SITE 2020 - A Newcomer’s Lens: A Look At K-12 Online & Blended Learning In The JOLR
Channel: Michael K Barbour
Date: 2020-04-14

This is an asynchronous presentation for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) 2020 virtual conference.  This presentation was:

Title: Irrelevant, Overlooked, or Lost? Trends in 20 Years of Uncited and Low Cited K-12 Online Learning Articles

Authors: Min Hu and Karen Arnesen, Brigham Young University; Michael K. Barbour, Touro University California; & Heather Leary, Brigham Young University

Abstract: In this study, the authors analyzed 51 articles published between 2015 and 2018 inclusive in the Journal of Online Learning Research (JOLR). The purpose of this study was to examine the trends regarding article topics, geography, research methods and article types, authorship, and citation frequency. The results indicated that JOLR gave additional attention to K-12 blended learning; compared to the field overall. Another common topic was professional development, with one special issue and the majority of top-cited articles related to this topic. Most of the studies were conducted in the United States, by researchers also located in the US. Finally, more than half of the studies employed inferential and interpretive methods. Future research is needed to examine if the trends from this study continue over a more extended period and if these results reflect the development of and change in the field of K-12 online and blended learning.