Higher education in Latin American academic literature: characteristics of a multidisciplinary field

Introduction: Higher education is a developing field worldwide and in Latin America. Objective: This article analyzes the development of the field in the region from the academic literature. Methodology: With a scientometric approach, based on publication data, it analyzes the growth, language, jour...

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Autores: Santin, Dirce Maria, Miorando, Bernardo Sfredo, Caregnato, Célia Elizabete
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Revista Internacional de Educação Superior
Idioma:español
inglés
portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8669371
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/riesup/article/view/8669371
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educação superior
Universidade
Produção científica
América Latina
Higher education
University
Scientific production
Latin America
Educación superior
Universidad
Producción científica
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Sumario:Introduction: Higher education is a developing field worldwide and in Latin America. Objective: This article analyzes the development of the field in the region from the academic literature. Methodology: With a scientometric approach, based on publication data, it analyzes the growth, language, journals, geographical, thematic and citations distribution, co-authorship and international collaboration in the Latin American articles on higher education of regional and international circulation. Results/Conclusion: The results show a multidisciplinary field, which grows and develops around debates and research on higher education and university in a multiplicity of topics and approaches.