Abstract—Maker spaces are expanding all over the world,
with the development of modern information technologies such
as cloud computing, big data, open source software, 3D printing,
digital sensors, distant communication, etc. Meanwhile, maker
spaces and modern information technologies are transforming
education to form a networked, digitalized and characterized
system. This paper retrieves maker education publications from
China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) Database,
presents core authors and institutions of maker education
research in China through bibliometric analysis and
visualization methods by Citespace V, reveals three research
stages, and discusses future trends of maker education research
in China.
Index Terms—Maker education, bibliometric analysis,
Citespace V, China, CNKI.
Qianfei Tian, Chuan Tang, Junmin Fang, and Zhiqiang Zhang are with
Chengdu Library and Information Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and
Department of Library, Information and Archives Management, School of
Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy Sciences,
Beijing, China (e-mail: tqf@clas.ac.cn, tangc@clas.ac.cn, fjm@clas.ac.cn,
zhangzq@clas.ac.cn).
Juan Zhang and Lina Wang are with Chengdu Library and Information
Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (e-mail: zhangj@clas.ac.cn,
wangln@clas.ac.cn).
Cite: Qianfei Tian, Juan Zhang, Chuan Tang, Lina Wang, Junmin Fang, and Zhiqiang Zhang, "Research Topics and Future Trends on Maker Education in China Based on Bibliometric Analysis," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 135-139, 2020.
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