Redes académicas generadas Por Las tesis doctorales de educación matemática en España

Abstract

Introduction. We present a study of the academic networks generated by PhD theses on mathematics education read in Spain from 1976 until 2009. Objectives. The main purpose was to identify "invisible colleges" for academic collaboration in Educational Mathematics. Method. Data was retrieved from 328 theses listed in previous studies, Spanish PhD theses database (TESEO), Spanish Society of Mathematics Education Research (Sociedad Española de Investigación en Educación Matemática: SEIEM), Mathematics Education department webpages, as well as by direct survey to PhD holders in the area of mathematics education. An analysis of collaboration networks was carried out by means of bibliometric techniques. Results. The study revealed gender bias of thesis advisors, and showed there is no correlation between participation in PhD committees and the number of doctoral theses supervised. In this paper we provide updated information on the subject and show the changes produced in doctoral theses advising with regard to previous works. © 2011 Publications Service of the University of Murcia.