Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, 2022 (ESCI)
The practices specific to the structure of today's society, which is defined as the network society, are also reflected in the field of educational sciences in various forms. In the present paper, a systematic literature review has been conducted and the emerging issues have been discussed in an analytical framework in conceptual integrity to guide researchers and instructional designers. For this purpose, the BERTopic topic modeling technique, which is used to reveal hidden or abstract issues in large textual data, was use. Ten topic emerged as a result of the topic modelling. When the topics were evaluated, the following dimensions came into prominence: 1-) use of Social Network Analysis as a scientific research method in the definition of the groups involved in education, 2-) widespread adoption of this concept in matters that require solidarity, cooperation and interaction, 3-) Examining different types of relationships or roles in learning networks with a structural, managerial and relational functioning. The results of this research show that researchers need to have knowledge and skills in techniques such as Social Network Analysis in order to correctly understand a learning environment that is becoming increasingly widespread in education.