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Research and trends in STEM education: a systematic review of journal publications

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Li, Yeping, Wang, Ke, Xiao, Yu, Froyd, Jeffrey E.·2020·International Journal of STEM Education
DOI 10.1186/s40594-020-00207-6
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With the rapid increase in the number of scholarly publications on STEM education in recent years, reviews of the status and trends in STEM education research internationally support the development of the field. For this review, we conducted a systematic analysis of 798 articles in STEM education published between 2000 and the end of 2018 in 36 journals to get an overview about developments in STEM education scholarship. We examined those selected journal publications both quantitatively and qualitatively, including the number of articles published, journals in which the articles were published, authorship nationality, and research topic and methods over the years. The results show that research in STEM education is increasing in importance internationally and that the identity of STEM education journals is becoming clearer over time.

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Authors
Li, Y., Wang, K., Xiao, Y., & Froyd, J. E.
Venue
International Journal of STEM Education
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-03-10
Volume
7
Issue
1
ISSN
2196-7822 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s40594-020-00207-6
OpenAlex
W3029268093
Cited by
494
References
32
FWCI
28.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Li, Y., Wang, K., Xiao, Y., & Froyd, J. E. (2020). Research and trends in STEM education: a systematic review of journal publications. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-020-00207-6

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