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Studies in Continuing Education
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Studies in Continuing Education

0158-037X

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/csce20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 724 13 16 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 17
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.997
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Studies in Continuing Education?

Studies in Continuing Education covers a variety of subjects, including Pedagogy, Adult education, Higher education, Professional development and Experiential learning. The main emphasis of Studies in Continuing Education is the subject of Pedagogy, focusing on Lifelong learning. Studies in Continuing Education facilitates discussions on Experiential learning that incorporate concepts from other fields like Educational technology, Active learning and Open learning.

Studies on Active learning discussed in it link to the field of Cooperative learning.

  • Pedagogy (56.53%)
  • Adult education (20.83%)
  • Higher education (16.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Informal learning in the workplace (1734 citations)
  • Sustainable Assessment: Rethinking Assessment for the Learning Society. (978 citations)
  • The Learning Company (437 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Studies in Continuing Education:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Pedagogy, Experiential learning, Higher education, Adult education and Public relations. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Pedagogy, they also dissect topics surrounding Epistemology and Work experience as a whole. Issues in Experiential learning were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Social learning, Action learning and Team learning.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Pedagogy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Workplace learning, Professional learning community, Engineering ethics, Pedagogy and Higher education. The overlapping concepts between Field (Bourdieu) and Engineering management are the key highlights of Workplace learning study. Aside from discussions in Professional learning community, it also deals with the subject of Perception which intersects with Qualitative research and Open plan disciplines.

The concepts on Engineering ethics presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Practice theory, Curriculum, Adult Learning, Continuing education and Professional development. The research on Pedagogy featured in it combines topics in other fields like Conceptual framework, Coaching, International education, Cross-cultural and Doctoral education. Informal education studies in the realm of Higher education interact with fields like Perspective (graphical).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Learning through work and structured learning and development systems in complex adaptive organisations: ongoing disconnections (2 citations)
  • Lessons learned – configuring innovation labs as spaces for intrapreneurial learning (2 citations)
  • Spatial troubles with teaching under COVID-19 (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Studies in Continuing Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Barrie Brennan (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen Richard Billett (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Fejes (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Edwards (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lynn McAlpine (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Studies in Continuing Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Technology, Sydney (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Linköping University (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Griffith University (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Open University (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of New England (Australia) (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.13% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 35.14% of all publications and 40.54% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in the Field of Continuing Education

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Remember, continuing education is not just about personal academic pursuits but also about the practical application of this knowledge. Thankfully, the field of Continuing Education offers various avenues for this, Substance Abuse Counseling being just one among many career prospects.

Top Publications

  • A practice theory perspective on learning: beyond a ‘standard’ view

    Stephen Kemmis

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • The relationship between job demands, job resources and teachers’ professional learning : is it explained by self-determination theory?

    Joost Jansen in de Wal;Antoine van den Beemt;Rob L. Martens;Perry J. den Brok

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Exploring doctoral students’ emotions in feedback on academic writing: a critical incident perspective

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Doctoral students’ engagement with journal reviewers’ feedback on academic writing

    Shulin Yu;Lianjiang Jiang

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The school is not a learning environment: how language matters for the practical study of educational practices

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • An online critical thinking course reduces misconceptions in the knowledge of personal trainers

    Daniel Jolley;Melissa Davis;Andrew P. Lavender;Lynne Roberts

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Learning in the workplace: newcomers’ information seeking behaviour and implications for education

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Professional Learning in healthcare settings in resource-limited environments: What are the tensions for professionals’ knowing and learning about antimicrobial resistance?

    Koula Charitonos;Allison Littlejohn

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Leadership in the built spaces of innovative learning environments: leading change in people and practices in the perfectly self-managing society

    Jennifer Charteris;Dianne Smardon;Stephen Kemmis

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Learning across working life: educative experiences and individuals’ participation

    (2023)
    5 Citations

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