A Bibliometric Analysis of the School Psychology International Journal
Location
CSU 253
Start Date
21-4-2014 10:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2014 11:00 AM
Student's Major
Psychology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Carlos Panahon
Mentor's Email Address
carlos.panahon@mnsu.edu
Mentor's Department
Psychology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Second Mentor's Name
Cassandra Schreiber
Second Mentor's Department
Psychology
Second Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
As current research develops, it is important for researchers to reflect on previous studies to gather as much information as possible in order to help future studies. This process can be simplified by the means of bibliometric analysis, in which all of the articles of a journal are analyzed and specific information is recorded based on common interest questions. In this study, researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of School Psychology International (SPI) in order to gauge how prominent international school psychology is in the world today, if there has been growth in the area, and if there is a need for researchers to begin more work in the field. To accomplish these goals, researchers replicated a previous bibliometric analysis conducted by Jennings, Ehrhardt, and Poling (2008) of SPI. The current study extended this work by conducting a bibliometric analysis on the articles from 2008 to present. Researchers analyzed all articles published in SPI during this time period using a set of five pre-set questions relating to international psychology. Through data analyses, researchers found that 27.5% of researchers in SPI collaborate multi-nationally, the three most prominent geographical authors are the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and many of the studies were conducted in other areas such as China and Norway, among additional findings. Implications of the current findings will be discussed as they relate to the prominence of international school psychology.
A Bibliometric Analysis of the School Psychology International Journal
CSU 253
As current research develops, it is important for researchers to reflect on previous studies to gather as much information as possible in order to help future studies. This process can be simplified by the means of bibliometric analysis, in which all of the articles of a journal are analyzed and specific information is recorded based on common interest questions. In this study, researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of School Psychology International (SPI) in order to gauge how prominent international school psychology is in the world today, if there has been growth in the area, and if there is a need for researchers to begin more work in the field. To accomplish these goals, researchers replicated a previous bibliometric analysis conducted by Jennings, Ehrhardt, and Poling (2008) of SPI. The current study extended this work by conducting a bibliometric analysis on the articles from 2008 to present. Researchers analyzed all articles published in SPI during this time period using a set of five pre-set questions relating to international psychology. Through data analyses, researchers found that 27.5% of researchers in SPI collaborate multi-nationally, the three most prominent geographical authors are the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and many of the studies were conducted in other areas such as China and Norway, among additional findings. Implications of the current findings will be discussed as they relate to the prominence of international school psychology.
Recommended Citation
Paulsen, Kristen and Katie Westermayer. "A Bibliometric Analysis of the School Psychology International Journal." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 21, 2014.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2014/oral_session_03/4
