Trends in Promoting Cultural Awareness in Biology Education: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Mapping Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt20251696Keywords:
cultural awareness, education, biology, bibliometric mapping analysisAbstract
Introduction: Biology education is essential in enhancing students' cultural awareness by integrating local wisdom. However, does the reality align with these expectations? Therefore, this bibliometric analysis is conducted as an initial step to address the following questions: 1) Mapping the trends in cultural awareness studies within biology education. 2) Identifying research gaps in cultural awareness studies within biology education. 3) Proposing alternative solutions to bridge these gaps.
Methods: This study employs a bibliometric approach. Data were obtained from the Scopus database using the following keywords: TITLE-ABS-KEY ("cultural sensitivity" OR "cultural awareness" OR "cultural competence" OR "intercultural understanding" OR "cultural intelligence" OR "cultural appreciation" OR "cross-cultural knowledge" OR "intercultural awareness" OR "global awareness" OR "diversity awareness") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (biology) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (education OR learning). Data analysis was conducted using VOSviewer and Microsoft Excel.
Results: A total of 32 scientific publications were recorded from 2003 to March 2025, with an average of two publications per year. The most frequently occurring keyword is evolution, appearing seven times, while the strongest linked keyword is cultural competence, with a total link strength of 192.
Conclusions: The trends in cultural awareness studies within biology education remains very low and stagnant. There is a notable gap in ethnobiology education, which should play a crucial role in promoting students' cultural awareness but is rarely studied. The proposed solution is to expand the ethnobiology education approach beyond an intradisciplinary ecological perspective to include an interdisciplinary social approach, thereby enhancing students' cultural awareness.
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