Resumen de A Citation Analysis of the Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning
This study evaluated the characteristics of the knowledge included in The Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning with a view toward better understanding the sources of the discourse and the epistemology of the field. The method used was citation analysis. Tallies were computed for the most frequently cited authors, single pieces of scholarship, and journal citations. We found that the field largely relies upon its own scholarship, rather than drawing upon the social sciences for its knowledge base. We also found that new approaches to research focusing on critical, multicultural, and gender-based perspectives have not been widely incorporated into the research base. Overall, it Was concluded that the field appears to remain unclear regarding its purpose(s), traditional in its view regarding knowledge construction, and inward looking in its attempt to develop its knowledge base.
