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Original article | Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 2022, Vol. 17(1) 247-277

Qualitative Research in Social Sciences: A Research Profiling Study

Mahmut Bozkurt & Fatih Ozturk

pp. 247 - 277   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2022.248.13   |  Manu. Number: MANU-2110-27-0003.R1

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Abstract

The principal objective of this study was to profile qualitative research in social sciences through a comprehensive examination of 10,637 documents. An analysis on how scholars from central/peripheral countries included in the qualitative research citations/publications is presented. Central/peripheral distinction is used to determine the trends in the globalization of qualitative research. With the comprehensive examination,  this paper will shed light on the discussion of the patterns of globalization in qualitative research. Science mapping technique among bibliometric methods was employed. This paper is based on studies that published in journals that use the English word/term  "qualitative" in their titles. The data for this study encompassed 10,637 documents published between 1995 and 2019 by 16,884 authors. Our findings reveal that qualitative research continue to be mostly North America- and Europe-centered initiatives. A similar situation is also observed for the most cited publications and the affiliated institutes of their authors. The studies focus primarily on the individuals' self and social experiences, social psychology, and their knowledge, attitude, and behaviors in education. The most cited publications and the institutions with the highest number of publications are all North America- and Europe-centered. Another finding is that six of every 10 qualitative research are about medical sciences.

Keywords: Qualitative research community, science mapping, bibliometric analysis, qualitative research field

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Bozkurt, M. & Ozturk, F. (2022). Qualitative Research in Social Sciences: A Research Profiling Study . Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 17(1), 247-277. doi: 10.29329/epasr.2022.248.13

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Bozkurt, M. and Ozturk, F. (2022). Qualitative Research in Social Sciences: A Research Profiling Study . Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 17(1), pp. 247-277.

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Bozkurt, Mahmut and Fatih Ozturk (2022). "Qualitative Research in Social Sciences: A Research Profiling Study ". Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 17 (1):247-277. doi:10.29329/epasr.2022.248.13.
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