Peer-reviewed article
Educomunicación en educación inicial, primaria y secundaria en Iberoamérica (2020-2025): un análisis bibliométrico
Diana Caridad Ruiz-Onofre, Rodrigo Marcelo Criollo Burbano ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This bibliometric study maps scientific publications on educommunication (the use of communication and media in teaching) in early childhood, primary and secondary education in Ibero-America from 2020 to 2025. It analysed 255 publications from Scopus, SciELO and Redalyc following PRISMA 2020 criteria. Publications rose between 2021 and 2022 and then fell sharply in 2025. Most outputs are journal articles describing practical experiences, mainly on digital competence and digital literacy. Spain and Mexico produce the most research, mostly in small or individual collaboration networks.
Key points
- A sample of 255 publications from Scopus, SciELO and Redalyc was analysed with VOSviewer.
- Publications grew significantly between 2021 and 2022, driven by the health crisis, and declined markedly in 2025.
- Scientific articles predominate, mainly describing experiences and practical cases on digital competence and digital literacy, showing limited conceptual discussion.
- Spain and Mexico lead output, within mostly small-scale and individual collaboration networks, reflecting asymmetries in knowledge circulation.
- Keyword analysis found five thematic clusters, a shift from ICT toward social media and computational thinking, and no attention to artificial intelligence up to 2025.
Limitations
This is a review of publication patterns, so it says nothing about whether educommunication improves children's learning or well-being. It covers only three databases and the 2020–2025 period, and the abstract gives no data on children themselves.
Abstract
This study analyzes scientific production on educommunication in early childhood, primary, and secondary education in Ibero-America during the period 2020–2025. Using a descriptive and relational quantitative approach, and applying the criteria of the PRISMA 2020 statement, a sample of 255 publications retrieved from the Scopus, SciELO, and Redalyc databases was consolidated and processed using VOSviewer software. The results show a significant increase in publications between 2021 and 2022, driven by the health crisis, followed by a marked decline in 2025. Scientific articles overwhelmingly predominate, mainly focusing on experiences and practical cases related to digital competence and digital literacy, which reveals limited conceptual discussion. Geographically, Spain and Mexico lead scientific output within predominantly small-scale and individual collaboration networks, reflecting asymmetries in the circulation of knowledge around a concept that originated in Latin America. Finally, the keyword co-occurrence analysis identifies five thematic clusters and an evolution of the research agenda from ICT toward social media and computational thinking, revealing a complete lack of attention to artificial intelligence up to 2025