Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural education: bibliometric and content analyses
ISSN: 0168-2601
Article publication date: 24 August 2022
Issue publication date: 27 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on architectural education (AE) was investigated, and a framework was proposed to reduce the impacts' negative consequences.
Design/methodology/approach
Systematic literature review, bibliometric and content analyses were combined to gain an in-depth understanding of the effects of the pandemic on AE and projections for its future. Relevant documents were extracted from the Web of Science (WoS) database. Bibliometric connections in the context of AE and COVID-19 pandemic were explored using text-mining and content analysis was performed.
Findings
The challenges, development tendencies and collaboration networks in AE during the pandemic were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. The most influential articles, journals, authors and countries/regions were highlighted using a bibliometric analysis. The analysis of keyword tendencies and clusters indicates that new concepts have emerged in AE research during the pandemic involving online, in-person and hybrid education. Using content analysis of 57 subtopics, 39 (18) were categorized as having negative (positive) effects. A comprehensive mitigation framework was designed to reduce the impact of the pandemic on AE.
Research limitations/implications
The study findings can enable practitioners to construct effective solutions to COVID-19- and other disaster-related problems regarding AE. The implications, obstacles and mitigation framework presented can help identify gaps in the literature and guide further research.
Originality/value
This paper presents the first bibliometric and content analysis of AE and COVID-19 pandemic-related studies published from January 2020 to June 2022 to highlight several research directions and academic development within the field.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This research was funded by Hasan Kalyoncu University Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects (Project No. BAP.YP.002). The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support.
Citation
Metinal, Y.B. and Gumusburun Ayalp, G. (2022), "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural education: bibliometric and content analyses", Open House International, Vol. 47 No. 4, pp. 657-687. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-05-2022-0120
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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