UK-affiliated research uniquely emphasises problems of technology use in education, especially internet addiction and cyberbullying¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Terms coded under problems in the use of technology in education appear at higher frequency in the UK sample than in the other two countries, led by internet addiction and cyberbullying. → Marín 2023

Evidence¶

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

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Keyword-cluster analysis of the UK sample, where problems terms featured higher than in Spain and Germany. Research examined prevalence of addiction to applications and psychological harms, plus cyberbullying and victimisation.

"Quite unique to the UK sample, was the higher frequency of terms that were coded under the heading of problems in the use of technology in education. Internet addiction and cyberbullying were the two most frequently occurring terms"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• EdTech researchers from Germany, Spain and the UK maintain distinct country-specific topical clusters despite publishing in English-language journals — a broader claim this one bears on
• Spanish-affiliated authors show the least international collaboration of the three countries, with 81.9% Spanish corresponding authors — related
• Spanish-affiliated English-language EdTech research is led by EdTech basic terms, tools and outcomes clusters, with a notable gaming-related technologies focus — related
• UK-based authors dominate the sample of English-language EdTech publications, with 1339 articles versus 1007 from Spain and 826 from Germany — related