P. Neto, B. WilliamsESTBarreiro, Setubal Polytechnic Institute, Portugal

40th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

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Final Remarks

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Method

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2/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

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• Bibliometric analysis of journal articles

• Reference discipline

• Author affiliation

• Provide data on EER

• Interdisciplinarity

• International diffusion

• As a scholarly research field

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Method

Publications Number of articles

Advances in Engineering Education (AEE) 22

Australasian Journal of Economics Education (AJEE) 21

Chemical Engineering Education (CEE) 30

IEEE Transactions on Education (IEEE Trans Educ) 21

International Journal of Engineering Education (IJEE) 20

Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) 25

139 articles published in 6 engineeringeducation journals in 2011

Method

Context

Method

• Journal selection:

• US based (JEE and AEE)

• Non-US general engineering education journals (AJEE and IJEE)

• Disciplinary engineering education journals (CEE and IEEE Trans Educ.)

6/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

Method

Context

Method

• Analysis procedure:

• Each of the journal articles was classified independently by both authors and the results later discussed until the classifications were consensual.

7/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

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Context

Method

• Reference Discipline criterion:

• Considered, if specifically shown by the authors to underpin their research (normally in the background or methodology sections of the papers - frequently mentioned as keywords)

• Not considered, if only appeared in the bibliographic references section

8/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

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Context

Number of Reference Disciplines per number of articles

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Method

Context

Reference Discipline

Results

Number of articles citing a specific Reference Discipline

Reference Discipline

Results

Reference Disciplines

N. of articles citing

Reference Disciplines

N. of articles citing

Reference Disciplines

N. of articles citing

Communication Studies

3 Learning Science 2 Philosophy 1

Community Studies

1 Learning Theory 8 Psychology 16

Education Policy 1 Medicine 2 Scientometrics 1

Game Theory Modelling

1Organization

Studies3 Sociology 4

Gender Studies 1Organizational

Change1 Teacher Training 1

Journalism 1 Phenomenology 1

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Method

Context

Australia

Turkey

USA

Australia

New Zealand

USA

AEE AJEE

11/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

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Method

Context

Author Affiliations

Results

Author Affiliations

Results

CEE IEEE Trans EducAustriaCanadaIndiaIrelandPortugalPuerto RicoSouth AfricaSpainUSA

Australia

Canada

China

Cyprus

Finland

Greece

India

Iran

Japan

Malaysia

Slovenia

Spain

UK

USA

12/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

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Method

Context

Author Affiliations

Results

IJEE JEEAustraliaCanadaChinaColombiaMexicoSerbiaSpainTaiwanUSA

Australia

Finland

Korea

Singapore

USA

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Method

Context

Author Affiliations

Results

Geographical location of the authors published

69

47

231

75

Australia (16%)

Spain (13%)

USA (66%)

Others (22%)

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Method

Context

• for the discipline-based journals (IEEE Trans. Educ. and CEE), results show little evidence of reference disciplines or interdisciplinarity.

• for the general engineering education journals (particularly JEE) the authors appear to be reading more broadly and their work is informed by both engineering education research and other reference disciplines.

• a sign of interdisciplinarity and developing maturity of EER as a field of research?

Final Remarks

15/1640th SEFI Annual Conference. Meet The Future. Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2012

Final Remarks

Results

Method

Context

• reduced number of countries involved in publishing research in these journals

• lack of cross-dissemination of EER findings

• barriers limiting the diffusion of proven educational innovation?

Final Remarks

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