MAPPING THE STUDY ON EDUCATION OF ETHNIC-RACIAL RELATIONS

Abstract

The study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on Education of Ethnic--Racial Relations in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The sample consisted of 2,916 articles published in 384 sources from 1945 to 2019. These papers were transferred from the WoS database to the RStudio software where the Bibliometrix package was used. In addition to a quantitative perspective, a qualitative analysis was performed This analysis was based on Bardin’s content analysis, considering the most cited articles in the last 20 years. The main contribution of this study was to offer interesting information about the evolution of the field in the international scope, through a quantitative design enabling researchers to recognize possible gaps in the area.