SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ON INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN WEB OF SCIENCE: GENERAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

ABSTRACT:

The objective of this paper is to analyze the scientific production carried out on a decade of studies on internationalization of higher education. For this, the database ISI Web of Science/Knowledge was the source for research and selection of articles published about this subject from 2004 to 2013. In general, the analysis of selected articles has used a systematic review, focusing on methodological aspects used by the most cited articles in the academy. Results have shown an increasing number of studies in this area, the lack of consolidated research groups and the dispersion of publications in different journals. Moreover, the analysis of the most cited articles during that period indicates a relative balance between theoretical and theoretical-empirical studies, with the use of qualitative approach and the method of case study in theoretical-empirical articles being predominant.

Keywords:
Internationalization; Higher education; Scientific production; ISI Web of Science/Knowledge