A Content Analysis on the Journal of Research in Educational Administration & Leadership

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 12, 111 - 147, 25.09.2022

Çiğdem Ayanoğlu

https://doi.org/10.29064/ijma.1018310

Öz

The aim of this study is to examine the publication profile of the journal through content analysis according to various parameters of the articles published in the journal of Research in Educational Administration & Leadership (REAL). The research is a qualitative research conducted as a case study. The articles published in the journal up to April 2021, which started publication in 2016, form the sample of the research. The data obtained by examining 90 articles in the sample in terms of year of publication, subject, research approach, sample, method, model/design, data collection methods, data analysis methods, number of authors, the institutions of the authors, the countries of the authors, the titles of the authors, the number of articles by the authors in the journal, the number of citations, self-citations of the authors, self-citations of the journal, number of citations, average evaluation time of the journal parameters were analyzed using content analysis. With the detailed findings obtained as a result of the research, the determination of the current publication characteristics, the journal identity, trends, development level and a section of the educational administration discipline specific to the journal at a micro level In this study, the identity of the field of educational administration at the macro level was tried to be determined. Suggestions were made to take strategic decisions for the next issues regarding the development process of the journal.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, REAL, Educational Administration, Content analysis

Teşekkür

I would like to thank Hacettepe University Educational Sciences faculty member Assoc. Prof. Nihan Demirkasımoğlu, who contributed to the study with her valuable opinions and constructive feedback by examining the study within the scope of Hacettepe University Educational Administration Doctorate Program 2020-2021 Spring Semester Educational Administration and Supervision Research (EYP727) course.

Research in Educational Administration & Leadership Dergisi Üzerine Bir İçerik Analizi

Öz

Bu çalışmada Research in Educational Administration & Leadership (REAL) dergisinde yayımlanan makalelerin çeşitli parametreler doğrultusunda içerik analizinin yapılarak derginin yayın profilinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, durum çalışması deseninde yürütülen nitel bir araştırmadır. 2016 yılında yayın hayatına başlayan derginin 2021 Nisan ayına kadar yayımlanmış olan makalelerinin tamamı araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma grubunda yer alan 90 makalenin yayımlanma yılı, konu alanı, araştırma yaklaşımı, örneklemi, yöntemi, model/deseni, veri toplama teknikleri, veri analiz teknikleri, yazar sayısı, yazarlarının görevli oldukları kurumlar, yazarlarının görevli oldukları kurumların bulundukları ülkeler, yazarlarının unvanları, yazarlarının dergideki makale sayıları, atıf sayısı, yazar öz atıf sayısı, dergi öz atıf sayısı, aldığı atıf sayısı, dergi ortalama değerlendirme süresi parametreleri açısından incelenmesi ile elde edilen veriler içerik analiz tekniği ile çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen ayrıntılı bulgular ile Türkiye’de eğitim yönetimi alanında yayın yapan, uluslararası indeksler tarafından dizinlenen ve alana önemli derecede katkı sağlayan derginin mevcut yayın özelliklerinin, oluşturduğu dergi kimliğinin, eğilimlerinin, gelişim düzeyinin ve dergi özelinde eğitim yönetimi disiplininin bir kesitinin mikro düzeyde belirlenmesi ile makro düzeyde eğitim yönetimi alanının kimliği belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Derginin gelişim sürecine ilişkin sonraki sayıları için stratejik kararların alınması yönünde önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Research in Edcational Administration and Leadership, REAL, Eğitim Yönetimi, İçerik Analizi

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