Abstract
Education research as a broad discipline has historically represented many subdisciplines seeking to answer various important questions, such as "how do people learn," "how do we create effective learning experiences for students," "how do we design effective schools and universities," and "how do we train effective teachers?" This book provides an overview of 50 years of education research (1970-2019) as well as future trajectories (2020) by providing decade-level snapshots of the most impactful research studies that were conducted in each subdiscipline across these years. Utilizing both quantitative bibliometric data and qualitative synthetic analysis, this book provides readers with an understanding of how education research has evolved over time and an understanding of how these trends may influence the ongoing work of education professionals.

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DOI: 10.59668/226
URL: https://open.byu.edu/50_years
Irvine, J. &
Kimmons, R. (2021).
50 Years of Education Research Trends (1st ed.). BYU Open Learning Network.
https://dx.doi.org/10.59668/226