The position of Distance Education in a journal network.
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| Title: | The position of Distance Education in a journal network. |
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| Authors: | Zawacki-Richter, Olaf1 (AUTHOR) olaf.zawacki.richter@uni-oldenburg.de, Buntins, Katja2 (AUTHOR) katja.buntins@uni-due.de |
| Source: | Distance Education. Nov2019, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p438-453. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Distance education, *Educational technology, *Communication in education, *Education periodicals, Citation networks |
| Abstract: | On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the journal Distance Education (DE), this study explores the position of this journal in a network of open and distance education, educational technology and learning design publications. A citation network analysis was undertaken to explore the scholarly communication network of distance education, using articles published in DE from 1980 onwards (n = 656), alongside references cited in those articles (n = 16,729), as well as articles (n = 6003) and associated references (n = 164,444) published in 22 leading journals indexed in the Web of Science between 2014 and 2019. A distinction is made between a narrower (intra-DE) and a wider (inter-journal) distance education network. The study reveals DE's relationship to the wider educational technology community over time and identifies the most prolific journals and authors in this network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the journal Distance Education (DE), this study explores the position of this journal in a network of open and distance education, educational technology and learning design publications. A citation network analysis was undertaken to explore the scholarly communication network of distance education, using articles published in DE from 1980 onwards (n = 656), alongside references cited in those articles (n = 16,729), as well as articles (n = 6003) and associated references (n = 164,444) published in 22 leading journals indexed in the Web of Science between 2014 and 2019. A distinction is made between a narrower (intra-DE) and a wider (inter-journal) distance education network. The study reveals DE's relationship to the wider educational technology community over time and identifies the most prolific journals and authors in this network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01587919 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01587919.2019.1692766 |
