Exploring the Landscape of Graduate Education through a Characterization of Physics Education Research Literature

A growing topic of interest in physics education research focuses on exploring graduate education. This increasing attention highlights the need to understand the existing landscape of physics education research literature on the topic of physics graduate education. To address this, we conducted a scoping review to map and characterize research on physics graduate education. The review followed guidance for systematic literature reviews from Xiao and Watson (J Plan Edu Res, 39(1):93-112, 2019) and Sauer and Seuring (Rev Manag Sci, 17:1899-1933, 2023). Goals of the review included providing an overview of the current trends, identifying gaps in the literature, and offering directions for future research aimed at strengthening the understanding of graduate education done by the field. In this presentation, we will discuss our review process and emerging themes that illustrate how the field has studied graduate education.