ABSTRACT

Although there has been an accelerated growth in the education field in developed countries since the second half of the 20th century, it is not the case among developing regions where progress is slow and uneven. To help the Southeast Asian region move forward, it is imperative to examine the topographical trends within this field of study. Thus, this study sought to gain empirical insights into the current status of educational research in Southeast Asia and how it compares globally and to the United States as the leading country in the field. A total of 13,527 documents from 709 education-related source titles from the Scopus database were examined. Using a bibliometric approach, the findings revealed that despite the region’s progress in educational research, its contribution to global scientific knowledge remains modest compared to other leading countries. A stable growth rate and selective publications in favour of top-tier journals were also observed among the leading countries in the region. Meanwhile, education scholars from emerging countries frequently publish their work in low-tier journals. A substantial link between research productivity, impact, and collaboration was also observed. The paper concludes with practical, theoretical, and methodological implications of the findings.

摘要

20世纪下半叶以来，虽然发达国家的教育领域出现了加速增长，但发展中地区的情况并非如此，进展缓慢且不平衡。为了帮助东南亚地区向前发展，必须检查该研究领域内的地形趋势。因此，本研究试图获得对东南亚教育研究现状的实证见解，以及它与全球和美国作为该领域领先国家的比较情况。共检查了来自 Scopus 数据库的 709 个与教育相关的来源标题的 13,527 篇文献。使用文献计量学方法，调查结果显示，尽管该地区在教育研究方面取得了进展，与其他主要国家相比，它对全球科学知识的贡献仍然不大。该地区的主要国家也观察到稳定的增长率和有利于顶级期刊的选择性出版物。与此同时，来自新兴国家的教育学者频繁地在低端期刊上发表他们的作品。还观察到研究生产力、影响力和协作之间存在实质性联系。本文总结了这些发现的实践、理论和方法论意义。还观察到协作。本文总结了这些发现的实践、理论和方法论意义。还观察到协作。本文总结了这些发现的实践、理论和方法论意义。