Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to study the academic studies published on media literature in education from a bibliometric point of view. The research has been used for the study of quality research patterns. During the study process, research subjects were searched using the keyword "Media Literacy" in the WoS databases. As the search criterion, the "document title, summary, keyword" is selected. The study included publications published between 1970 and 2021. The bibliometric data of 919 academic studies, included in the education research category in WoS, forms the data set of the study. According to the results of the study, the academic studies published on media literature in education have increased in parallel with the years ahead after 2008. The most frequently published languages in the field of media literature in education are English, Spanish and Russian respectively, while the most frequently conducted academic study is the article, statement and book section. The University of Huelva, the University of Cantabria and the British Community of the United Nations Higher Education Systems are the institutions where researchers are the most publishing. In Turkey, the Anadolu University is the institution where the writers who publish the most about media literature in education work. The United States and Spain are the two countries with the most publications related to media literature, respectively. The number of references of academic publications published after the year 2000 is the subject of an increasing situation each year. The most commonly used keywords in academic publications related to media literature are the concepts of "media literature, media education, education and digital literature".