Mapping the intellectual landscape of the sociology of education: a comparative bibliometric analysis (2001–2023)

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Author(s) / editor(s):
Amy Shumin Chen

Year: 2026

Keywords: Sociology of education; bibliometric analysis; disciplinary knowledge; educational inequality; educational transformation; comparative education
Language(s): English

Abstract:
This bibliometric study (2001–2023) maps how empirical, cultural, and reflexive orientations in the sociology of education have shifted across the US, UK, and Taiwan. Findings: the US remains empirically dominant; the UK centers reflexive critique; Taiwan develops “translational knowledge” linking global theory to local agendas. The paper highlights how disciplinary power and meaning are reproduced and proposes new theoretical directions.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2026.2629015

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