Trends of global education studies in social studies education: 2000-2023

Abstract

In this study, the aim is to examine the trends of studies in global education regarding social studies education. The descriptive survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. Within the scope of the research, a systematic literature review was conducted using the keywords ‘social studies’ and ‘global education’ in the Web of Science (WoS) database. In the data collection process of the research, academic studies in the Web of Science (WoS) indexes were accessed. 2,182 academic studies in the category of ‘Education/Educational Research’ between 2000-2023 were included. As a result of the research, it was found that studies in global education regarding social studies have been researched since 2000, the studies have increased regularly since 2005, the most common type of publication in global education regarding social studies is articles, the journals in which these articles are published are mostly open access, and English is one of the languages with the highest frequency of publication.