Share Paper: Content analysis of articles published in open access and traditional access educational technology journals

  1. Daniel Surry, University of South Alabama, United States
  2. Fred Baker, University of South Alabama, United States
  3. Ron Morgan, University of South Alabama, United States
  4. EJ LeBlanc, University of South Alabama, United States
  5. Burt Beck, University of South Alabama, United States
Tuesday, March 18 3:00-3:20 PM City Terrace 12

Abstract: This study provided a comparative content analysis of articles published in a traditional access and an open access journal in the field of educational technology. We reviewed 416 articles, 199 from the British Journal of Educational Technology and 216 from Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, and categorized them based on research goal, research method, region, and primary topic. We found that there were significant differences in the research methods and research goals of articles published in the two journals. We also found that there were significant differences in the research methods and research goals of articles based on the region ...