The Educational Dimension as an Emergent Topic in the Management of Heritage: Mapping Scientific Production, 1991–2022

 REVIEWER 1

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The paper is well written and without doubt, has merits. In fact, the authors delved into the bibliography and revealed and analyzed a total of 223 documents, of which 122 were published in journals indexed in the Web of Science, 176 came from journals indexed in SCOPUS and seventy-five were drawn from journals indexed in both databases identifying five subject-based clusters in heritage education research and five genealogies of research.

I would like to thank the review of the article by the assigned reviewer 1.

Regarding the quality of the research, it appears to be quite comprehensive, however, the quality of the research would need to be assessed, including the rigor of the methodology, the depth of the analysis, and the validity of the conclusions. At that point, I am expressing my concern on the issue of overdependence from the VOS VIEWER tool and the inclusion of more empirical studies. What I would suggest for improvement: I am thinking that the paper could be improved in several ways: First, please be more detailed and clearer in the methodology paragraph and provide a more detailed explanation not merely of the methodologies used, but also of the rationale behind their selection and implementation. This would help me a lot to understand the findings, which are quite interesting and stimulating.

Following the suggestion, a more detailed explanation of the rationale for the selection and application of the methodologies used is provided.

“VOSviewer is a valuable bibliometric analysis tool that can effectively visualize and analyze bibliographic networks, including co-authorship, co-citation, and co-occurrence networks. It allows to gain a comprehensive understanding of the network structure and relationships within a specific research field, which can aid in identifying key research areas, influential authors, and emerging trends. Also, allows for the identification of clusters and the mapping of bibliometric data. It can help to identify thematic clusters, research hotspots, and the interrelationships between different research topics.”

Esta herramienta ha sido utilizada en multitud de artículos para realizar análisis bibliométricos, como:

Cifuentes-Correa, L. M., Montoya-Hincapié, E. M., Valencia-Arias, A., Quiroz-Fabra, J., & Londoño-Celis, W. (2023). Research trends in geoheritage, geotourism and its relationship with new technologies. Journal of Tourism and Development, 40, 155-163. https://doi.org/10.34624/rtd.v40i0.31498

Mohamed, B., & Marzouk, M. (2023). Bibliometric analysis and visualisation of heritage buildings preservation. Heritage Science, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00947-y

Upasani, N., Manna, A., & Ranjanikar, M. (2023). Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Research in Cultural Heritage: A Bibliometric Study. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 14(1), 832-842. https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140191

Vlase, I., & Lähdesmäki, T. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of cultural heritage research in the humanities: The Web of Science as a tool of knowledge management. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01582-5

Nevertheless, the categorisation of the production according to its thematic genealogies and its research method is coded and categorised in detail, through a content analysis carried out in a triangulated manner by the three researchers, authors of the study, in order to avoid error bias in its categorisation.

Furthermore, please provide a more detailed analysis of the findings, particularly in relation to the thematic clusters and genealogies of research identified, to also help me understand the implications of the findings for the field of heritage education.

This suggestion is appreciated and will be taken into account for future publications as it moves away from the current object and design of this article.

Finally, future research recommendations would also provide food for thought for future research on knowledge management researchers.

In response to the consideration of the reviewer, it is pointed out at the end of the study that for future research this type of analysis can be complemented with other bibliometric analysis tools such as Bibliometrix (REF).

“As future lines, this research can be complemented with other bibliometric analysis tools such as the Bibliometrix software [98].”

The quotation for this article is included in the references section.

Aria, M.; Cuccurullo, C. Bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. J Informetr. 2017, 11, 4, 959-975.

REVIEWER 2

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Overall the paper is well written and presents the findings of a timely survey which has been carried out comprehensively. The survey design and the means through which the results were evaluated are clearly presented and justified. The presentation of the survey findings is thorough and generally well presented. The conclusions are appropriate and reflect the survey findings.

I would like to thank the review of the article by the assigned reviewer 2

It would however be very useful (and also meaningful for the results that follow) what is included and what is not included in the definition of 'heritage education'. From the paper I understand it to include museums and collections for example, but is heritage management also captured? - in the archaeological sphere? in the tourism management sphere? (courses exist in both disciplines). Furthermore it is obvious that building/site conservation/preservation education is not included in the survey as both the history and sources relating to conservation education and training are omitted.

We want to thank the reviewer for this suggestion and based on this comment a definition of Heritage Education is included:

“According to Council of Europe heritage education means ‘a teaching approach based on cultural heritage, incorporating active educational methods, cross- curricular approaches, a partnership between the fields of education and culture and employing the widest variety of modes of communication and expression’ (p. 31).”

Heritage management includes heritage education as one of the main ways to achieve a society aware of the care, safeguarding and sustainable management of its heritage assets. Heritage education is a holistic concept and can be developed in relation to any type of heritage. y can be developed in relation to any type of heritage.

I would recommend that the remit of the survey and what is and is not included is made clearer in the introduction as this will also strengthen the discussion and conclusions and ensure recommendations being made are clearly targeted.    

Following the suggestion, the definition of heritage education has been added in the introduction to clarify the purpose of the survey and to ensure that the findings are oriented to the field of study of Heritage Education.

REVIEWER 3

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This is an interesting, informative, well-structured, and well-argued article on the topic.

I would like to thank the review of the article by the assigned reviewer 3

REVIEWER 4

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The Summary outlining the aim of the paper, its main contributions, and strengths. The summary is quite clear and presents the aims of this research and the results. The article is clear, relevant to the field presented in a well-structured manner, and fits into the typology the thematic of this journal. The methods and procedures are very clear. The results are strutted by two analysis topics: Thematic Networks and lines of research and Thematic and methodological classification and analysis of the sample’s evolution. The diagrams and tables are well-designed and enlightening. References are current, and exemplify some categories identified with examples of articles. The study constitutes a clear and pioneering contribution to our understanding of this discipline of Heritage Education, mapping scientific production. It is an article that could be interesting for the scientific community.

I would like to thank the review of the article by the assigned reviewer 4

Recommendation: I recommend that the article be published in the journal with a small review in English. You don't start a sentence with a date (see p.7, ligne 214- “2011 marks the publication…”; see p. 7 ligne 222: “2013 are the year…”).

We apologise for these errors, which have been corrected in the text.

“The first article tracing the presence of heritage in secondary school textbooks was published in 2011.”

“The year 2013 was the year of publication of the first article to address heritage education in localized non-formal settings.”

The article has been revised by a professional translator hire for this purpose.

 REVIEWER 5

Without a doubt, it is an exhaustive, well-planned and very interesting work due to the topic it addresses, placing special emphasis on its implications for the educational field.
However, the authors state in their article that one of the reasons that led them to write it was the absence of exhaustive bibliographic reviews on the topic of heritage education. Well, at this point we have come across a previous publication on the same topic that we consider interesting to include and discuss in the article, since some of the findings are very similar, such as the existence of 5 thematic clusters. Furthermore, heritage education is one of the key concepts that are handled in the aforementioned publication that we have found. In this sense, although it is not the first work of its type in this area, it does not detract from its merit. On the contrary, we consider that a dialogue with the work of Monteagudo-Fernández; Gómez-Carrasco and Chaparro-Sainz, entitled Education and heritage research in museums. Conceptual, intellectual and social structure within a domain of knowledge (2000-2019), published in 2021 in the journal Sustainability, could be very enriching both for our authors of this article and for the readers of their work.

We want to thank the reviewer for this suggestion and based on this comment we include in the text of the paper a quotation to the article in the section: "the present study", as well as in the conclusions, in relation to the similar results.

“…like for example research in education and heritage research in museums [26], social science teaching…”

“…where results are obtained in line with related studies [26].”

The quotation for this article is included in the references section.

*Monteagudo-Fernández, J.; Gómez-Carrasco, C.J.; Chaparro-Sainz, Á. Heritage Education and Research in Museums. Conceptual, Intellectual and Social Structure within a Knowledge Domain (2000–2019). Sustainability 2021, 13, 6667. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126667