Abstract

FONTES, Daniel Trugillo Martins; VIGGIANO, Esdras; RODRIGUES, André Machado  and  MATTOS, Cristiano. Studying relationships of technology in curriculum research a network approach to connections and collaborations. e-Curriculum [online]. 2024, vol.22, e61618.  Epub Sep 30, 2024. ISSN 1809-3876.  https://doi.org/10.23925/1809-3876.2024v22e61618.

This study aimed to characterize relationships in publications about Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the e-Curriculum Journal using Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a theoretical and methodological framework. From the SNA, three networks were constructed: (i) keyword co-occurrence, (ii) Higher Education institutions’ collaborations, and (iii) coauthorship. The analytical results indicated an articulation between keywords, showing that ICT is in a central position with many connections without being isolated in specific niches. In addition, there was a predominance of work from public and private universities in the Brazilian Southeast region and collaboration with institutions geographically nearby. Alternatively, a highly fragmented coauthorship network shows the predominance of authors with doctoral degrees. Lastly, the networks formed are similar to those in other social research areas.

Keywords : social network analysis; information and communication technologies; scientific collaboration; curriculum; knowledge building.

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