Knowledge, Equity, and Evolution in Educational Administration Research: A Review of 22,000 Articles (1920-2025) (Stage 3, 3:50 PM)

• In Event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 5 - Stage 3

Abstract

This study examines how educational administration (EA) research has evolved over a century, with a focus on equity-related discourse. Using structural topic modeling (STM) on 21,986 peer-reviewed articles from 1920 to 2025, it maps the thematic structure of the field and traces the rise of justice-oriented scholarship. Findings show a shift from traditional leadership and policy themes to topics emphasizing race, gender, decoloniality, and inclusion. The temporal analysis reveals both growing and declining equity discourses, reflecting broader epistemological changes. This research contributes a historically grounded, data-driven view of EA’s knowledge base and informs future scholarship that centers equity, systemic transformation, and critical engagement with power and identity.

Authors

• Aziz Awaludin, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Saiful Falah, Institut Ummul Quro Al-Islami Bogor