A Bibliometric Exploration of the Qualitative Research Literature in Distance Education Using a Network Approach

Autor/inn/en	Wolf, Sara E.; Andrzejewski, Carey E.; Clark, Dwayne A.; Forney, Kristine N.
Titel	A Bibliometric Exploration of the Qualitative Research Literature in Distance Education Using a Network Approach
Quelle	In: American Journal of Distance Education, 34 (2020) 4, S.290-305 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Forney, Kristine N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-3647
DOI	10.1080/08923647.2020.1811569
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Scholarship; Bibliometrics; Network Analysis; Case Studies; Learning Theories; Journal Articles; Electronic Learning; Distance Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Scholarships; Stipendium; Bibliometrie; Netzplantechnik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht
Abstract	Following repeated calls to ground the research surrounding distance education in theory, we engaged in a bibliometric exploration of the extant literature in order to determine the degree to which the field has been responsive to these calls. We focused on describing the trends -- theoretical as well as methodological -- of recent (2014-2018) qualitative scholarship in distance education, and we used network methods to explore connections within published work, established theories, and qualitative methodologies. We found that distance education researchers using qualitative research methods were likely to characterize their work as case study. We also found that although the field has been responsive to the critique that the work has been atheoretical, that response has produced a broad rather than focused foundation for research in distance education. That is, many individual studies are theoretically grounded, but the field has not identified a cohesive theoretical foundation. Appendices available: https://aub.ie/AJDE_DETheoryApp (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01