scholarly journals Worldwide Trends in Bilingual Education Research: A Half-Century Overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
María del Mar Sánchez-Pérez ◽  
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Network Cluster ◽  
The Us ◽  
Number Of Publications

Despite the wealth of studies on bilingual education, there is a dearth of meta-research on the worldwide development and trends of this area of investigation over the past few decades. The occupation of this gap allows scholars to take stock of current states of research, get overviews of the contributions made to the field, foresee future research trends, and identify research needs and gaps that may be addressed in future investigation. This study analyses the evolution and trends of bilingual education research during a 50-year period (1969–2018) from a bibliometric perspective. The results show a steady increase in the number of publications, and was exponential in the last decade, mainly in the form of research articles, which makes bilingual education a truly consolidated and increasingly evolving research field. The US is the leading country with respect to the number of publications, affiliations, and sponsors, followed, primarily, by some other North American (e.g., Canada), European (e.g., UK and Spain), and Asian (e.g., China) countries, as well as Australia. There is a large research network cluster led by the US involving intercontinental interaction among institutions from Europe, Asia, and, to a lesser extent, South America. However, a scant level of internationalisation of scholars publishing works on bilingual education was observed, with most author collaboration being limited to different US institutions. The most influential authors belong to institutions from the US, Canada, Spain, and Israel, and, to a lesser extent, Australia. The main research topics in the field depend on the contexts and include regulations of language institutions, bilingual education models, language skills, pedagogical strategies, education levels, and ages, among others. These results may contribute to the identification of new research needs and therefore, to the development of future directions in bilingual education research.

Collaborative Remembering in Dementia: A Focus on Joint Activities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars-Christer Hydén ◽  
Mattias Forsblad
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Do So ◽  
Dementia Diseases

In this chapter we consider collaborative remembering and joint activates in everyday life in the case of people living with dementia. First, we review past research of practices that scaffolds the participation of persons with dementia in everyday chores under different stages of dementia diseases. We do so by suggesting three analytical types of scaffolding: when the scaffolding practices (i) frame the activity, (ii) guide actions, or (iii) are part of repair activities. Second, we review two aspects of collaborative remembering that are especially important in the case of dementia: training of scaffolding practices, and the sustaining and presentation of identities through collaborative storytelling. Finally, theoretical and methodological tendencies of the research field are summarized and future research needs are formulated.

scholarly journals Managing information on the physical education research field: Bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-226
Author(s):  
Mateusz Tomanek ◽  
Andrzej Lis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Emerging Topics

Background and Study Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the development of scientific production and to map thematic coverage of research in physical education. The research process is focused on the following study questions: (1) how has the research productivity developed in the physical education research field?, (2) who are the main contributors (countries, universities, authors, source titles) to the amassing research output in the field?, (3) what are the leading thematic areas attracting the most attention of the academia?, (4) what are the emerging topics in the research field? Material and Methods: The Scopus database was used as a source of bibliometric data for the research sampling process. The research sample (N=9,224) consisted of the publications including the phrase ‘physical education’ in their titles. In order to achieve the aim of the study, we employed bibliometric methods i.e. research profiling and keywords co-occurrence analysis. We conducted general publication profiling to assess the trends in scientific production and to recognize leading contributors to the research field. We applied keywords co-occurrence analysis in order to identify and explore major thematic areas as well as emerging topics within the research field. VOSviewer software was used to support the analysis process and visualize the findings. Results: The study shows that physical education is a well-established research field with a long tradition. In the 2010s, it has received an increasing attention of academia which resulted in breakthrough growth in the number of publications indexed in Scopus. The amassing research output is distributed over 26 subject areas. Social Sciences, Medicine and Health Professions are the subject areas grouping the highest number of publications. The leading contributors to the research field are: the most productive country – the United States, the most productive research institution – Loughborough University, the United Kingdom, the most prolific author – David Kirk from the University of Strathclyde, the United Kingdom, the first choice source title – Teoriya i Praktika Fizicheskoy Kultury. Within the physical education research field, there are identified five leading thematic clusters related to: (1) physical education didactics, (2) physical activity of school pupils, (3) physical education of adolescents, (4) human motor competence, (5) physical activity of adults. Emerging topics include the following issues: (1) physical education teachers and their training/education, (2) physical education in the tertiary education context, (3) physical education in the secondary education context. Conclusions: The study contributes to better understanding of development patterns in research on physical education. It provides an added value for managing information on scientific productivity in the research field. Through discovering leading thematic areas and emerging topics within the research field, the study points out the issues important both for further research and development of theory as well as for educational and business practice.

Mapping Evaluation, Appraisal and Stance in Discourse (2000–2015): A Bibliometric Analysis

Glottotheory ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 31-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Lei Lei ◽  
Le Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
Evaluative Dimension ◽  
Heterogeneous Nature ◽  
Number Of Publications

AbstractThe present study employs a bibliometric analysis to examine the research trends in the field of evaluation, appraisal and stance. The bibliometric information of publications between 2000 and 2015 was retrieved from the Web of Science SSCI Core Collection database. The indicators analyzed include the number of publications by year, most frequently explored topics, most cited works, major individual contributors, publication venues, distribution among countries/regions and institutions. Our findings showed that the annual publications increased dramatically, revealing an upward trend in this research field. The results concerning the most frequently addressed topics suggested that EAP has been a fruitful domain in terms of the evaluative dimension of discourse. Besides, future research will feature more discipline-specific and language-specific empirical studies and comparative cross-linguistic studies. Pedagogical applications of evaluation research also need to be explored. Citation results indicated that the groundbreaking monographs in this field generate the highest citation counts, and that the most cited works cover a variety of sub-fields of linguistics, which may further prove the heterogeneous nature of the evaluative dimension of language.

scholarly journals A Scientometric Overview of Global Dinoflagellate Research

Publications ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Carlos Yure B. Oliveira ◽  
Cicero Diogo L. Oliveira ◽  
Marius N. Müller ◽  
Elizabeth P. Santos ◽  
Danielli M. M. Dantas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Number Of Publications

Understanding the evolution of scientific literature is a critical and necessary step for the development and strengthening of a research field. However, an overview of global dinoflagellate research remains unavailable. Herein, global dinoflagellate research output was analyzed based on a scientometric approach using the Scopus data archive. The basic characteristics and worldwide interactions of dinoflagellate research output were analyzed to determine the temporal evolution and new emerging trends. The results confirm that dinoflagellate research output, reflected in the number of publications, is a fast-growing area since the mid-1990s. In total, five research subareas emerged using a bibliometric keywords analysis: (1) “symbiosis with coral reefs”, (2) “phylogeny”, (3) “palynology”, (4) “harmful algal blooms” and (5) “nutrition strategies”. Dinoflagellate publications were modeled by fish production (both aquaculture and fisheries) and economic and social indexes. Finally, directions for future research are proposed and discussed. The presented scientometric analysis confirms that dinoflagellate research is an active and important area with focus on mitigating economic impacts, especially in regard to fish production.

Profile of modeling and simulation research published in the Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navonil Mustafee ◽  
Korina Katsaliaki ◽  
Thibaut Le Forsonney ◽  
Saikou Diallio
Keyword(s):  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Simulation Research ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Aggregate Analysis ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
The Us ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Country Specific

The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS) publishes peer-reviewed articles in modeling and simulation (M&S) in the application area of military and defense. We profile literature published in JDMS from 2012 to 2016. Over 150 contributed and special issue papers appeared in a total of 20 issues of the journal during this period. Our analysis includes the contribution of the authors and their respective universities/departments using measures such as total papers published, count of unique authors in an institution, and authors with the most number of publications; it recognizes the geographical diversity of the authors’ affiliations by presenting country-specific data. The analysis takes into account the contribution made by researchers, practitioners and military personnel and their relative seniority. We identify the most cited papers and present an aggregate analysis of contribution by research field. We also identify the top funding sources that are acknowledged by the authors. Our findings show the predominance of US in research related to defense M&S. This includes the US-based affiliation of a significant proportion of JDMS authors and the concentration of US-specific bodies that fund defense-related research.

scholarly journals A Review and Comprehensive Analysis of the Performance of University – Construction Industry Collaboration

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 763-774
Author(s):  
Ziad Al-Gsim ◽  
Aslan Amat Senin ◽  
Mohd Effandi Bin Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Industry Growth ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Number Of Publications

University–construction industry collaboration (UIC) has become an essential part of driving innovation and fostering construction industry growth. Measuring the performance of such collaboration is an emergent field of study that is scattered through the current literature. This study aims to identify the UIC performance indicators advocated by the top-cited references, and map UIC performance indicators in the context of the state of Qatar. The present research evaluated the literature related to measuring the performance of UIC, considering publications in selected scientific databases over the period of 2004 – 2020. The publications were obtained through a search of the Science Direct, Emerald Insight, Scopus, Web of Science, Springer Link, SAGE, Research Gate, and Taylor & Francis Online databases. Keywords used in searching for publications included university, construction industry, business, cooperation, collaboration, relation, performance, and measurement. The findings were discussed and confirmed in the context of Qatar’s education and innovation ecosystem through semi-structured interviews with two renowned scholars who are involved in UIC. The study revealed that both universities and the construction industry are increasingly focused on measuring the performance of collaboration through specific performance indicators. The results show that both universities and the construction industry share some interests when it comes to four key performance indicators. These performance indicators are (1) the number of registered patents, (2) the number of patent applications, (3) the number of innovations (process/marketing/product/organisational), and (4) the number of publications. This study contributes to a general understanding of measuring UIC performance and defining trends in this research field. It also highlights research limitations and provides an arena for future research in the field. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091688 Full Text: PDF

US-Japan workshop on geotechnical aspects of recent earthquakes

1996 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-127
Author(s):  
K. J. McManus
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering ◽  
The Us ◽  
Recent Earthquakes ◽  
Full Copy

The US-Japan Workshop on Geotechnical Aspects of Recent Earthquakes was held at the Kansai Kenshu Centre, Osaka, Japan on 22-24 January 1996. The objectives of the workshop were to summarise lessons learned from the Lorna Prieta, Northridge, and Kobe earthquakes, to identify ongoing research needs, to summarise available data, and to identify areas of possible co-operation for future research. The society was invited to send a representative from New Zealand with observer status provided that person present a report summarising current and ongoing research on geotechnical earthquake engineering within New Zealand. The author was selected to be the New Zealand observer and the summary report accompanies this article. Thirty two participants attended from the US and thirty from Japan including most of the well known, active researchers from the two countries. A complete list of participants is given in Appendix A. The draft workshop report, with contributions from many of the participants, is summarised below. A full copy of the report is held by the author.

scholarly journals Trends in Publications on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Over the Past 40 Years on PubMed

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 232596711985688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivas B.S. Kambhampati ◽  
Raju Vaishya
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Yearly Average ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Number Of Publications

Background: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most commonly operated ligament of the knee. Details on the top journals, universities, and authors on the topic would be helpful to identify the sources of information for clinical and research queries as well as to observe trends for future research and identify universities/authors of particular interest for training or to follow their research. Purpose: To consolidate information from PubMed on the ACL from 1979 to 2018, spanning 40 years. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A search of the PubMed database was conducted for the ACL, and 18,696 articles published over the past 40 years were analyzed for further details. These details included the number of publications per year, top 10 journals publishing on the ACL, top 10 first authors publishing articles on the ACL, and number of articles published with specific keywords. Data were also sought from the Scopus database regarding the top universities and countries publishing on the ACL. The coauthorship of articles and co-occurrence of terms in titles were also analyzed using VOSviewer. Results: There was a steady increase in the yearly average number of publications from 1979 to 2018. The top journal and top author publishing on the ACL were The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Freddie H. Fu, respectively. The most articles published by a first author were by K. Donald Shelbourne. Time-based links of Dr Fu to other authors were represented as VOSviewer output. Most occurrences of specific keywords in the title were also studied and listed. The United States was the most published country, and 8 of the top 10 universities that published were from this country. Conclusion: There has been a steady increase in the number of articles published in PubMed since 1979. It appears that interest on the topic of the ACL has not decreased or stabilized but rather increased significantly over the past few years. This article quantifies the increased interest and could act as a baseline for future studies to compare.

scholarly journals Medical Education Research Trends, 1989–2018: A Bibliometric and Social Network Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanjun Li ◽  
Desheng Huang ◽  
Peng Guan ◽  
Chunhe Liu ◽  
Jin zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Medical Education Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Innovation ◽  
Medical Education Reform ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background We are now in the third generation of medical education reform. To fully grasp this transformation, we need to identify the field’s knowledge structure. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis to discover the general publication statue during the last three decades (1989–2018) with an eye for identifying prolific institutions, core journals, international collaboration, and the evolution of key themes.Methods We retrieved 15,329 papers from the Web of Science Core Collection database that were published between 1989 and 2018 , and we analysed them to determine prolific institutions, core journals, institutional collaboration statue, and hot spots of research. R studio, SciMAT, and VOSviewer were jointly applied. For a better understanding of thematic evolution in the field, we split the study period into three sub-periods with equal time spans.Results We discovered that, worldwide, scholars are increasingly attracted to research on medical education. Medical Education is the most prolific journal in the field. While the US publishes an overwhelming proportion of the most relevant papers, articles published by the UK are, on average, most frequently cited. We identify five key research centres based on the most prolific academic institutions, and our analysis of relevant collaborations reveals that international collaboration is common. The hottest themes during each sub-period are revealed and how they evolve across different time spans are also detected.Conclusions This bibliometric study identifies the scientific structure of medical education research over the past three decades. Ultimately, it may help scholars identify new topics and future research challenges in this field and, moreover, highlight meaningful evidence for policymakers in the field of medical teaching innovation.

Understanding Limited Use of Amplification in Infants and Children Who Are Hard of Hearing

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. McCreery ◽  
Elizabeth A. Walker ◽  
Meredith Spratford
Keyword(s):  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
In Infants And Children

The effectiveness of amplification for infants and children can be mediated by how much the child uses the device. Existing research suggests that establishing hearing aid use can be challenging. A wide range of factors can influence hearing aid use in children, including the child's age, degree of hearing loss, and socioeconomic status. Audiological interventions, including using validated prescriptive approaches and verification, performing on-going training and orientation, and communicating with caregivers about hearing aid use can also increase hearing aid use by infants and children. Case examples are used to highlight the factors that influence hearing aid use. Potential management strategies and future research needs are also discussed.

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