Mapping the Intellectual and Conceptual Structure of Early Childhood Science Education: Epistemic Continuity, Thematic Evolution, and Emerging Research Fronts
This study maps the development, intellectual roots, and conceptual transformation of early childhood science education between 1990 and July of 2026 through performance analysis and science mapping of 1147 English-language research articles indexed in the Scopus Social Sciences subject area. Analyses conducted in R wi...