BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS ON PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN NATIONAL ABSRACTS DATABASE „UKRAINIKA SCIENTIFIC” (1998–2012)

In the article it is highlighted the results of analysis of flow of scientific publications on pre-school education and training in the national abstracts database «Ukrainika scientific» for the years 1998-2012 using bibliometric method. There are determined tendencies of the development of pre-school education and training in this database. It is found out an abstract information concerning not only the most actively studied topics and gaps in this area, as well as the intensity of its reflection in some years, but scientific institutions and universities which are leaders in scientific activities on topical issues of reform of preschool education. It is highlighted the importance of representation of research results in the national abstracts database «Ukrainika scientific»