EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE IN MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA: A COMPARATIVE BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhai.v3.i2.2026.93Keywords:
Educational Governance, Latin America, Mexico, Educational Policy, Bibliometric AnalysisAbstract
Educational governance has become a central topic in educational policy research due to its relevance for understanding institutional coordination, accountability, decentralization, and decision-making processes within educational systems. This study compares the evolution and thematic structure of educational governance research in Mexico with broader trends observed across Latin America through a bibliometric analysis of scientific production indexed in Scopus between 1969 and 2026. The analysis focuses on publication trends, citation impact, collaboration networks, thematic clusters, and intellectual structures shaping the field. Results indicate that Mexico has emerged as one of the most productive contributors to educational governance research in the region, particularly in studies addressing educational reforms, accountability systems, decentralization, teacher evaluation, and policy implementation. While Mexican research shares common regional concerns regarding educational quality, equity, and institutional effectiveness, it exhibits a stronger emphasis on governance reforms associated with administrative modernization and accountability mechanisms. In contrast, the broader Latin American literature demonstrates greater attention to educational inclusion, intercultural education, social justice, and participatory governance models. Network analyses reveal increasing international collaboration among researchers from Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and Spain, contributing to the regional consolidation of governance studies. The findings further suggest that governance functions as an integrative framework connecting educational policy, institutional change, higher education, and evaluation systems across diverse national contexts. Emerging themes such as digital governance, artificial intelligence in education, educational resilience, and data-driven policymaking indicate new directions for future research. Overall, the study demonstrates that educational governance has evolved into a mature and increasingly diversified field within Latin America, with Mexico occupying a strategic position in the development of regional scholarly debates and policy discussions.
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