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An author co‐citation analysis: Examining the intellectual structure of e‐learning from 1981 to 2014
Author(s) -
McCoy Chase,
Yu Amy,
Ramazanova Sabina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010090
Subject(s) - co citation , construct (python library) , citation , field (mathematics) , e learning , computer science , psychology , knowledge management , data science , mathematics education , library science , educational technology , mathematics , pure mathematics , programming language
ABSTRACT Despite the emergence of e‐learning trends, the author co‐citation analysis (ACA) method has not yet been used to analyze e‐learning extensively. This study applies ACA to analyze the collected literature on e‐learning from 1981–2015, with the goal of identifying the top intellectual areas in three time periods – 1981–1991, 1992–2002, and 2003–2014 ‐ to provide a reference framework for future researchers. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to construct an intellectual framework in the field of e‐learning.