History education research in Türkiye: A bibliometric analysis based on WOS and Scopus data (2000-2023)

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 236 - 259, 25.10.2024

Erkan Bozkurt

https://doi.org/10.17497/tuhed.1460199

Abstract

This study aims to exhibit a bibliometric analysis of history education research in Türkiye. A total of 127 documents from 70 sources indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases in the years 2000-2023 were used in the analysis. The analysis provides a review of history education research in Türkiye by identifying the dynamics of research by presenting a wide in-depth knowledge concerning the periodical process, current situation, and future directions. Since 2006, history education studies in Türkiye have become more visible in the relevant databases. The annual increase rate of the studies was determined as 8.49 percent. Among the 127 documents accessed, research articles are the most common with a total of 104 articles. From the analysis, it could be said that history education research in Türkiye is mostly conducted in Turkish journals and by Turkish authors. Compared to international literature in history education, studies on ‘historical consciousness’ in Türkiye that were indexed in WOS and Scopus databases were found to be rare in the analysis. Despite this, it is observed that new approaches have started to be studied within the framework of concepts such as 'oral history', 'postmodernism', and 'museum education' in history education studies originating from Türkiye that were indexed in WOS and Scopus databases. In the analysis, it has been observed that although academic studies in qualified databases originating from Türkiye in the field of history education are not sufficient, they have been on an increasing trend in recent years.

Keywords

History education , philosophy of education , epistemology , bibliometric analysis , Türkiye

Türkiye'deki tarih eğitimi araştırmaları: WOS ve Scopus verilerine dayanan bibliyometrik bir analiz (2000-2023)

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Türkiye'deki tarih eğitimi araştırmalarının bibliyometrik bir analizini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Analizde 2000-2023 yılları arasında Web of Science ve Scopus veri tabanlarında indekslenen 70 kaynaktan toplam 127 doküman kullanılmıştır. Analiz, dönemsel süreç, mevcut durum ve gelecekteki yönelimlere ilişkin geniş ve derinlemesine bir bilgi sağlayarak araştırmanın dinamiklerini belirlemek suretiyle Türkiye'deki tarih eğitimi araştırmalarının bir incelemesini sunmaktadır. 2006 yılından bu yana Türkiye'deki tarih eğitimi çalışmaları ilgili veri tabanlarında daha görünür hale gelmiştir. Çalışmaların yıllık artış oranı yüzde 8,49 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Erişilen 127 doküman arasında araştırma makaleleri toplam 104 makale ile en yaygın olanıdır. Analizden, Türkiye'deki tarih eğitimi araştırmalarının çoğunlukla Türkiye kaynaklı dergilerde ve Türk yazarlar tarafından yürütüldüğü söylenebilir. Uluslararası tarih eğitimi literatürü ile karşılaştırıldığında, Türkiye'de WOS ve Scopus veri tabanlarında indekslenen 'tarih bilinci' konulu çalışmaların nadir olduğu görülmüştür. Buna rağmen, WOS ve Scopus veri tabanlarında indekslenen Türkiye kaynaklı tarih eğitimi çalışmalarında 'sözlü tarih', 'postmodernizm' ve 'müze eğitimi' gibi kavramlar çerçevesinde yeni yaklaşımların çalışılmaya başlandığı görülmektedir. Yapılan analizde, tarih eğitimi alanında Türkiye kaynaklı nitelikli veritabanlarındaki akademik çalışmaların yeterli olmamakla birlikte son yıllarda artış eğilimine girdiği gözlemlenmiştir.

Keywords

Tarih eğitimi , Türkiye , eğitim felsefesi , epistemoloji , bibliometrik analiz

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