Open AccessA SNAPSHOT METHODOLOGICAL REVIEW OF JOURNAL ARTICLES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH
Author(s) -
Qin Liu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.vi0.13795
Subject(s) - snapshot (computer storage) , engineering ethics , field (mathematics) , engineering education , data science , computer science , exploratory research , management science , engineering , engineering management , sociology , social science , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
Explicit discussion of methodology is important to better understand how knowledge claims are made in a field. In light of a methodological taxonomy, this exploratory review paper examined the research topics and methodologies that were used in a sample of 142 articles published in 2018 by four major engineering education journals. The analysis reveals that engineering education research exhibits varied profiles in different engineering education journals. It also identifies several patterns and trends in the current state of engineering education research. The findings will not only provide novice engineering education researchers with a snapshot, yet an illustrating view, of the emerging field of EER but also offer a starting point to examine critical questions in the field of EER, such as quality and rigor.