A bibliometric review of research on student outcomes in higher education 1960-2020

This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of studies on student outcomes in higher education from 1960 to 2020, providing a bibliometric content analysis of articles based on 52 Scopus-indexed higher education journals. Bibliometric analysis methodology was used, and Preferred Reporting Items fo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmet Aypay, Hasan Yücel Ertem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Deusto 2022-11-01
Series:Tuning Journal for Higher Education
Subjects:
Online Access:https://tuningjournal.org/article/view/2189
Description
Summary:This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of studies on student outcomes in higher education from 1960 to 2020, providing a bibliometric content analysis of articles based on 52 Scopus-indexed higher education journals. Bibliometric analysis methodology was used, and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses were employed to identify and select the 2,375 articles included in the sample. The trajectory of publications over time was also analyzed, and often-cited journals, authors, articles, and co-citations were identified. The topical foci of research on student outcomes were revealed, co-occurrence analysis was performed, and keyword co-occurrence maps are presented. Limitations, interpretation, implications, and recommendations were also made on the basis of the findings. Received: 12 September 2021 Accepted: 18 August 2022
ISSN:2340-8170
2386-3137