The Term Equity in Education: A Literature Review with Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

Pedro Jurado de los Santos, Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero, José-Antonio Marín-Marín and Rebeca Soler Costa
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Pedro Jurado de los Santos: Department of Applied Pedagogy, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18001 Granada, Spain
José-Antonio Marín-Marín: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18001 Granada, Spain
Rebeca Soler Costa: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: The term “equity” (EQUI) is a complex concept to be defined, because it depends on many factors, mainly political ideals. The objective of this research is to determine the evolution and development of the term equity in education by the scientific community. The main objective is to identify the scientific production and performance of the term equity in the field of education. The research method developed is based on bibliometrics, specifically on the technique of scientific mapping, and a process of quantification, analysis, evaluation and estimation of scientific documents was developed. The results indicate there is no established line of research or strong connections between the themes. This shows the existing variety of research on the term equity. Thus, the trend in research on the term equity is focused on the early periods of study on the students’ diversity in order to evolve to more concrete and specific aspects of equity, such as gender and race. It is concluded that the theoretical framework of reference shows how equity should be incorporated into the education system under the parameters of equal opportunities, of equality in access to higher education, regardless of gender or socio-cultural background.

Keywords: scientific production; bibliometric analysis; scientific mapping; equity; education; Web of Science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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