Knowledge Network and Special Education: a Systematic Literature Review

ABSTRACT: In this paper, the objective was to identify the existing knowledge network in the Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial (Brazilian Journal of Special Education) through the description of the relational pattern and some network metrics. The study consisted of a review with peculiar characteristics to the systematic review: the knowledge network analysis through keywords and graph theory. The search for papers took place in the aforementioned journal, reaching publications from 1992 to 2017. Three hundred and one papers and six hundred and fifteen different keywords were found. It was concluded that the knowledge network presents low density and high clustering index and that the keywords with higher degree and intermediation centrality were Special Education, Inclusive Education and Inclusion.

摘要：本研究旨在通过梳理关联模式与若干网络指标，明确《巴西特殊教育杂志》（Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial，英文刊名：Brazilian Journal of Special Education）的现有知识网络结构。本研究属于具备系统综述特有属性的文献综述类研究，采用关键词结合图论的方法开展知识网络分析。文献检索限定于上述期刊，检索时段为1992年至2017年。最终共获取301篇学术论文，提取得到615个不同关键词。研究结论表明，该知识网络呈现低密度与高集聚指数的特征，且度数中心性与中介中心性较高的关键词为特殊教育（Special Education）、全纳教育（Inclusive Education）与包容（Inclusion）。