Exploring the Stratified Nature of Artificial Intelligence Research Funding in United States Educational Systems: A Bibliometric and Network Analysis

Autor: Zachary W. Taylor, Kayla Stan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Education Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 11, p 1248 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-7102
DOI: 10.3390/educsci14111248
Popis: Little is known about the funding organizations and mechanisms behind artificial intelligence (AI) research conducted in United States (U.S.) educational systems (K12 and higher education). This study therefore performs a bibliometric and network analysis of AI research conducted in U.S. educational systems to explore which types of organizations fund peer-reviewed scholarship, which organizations receive this funding, and how these organizations form funded research networks. The results suggest evidence of institutional stratification, with non-U.S. government organizations (such as in China and Europe) funding many AI studies within U.S. educational systems. Moreover, the data suggest stratified funding networks have marginalized Minority-Serving Institutions, consolidating the influence of AI research conducted in U.S. educational systems among few, elite, and predominately White institutions. The implications for research and policy advocacy are also addressed.
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