Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Najib BAHMANI
Author-Email: ezzarzaria@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Morocco
Author-Name: Sidi Youssef EL BAGHDADI
Author-Email: ezzarzaria@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of letters and human sciences of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Morocco
Author-Name: Naima BOUTBHIRT
Author-Email: ezzarzaria@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Morocco
Title: Educational Systems, Social Inclusion, and Social Welfare
Abstract: This study provides a comprehensive quantitative and structural evaluation of global research at the intersection of educational systems, social inclusion, and social well-being. Despite growing scholarship on equitable pedagogy, existing literature lacks a unified bibliometric synthesis that simultaneously integrates multi-decade performance metrics, co-occurrence network architectures, and global collaboration dynamics on this specific thematic nexus. To bridge this gap, we execute a multi-layered bibliometric analysis on a core corpus of 1,842 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 1985 and 2024, retrieved from the Scopus database. The findings reveal a marked transition from early, fragmented clinical frameworks to an integrated socio-pedagogical paradigm. Contemporary literature increasingly positions educational environments and teaching professionals as structural anchors for social equity and psychological resilience. Macro-structural performance metrics demonstrate a sharp publication acceleration (expanding at an annual growth rate of 11.42%, with an average of 18.65 citations per document), supported by a core-periphery global collaboration architecture (international co-authorship rate of 24.15%) centered on North American and European hubs. Classification JEL: I21; I24; I31; I38; I14. Paper type: Quantitative empirical research (Bibliometric and Science Mapping Study).
Keywords: Educational Policy; Social Inclusion; Subjective Wellbeing; Social Welfare; Co-occurrence Network Analysis; Scopus
Journal: International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics
Pages: 262-284
Volume: 7
Issue: 11
Year: 2026
File-URL: https://ijafame.org/index.php/ijafame/article/view/2634
File-Format: text/html
File-URL: https://ijafame.org/index.php/ijafame/article/view/2634/2707
File-Format: application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:aoa:journl:v:7:y:2026:i:11:p:262-284