The theory of holistic governance provides an effective approach to overcoming the current"fragmentation"dilemma in China's educational governance.Taking the research literature on holistic governance theory in the domestic educational governance field as a starting point,and based on the knowl-edge map drawn with CiteSpace software and the"Four-Dimensional Concept Mode"proposed by Philip Hallinger,this study reviews the characteristics and trends of the holistic governance theory applied in the field of educational governance using concrete visualization methods.The study found that research has gone through the stages of initial exploration,starting growth,and vigorous development,with an in-creasing number of scholars focusing on this research area in recent years;most researchers are from high-er education and primarily concentrated in eastern region universities;high-frequency hotspot words in-clude"holistic governance","fragmentation",and"higher education institutions",with keyword cluste-ring divided into eight categories,which are strongly related to'government';concerning the"fragmenta-tion"issue in the field of educational governance,future research trends on holistic governance theory in the context of educational governance can be summarized as exploring composite models,building institu-tional frameworks,and innovating technological services.
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