农村儿童早期发展研究的现况与进展——基于CiteSpace的文献量化分析

Quantitative Analysis of Status and Progress of Research on Early Childhood Development in Rural Areas Based on CiteSpace

目的:使用CiteSpace软件构建可视化图谱,对农村儿童早期发展领域的研究动态和研究热点进行系统整理,分析农村儿童早期发展领域的当下研究现况和未来发展趋势,为儿童早期发展研究提供整合证据,同时为完善农村儿童早期发展的研究策略提供理论支撑,也为未来开展的干预项目给予证据支持。方法:以Webof Science(WOS)核心合集数据库、中国知网(CNKI)、万方(WANFANG)和维普(VIP)中文数据库为数据来源,应用CiteSpace软件对农村儿童早期发展领域已发表的中英文文献的文献数量、作者、机构和关键词进行可视化分析。结果:中文文献中,农村儿童早期发展研究自2002年开始,起步较晚,直到2007年前鲜有相关研究,2016年至2019年发文量呈小幅度增长趋势。英文文献则在2000年至2021年发文量持续增加,但近两年有所下降。作者分析显示,中文文献中岳爱、王晓莉等作者发文量较高,英文文献中Rozelle·Scott等作者为主要贡献者。机构分析显示,陕西师范大学与北京大学是中文文献发文机构中的主要贡献者,斯坦福大学等机构在英文文献中占据主导地位。关键词分析显示,国内研究主要集中于相对贫困地区儿童与留守儿童的早期发展,且多为综述或政策文本分析;而国外研究主要聚焦于健康指标和影响早期发展的危险因素。结论:农村儿童早期发展的研究应加强不同学者、研究机构之间的合作,国内科研机构应加强和国外学者与机构间的共同协作,在现有政策的落实中进一步推进关于儿童早期发展的实证研究,促进儿童早期健康全面发展,为推动实现联合国可持续发展目标的全球愿景贡献智慧。

Objective To analyze the current research status and future development trends in the domain of early childhood development among rural children,and provide integrated evidence and theoretical support for research on early childhood development and future intervention projects.Methods Data were sourced from the Web of Science(WOS)Core Collection database,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Database,and VIP Chinese database.CiteSpace software was employed to conduct visualized analyses of the literature quantity,authors,institutions,and keywords of published Chinese and English literature in the field of early childhood development among rural children.Results In Chinese literature,research on early childhood development among rural children began in 2002,with a relatively late start,and there were few relevant studies until 2007.From 2016 to 2019,there was a slight increase in the number of publications.While English literature showed a continuous increase in publications from 2000 to 2021,with a slight decline in the last two years.Author analysis revealed that Yue Ai and Wang Xiaoli were among the most prolific authors in Chinese literature,while Rozelle Scott and others were the main contributors in English literature.Institutional analysis indicated that Shaanxi Normal University and Peking University were the major contributors to Chinese literature,while institutions like Stanford University dominated English literature.Keyword analysis showed that domestic research mainly focused on the early development of children in relatively impoverished areas and left-behind children,with many reviews or policy text analyses.In contrast,foreign research primarily focused on health indicators and risk factors influencing early development.Conclusion Research on early childhood development among rural children should strengthen collaboration among different scholars and research institutions.Domestic research institutions should enhance cooperation with foreign scholars and institutions.Furthermore,it is essential to advance empirical research on early childhood development within the framework of existing policies,promote comprehensive early childhood health and development,which can contribute to advancing the global vision of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).