Using Bibliometric and Social Media Analyses to Explore the "Echo Chamber" Hypothesis

Autor/inn/en	Goldie, David; Linick, Matthew; Jabbar, Huriya; Lubienski, Christopher
Titel	Using Bibliometric and Social Media Analyses to Explore the "Echo Chamber" Hypothesis
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 28 (2014) 2, S.281-305 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904813515330
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Policy Formation; Educational Research; Educational Change; Bibliometrics; Social Networks; Organizations (Groups); Research Utilization; Charter Schools; Advocacy; Educational Vouchers; Evidence; Comparative Analysis; Citation Analysis; Computer Mediated Communication; Telecommunications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsreform; Bibliometrie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Forschungsumsetzung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Sozialanwaltschaft; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Evidenz; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; Computerkonferenz; Telekommunikationstechnik
Abstract	Educational policy debates are no longer occurring exclusively in academic or governmental settings. Intermediary actors are promoting research using a variety of traditional and non-traditional media to advance and oppose policy agendas. Given the current policy arena, it is useful to re-examine the research underlying current reforms, and to determine whether there is an "echo-chamber" effect, where a small, or unrepresentative, sample of studies is repeatedly cited to create momentum around a policy proposal. In exploring the echo-chamber hypothesis, we focus on two distinct methodologies. Using bibliometric methods and examining social media activity by intermediary organizations, our preliminary evidence suggests the presence of an echo-chamber effect in policy debates. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10