A Bibliometric Analysis of the Academic Influences of and on Evaluation Theorists' Published Works

Autor/inn/en	Heberger, Anne E.; Christie, Christina A.; Alkin, Marvin C.
Titel	A Bibliometric Analysis of the Academic Influences of and on Evaluation Theorists' Published Works
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 31 (2010) 1, S.24-44 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214009354120
Schlagwörter	Multidimensional Scaling; Journal Articles; Bibliometrics; Educational Theories; Literature Reviews; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Utilization; Use Studies; Citation Analysis; Citations (References); Evaluation Research; Influences; Scientific and Technical Information; Electronic Libraries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrdimensionale Analysis; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Bibliometrie; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Benutzerschulung; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; Evaluationsforschung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek
Abstract	As is the case with other fields, there is motivation for studying the impact that the body of evaluation theory literature has within and outside the field. The authors used journal articles written by theorists included on the evaluation theory tree by Alkin and Christie (2004; Christie & Alkin, 2008) and published in the Web of Science, an online academic database, as a data source to address the questions: "What fields of knowledge do evaluation theorists draw upon in their publications?" and "What fields draw upon the published articles of evaluation theorists in their work?" The bibliometric analysis of 731 journal articles published by evaluation theorists shows that evaluation is an intellectual field that is strongly informed by psychology and education, as well as a range of other subjects. There are some consistencies in the publishing patterns of the theorists across the three branches of the theory tree (methods, use, and valuing), but multidimensional scaling maps show that each branch also exhibits a distinctive character of its own. References to a random sample of 500 articles from a subset of 9 theorists indicate that these theorists were cited not only in the areas that they themselves cite, but also in areas beyond where they routinely publish. (Contains 7 tables, 5 figures, and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10