Exploring Rural Education in 5.0 Era: Trends, Challenges, and Future Research

Nurkaenah Nurkaenah; Gema Rullyana; Rudi Susilana; Deka Andriani

doi:10.17509/pdgia.v23i3.99065

Exploring Rural Education in 5.0 Era: Trends, Challenges, and Future Research

Nurkaenah Nurkaenah, Gema Rullyana, Rudi Susilana, Deka Andriani

Abstract

This study aims to explore the research landscape of rural education in the Society 5.0 era. The method employed was a bibliometric study, which included performance analysis and science mapping. We analyzed publication growth, the most productive countries, and the most prolific and influential authors in this field. In addition, using science mapping techniques, we identified emerging research themes, evolving trends, and potential directions for future studies. The data were retrieved from the Scopus database. The findings indicate that publication growth in rural education has increased significantly, particularly since 2019. Although fluctuations were observed in the earlier period, the overall trend suggests growing scholarly attention to this topic. Publication productivity is dominated by developed countries such as the United States and Australia, while India, Brazil, and China represent major contributors from developing countries. The most productive author was Nguyen, Trung Thanh from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, followed by Grote, Ulrike from the same institution. Keyword analysis revealed that rural education, China, rural areas, education, students, teaching, rural population, rural schools, e-learning, and child were the ten most frequently occurring keywords. However, keywords such as engineering education, science education, equity, household income, and mobility remain underexplored and offer promising avenues for future research. This study is expected to serve as a reference for a comprehensive mapping of the rural education research landscape, to identify existing research gaps, and to provide recommendations for future research priorities, particularly in underexplored areas.

Keywords

Bibliometrics, Research Landscape, Rural Education, Society 5.0

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17509/pdgia.v23i3.99065