This systematic review used “science mapping” as a means of understanding the evolution of research in educational administration (EA). The review sought to document the size, growth trajectory, and geographic distribution of EA research, identify high impact scholars and documents, and illuminate the “intellectual structure” of the field. Although science mapping has been applied widely in science, medicine, and social sciences, it is still new in the field of education. The authors identified 22,361 peer-reviewed articles published in 22 Scopus-indexed EA journals between 1960 and 2018. The authors used VOSviewer, Excel, and Tableau software to analyze the data set. The review found that the EA knowledge base has grown dramatically since 1960 with an accelerating rate growth and increasing gender and geographic diversity during the past two decades. Using co-citation analysis, the review identified canonical documents, defined as highly influential documents whose impact has been sustained for a period of several decades. The review also identified four key Schools of Thought that have emerged over time focusing on Leadership for Learning, Leadership and Cultural Change, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, and Leading Teachers. More broadly, our findings highlighted a paradigm shift from “school administration” to “school leadership” over the course of the six decades. Another significant finding identified “leadership for student learning and development” as the “cognitive anchor” of the intellectual structure of the EA knowledge base. The authors conclude that science mapping offers a new and useful means of unpacking the historical development of fields of study.

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教育管理研究的文献计量学评论：科学映射文献，1960 年至 2018 年

本系统综述使用“科学制图”作为了解教育管理 (EA) 研究演变的一种手段。该评论试图记录 EA 研究的规模、增长轨迹和地理分布，确定具有高影响力的学者和文件，并阐明该领域的“知识结构”。尽管科学制图已广泛应用于科学、医学和社会科学，但它在教育领域仍然是新事物。作者确定了 1960 年至 2018 年间发表在 22 种 Scopus 索引的 EA 期刊上的 22,361 篇同行评审文章。 作者使用 VOSviewer、Excel 和 Tableau 软件来分析数据集。审查发现，EA 知识库自 1960 年以来急剧增长，在过去的 20 年中增长速度加快，性别和地域多样性不断增加。使用共引分析，该评论确定了规范文件，定义为具有影响力已持续数十年的极具影响力的文件。审查还确定了随着时间的推移出现的四个主要思想流派，重点是学习领导力、领导力和文化变革、学校效率和学校改进以及领导教师。更广泛地说，我们的研究结果强调了在过去 6 年中从“学校管理”到“学校领导”的范式转变。另一个重要发现将“学生学习和发展的领导力”确定为 EA 知识库知识结构的“认知锚”。作者得出结论，科学制图提供了一种新的有用的方法来解开研究领域的历史发展。