The central position of education in knowledge mobilization: insights from network analyses of spatial reasoning research across disciplines

Geoff Woolcott (), Dan Chamberlain (), Zachary Hawes (), Michelle Drefs (), Catherine D. Bruce (), Brent Davis (), Krista Francis (), David Hallowell (), Lynn McGarvey (), Joan Moss (), Joanne Mulligan (), Yukari Okamoto (), Nathalie Sinclair () and Walter Whiteley ()
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Geoff Woolcott: Southern Cross University
Dan Chamberlain: La Trobe University
Zachary Hawes: University of Western Ontario
Michelle Drefs: University of Calgary
Catherine D. Bruce: Trent University
Brent Davis: University of Calgary
Krista Francis: University of Calgary
David Hallowell: University of California, Santa Barbara
Lynn McGarvey: University of Alberta
Joan Moss: University of Toronto
Joanne Mulligan: Macquarie University
Yukari Okamoto: University of California, Santa Barbara
Nathalie Sinclair: Simon Fraser University
Walter Whiteley: York University

Scientometrics, 2020, vol. 125, issue 3, No 20, 2323-2347

Abstract: Abstract Knowledge mobilization is becoming increasingly important for research collaborations, but few methodologies support increased knowledge sharing. This study provides insights, using a reflective narrative, into a transdisciplinary knowledge-sharing investigation of the connectivity of educational research to that of other disciplines. As an exemplar for educational research, the study evaluated the use of spatial search terms from mathematics education using: 1) an initial descriptive statistical analysis combined with bi modal network analysis of highly cited articles; and, 2) a second more comprehensive unimodal analysis using bibliographic coupling networks. This iterative analytical process provided a major if surprising insight—although Education is not particularly well connected bidirectionally to many subject areas, it appears to act as a distribution centre for knowledge mobilization, providing a central hub for gathering and analysing knowledge from across disciplines in order to generate the complex system of information that underpins society.

Keywords: Educational research hubs; Social network analysis; Transdisciplinary studies; Spatial reasoning; Mathematics education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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