one-time authors. What we did not find were articles that were uninteresting, poorly researched, or irrelevant. Many of the articles described and discussed programs that grappled with and overcame some of the same challenges online learning still faces today: issues of interaction, community, technology, management, etc. Some of the early articles gave interesting insights into the history of K-12 online learning, especially as it involved rural learners and programs. Others addressed less mainstream but still interesting topics such as librarians in online learning, cross-border AP history classes, policies that helped or hindered the growth of online learning, and practical considerations of cost and access. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01