Research Status and Hot Trends of Preschool Education Practicum at Home and Abroad Visual Analysis Based on Cite Space

Abstract

The practicum  in  preschool  education  is  an  essential  component  of teacher  training, which has garnered  significant  attention from  scholars  in the field both domestically and internationally.  By  comparing  and  contrasting  research  in  preschool  education  practices between  the  two  spheres,  this  paper  identifies  gaps  in  related  studies  and  speculates  on potential future research directions based on changing trends in research focus. In this paper, CNKI and Web of Science were selected as data sources to statistically analyze the literature of preschool educational practicum from 2003 to 2023 through the visualization software Cite Space,    including    "chronological    distribution",     “author”,    “publishing    organization”, “keywords”, and "research hotspots". The findings suggest that domestic research in the field of preschool education falls slightly behind that of foreign countries in terms of both breadth and depth. To catch up and move ahead, future research on educational practicum in preschool should  focus on  strengthening  exchanges  and  cooperation,  as well  as  expanding  research content.   Specifically,  research   should  prioritize   improving  the   quality  of  educational practicum from the perspective of interns, which will be a critical research trend in the future.