An Analysis of Scientific Publication Trends in Educational Policy Research

Mehmet Yaşar Kılıç

doi:10.33418/education.1799239

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EĞİTİM POLİTİKASI ARAŞTIRMALARINDA BİLİMSEL YAYIN EĞİLİMLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, eğitim politikası alanındaki bilimsel literatürü bibliyometrik yöntemler aracılığıyla kapsamlı biçimde incelemeyi; yayın eğilimleri, tematik yönelimler, iş birliği ağları ve coğrafi katkılar üzerinde odaklanmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bibliyometrik analiz, literatürün yapısal örüntülerinin, disiplinler arası bağlantılarının ve entelektüel kümelenmelerinin ortaya çıkarılmasında güçlü bir araç olarak kullanılmaktadır. Web of Science veri tabanında başlık alanında “education policy” anahtar kelimesi kullanılarak ve Education Educational Research kategorisiyle sınırlandırılarak toplam 4.953 makaleye ulaşılmıştır. Elde edilen veri seti, yıllık yayın artışı, en çok atıf alan yazarlar ve dergiler, anahtar kelime kümeleri ile kurumlar ve araştırmacılar arasındaki iş birliği ağlarının değerlendirilmesi amacıyla VOSviewer yazılımı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, özellikle 2015 yılından sonra yayın sayısında dikkat çekici bir artış yaşandığını göstermektedir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Birleşik Krallık ve Avustralya gibi ülkeler alandaki merkezî konumlarını korurken, Çin, Hindistan ve Brezilya’nın giderek daha fazla katkı sağlayan ülkeler olarak öne çıktığı belirlenmiştir. En çok atıf alan çalışmaların ağırlıklı olarak sosyal adalet, yükseköğretim politikaları, dijital yönetişim, eğitimde eşitsizlikler ve veriye dayalı karar verme gibi temalar üzerinde yoğunlaştığı görülmüştür. Anahtar kelime kümelenmeleri ise alanın çok katmanlı yapısını ortaya koyarak, eğitim politikası araştırmaları ile pedagoji, sosyoloji ve ekonomi disiplinleri arasındaki etkileşimi göstermektedir. Bu doğrultuda çalışma, eğitim politikası literatürünün giderek daha küresel, çok merkezli ve ağ temelli bir araştırma alanına dönüştüğünü ortaya koymakta; araştırmacılara kuramsal yönelimler, metodolojik yaklaşımlar ve uluslararası iş birliklerinin geliştirilmesi bakımından kapsamlı bir yol haritası sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Bibliyometrik analiz, atıf analizi, eğitim yönetimi, eğitim politikaları, eğitim reformu.

Ethical Statement

Araştırma, kamuya açık veriler kullanılarak yürütülmüş olup herhangi bir insan katılımcıya ait veri içermemektedir. Bu nedenle etik kurul onayı gerekmemiştir. Çalışma kapsamında kişisel verilere yer verilmemiş ve etik açıdan herhangi bir sakınca doğurabilecek bir durum söz konusu olmamıştır.

An Analysis of Scientific Publication Trends in Educational Policy Research

Abstract

This study aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the scientific literature on educational policy through bibliometric methods, focusing on publication trends, thematic orientations, collaboration networks, and geographical contributions. Bibliometric analysis is employed as a powerful tool for uncovering the structural patterns of the literature, its interdisciplinary linkages, and intellectual clustering. A total of 4,953 articles were retrieved from the Web of Science database using the keyword “education policy” in the title field and limited to the Education Educational Research category, and the dataset was analysed with VOSviewer software to assess annual publication growth, the most cited authors and journals, keyword clusters, and collaboration networks across institutions and researchers. The findings reveal a striking increase in publication output after 2015; while countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have retained central positions, China, India, and Brazil have emerged as rising contributors. Highly cited studies were found to focus mainly on themes such as social justice, higher education policy, digital governance, educational inequalities, and data-driven decision-making, and keyword clustering highlights the multilayered nature of the field, demonstrating the interplay between policy research and the disciplines of pedagogy, sociology, and economics. In this regard, the study shows that the literature on educational policy has been evolving into an increasingly global, multi-centred, and network-based domain, offering researchers a comprehensive map to guide theoretical orientations, methodological approaches, and international collaborations.

Keywords

Bibliometric analysis, citation analysis, educational administration, educational policies, educational reform.

Ethical Statement

The research was conducted using publicly available data and does not involve any human participant data. Therefore, ethical approval was not required. The study does not include personal data or any conditions that could give rise to ethical concerns.

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