A Snapshot in Time: Themes, Tags and International Reach--An Analysis of the Journal of International Research in Early Childhood Education

Autor/inn/en	Pendergast, Donna; Twigg, Danielle
Titel	A Snapshot in Time: Themes, Tags and International Reach--An Analysis of the Journal of International Research in Early Childhood Education
Quelle	In: International Research in Early Childhood Education, 6 (2015) 1, S.6-23 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-0689
Schlagwörter	Periodicals; Content Analysis; Children; Learning; Parents; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Teachers; Preschool Children; Vocabulary; Geographic Regions; Educational Research; Word Frequency; Journal Articles; Foreign Countries; Australia; Asia; United States; Europe; South America; North America; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Inhaltsanalyse; Child; Kind; Kinder; Lernen; Eltern; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Children; Vorschulalter; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Wortschatz; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Ausland; Australien; Asien; USA; Europa; Südamerika; Nordamerika; Neuseeland
Abstract	A thematic content analysis of the seven issues (35 papers and two editorials) of the "International Research in Early Childhood Education" ("IRECE") journal published by Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria was conducted to explore the themes over its five years of publication. Publications were grouped into defined data chunks by year and Leximancer was used to discover concepts and themes. Five dominant themes emerged: children/s; childhood; learning; parent/s and teacher/s. Pathway analyses were then conducted to more fully understand and describe each theme. Data were used to visually represent the most frequently appearing terms to form a tag cloud, which in turn contributes to the development of a "folksonomy" for the journal. Finally, mentions of geographic regions were also explored which positively reflected on international focus of the journal. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Monash University Faculty of Education. McMahons Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia 3199. e-mail: edu-irece@monash.edu; Web site: http://www.monash.edu/education/research/publications/journals/irece
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01