Characteristics of scientific production in Special Education in Virtual Health Library (VHL): a bibliometric study

Autor: Luciana Pizzani, Suzelei Faria Bello, Maria Cristina Piumbato Innocentini Hayashi
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Revista Educação Especial, Vol 23, Iss 38, Pp 379-397 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1808-270X
1984-686X
1984686X
DOI: 10.5902/1984686X1426
Popis: Objective: To characterize, through bibliometric approach, the scientific literature in this Special Education in the databases of the Virtual Health Library (VHL). The VHL is coordinated by BIREME - Specialized Center of the Pan American Health Organization whose objective is to promote the dissemination and use of scientific information in health. Method: The research methodology was performed by observing the following steps: a literature review on education special and bibliometrics, data collection from the site of BIREME about the presence of special education in the databases, organization, processing and bibliometric analysis of data collected using the software MS Excel and Vantage Point. Results: indicators produced allow signal that the predominant language of scientific production was the Portuguese and the majority of records were written individually, the themes addressed were psychology and developmental psychology. Conclusion: These bibliometric indicators characterizing the state of the art of scientific literature in Special Education at the various bases Data Bireme and also showed a field of interconnections between Health Sciences and Special Education.
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