EdTech researchers from Germany, Spain and the UK maintain distinct country-specific topical clusters despite publishing in English-language journals¶
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q2 i? Keyword-cluster analysis of 3034 abstracts shows research foci deviate considerably across the three countries despite commonly shared terms. → Marín 2023
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Marín 2023¶
Marín, V. I., Buntins, K., Bedenlier, S., & Bond, M. (2023). Invisible borders in educational technology research? A comparative analysis. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10195-3
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Bibliometric keyword-cluster analysis of the 200 most frequent keywords per country, weighted equally by occurrence. The analysis found that "research foci deviate considerably" across Germany, Spain and the UK, with country-specific communities indicated.
"Research topics emerged as distinct for each country, covering a range of topics and even indicating specific communities within countries. Despite commonly shared terms, research foci deviate considerably."
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Related Claims¶
- UK-based authors dominate the sample of English-language EdTech publications, with 1339 articles versus 1007 from Spain and 826 from Germany — related
- UK-affiliated research uniquely emphasises problems of technology use in education, especially internet addiction and cyberbullying — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- German-affiliated English-language EdTech research centres on educational psychology constructs, with learning process (17.5%), collaboration (10%) and research methods (9%) as top clusters — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Spanish-affiliated English-language EdTech research is led by EdTech basic terms, tools and outcomes clusters, with a notable gaming-related technologies focus — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, and the United States conducted the most studies — related
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EdTech researchers from Germany, Spain and the UK maintain distinct country-specific topical clusters despite publishing in English-language journals |
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EdTech researchers from Germany, Spain and the UK maintain distinct country-specific topical clusters despite publishing in English-language journals |
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