The Evolution of Digital Innovation in Educational Management: A Bibliometric Study Using Scopus Data
Abstract
The rapid advancement of digital technologies has reshaped the landscape of educational management, creating both opportunities and challenges in implementing effective digital strategies. Despite widespread digital adoption, many institutions still struggle with integration barriers, infrastructure gaps, and resistance to pedagogical transformation. This study addresses these issues by systematically analyzing how digital innovation in educational management has evolved over the past two decades. This research contributes by offering a comprehensive bibliometric mapping of digital education and management studies using Scopus data, revealing research hotspots, emerging themes, and key intellectual structures that guide future inquiry. It also demonstrates how bibliometric tools can be strategically employed to support institutional planning and policy formation.
Methodologically, the study followed a four-stage process identification, screening, eligibility, and inclusion to extract 85 peer-reviewed documents from 2010 to 2024. Using VOSviewer, keyword co-occurrence and thematic clusters were visualized to highlight evolving research trajectories in the field. The results show a significant increase in publication output, especially after 2020, reflecting the global shift towards digital education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three dominant thematic clusters were identified: (1) Digital Education and Management Systems, (2) Human-Centered Research, and (3) Learning Process and Theory. Novel keywords such as teaching, learning, digital transformation, students, and LMS signal a growing focus on learner-centered, system-integrated educational models. Interdisciplinary contributions from sustainability, psychology, and information management journals underscore the complex, multifaceted nature of digital innovation in education.
In conclusion, the findings provide actionable insights for researchers, educators, and policymakers, while offering a strategic roadmap for future research directions and digital transformation strategies in educational management.
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