Vocational guidance by means of the Revista española de Orientación y psicopedagogía: a scientometric study

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Studies into research activity are possible by quantifying certain variables present in articles published in specialist journals. Once quantified, numerical data are obtained which summarise research activity characteristics. These data are obtained through scientometric indicators. This is an objective and verifiable method whose results can be both reproduced and applied to a large amount of data, thus allowing significant results to be obtained in statistical Studies.  This work analyses the Scientometric indicators of the articles published in the Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía (REOP) between 1990 and 2008. Of these articles, we selected those that expressly refer to vocational guidance, and we centred the study on personal productivity, institutional productivity, and on analysing the contents, instruments that researchers used in their works and references.  From these results, we note that most of the authors who publish in the REOP are Spanish and belong to the university. Also, the most important issue was the Program / Systems Intervention and Counseling / Vocational Guidance conduct. Also, we stress that these studies provide direct communication between researchers and guidance professionals, allowing science to reach everyone.