Analysis of Research Trends of ‘Journal of Jeju Studies’(1984~2023)-From the Perspective of Jeju Educational Science

The purpose of this study was to analyze specifically the research trends of ‘Journal of Jeju Studies [JJS]’. To accomplish it, the study selected 515 articles from JJS, that had been published from 1981 to 2023, and analyzed them by Keyword Network Analysis. Major results of the study are as follows: First, it needs to cultivate more positive communications and cooperation amongst humanities, social science and natural science in order to vitalize interdisciplinary studies of the three academic areas, that is a major strength of JJS. Second, the various opportunities should be provided positively for educational researchers to pursue the integral studies by harmonizing the uniqueness and generalities of Jeju education. Third, although research subjects of JJS are different according to the time period, the major keywords such as culture, region, society, and tourism were ranked highly by the analysis results. Therefore, it is necessary to support the researchers and to cultivate research environment in order to expand the spectrum of research subjects. Lastly, the future studies of Jeju education need to connect to social science and to link to humanities beyond educational study realm itself. The results would be used as the basic implications for the further researches of Jeju as well Jeju education in terms of research subjects and research directions.