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Theory and Research in Social Education
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Theory and Research in Social Education

0093-3104

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/utrs20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 919 7 7 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 8
Documents by Best Scientists*: 8
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.58
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Theory and Research in Social Education?

The main research concerns discussed in Theory and Research in Social Education are Social studies, Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Teaching method and Curriculum. Issues in Social studies were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Curriculum development, Higher education, Social science, Educational research and Primary education. While it focused on Social science, it was also able to explore topics like Social change and Philosophy of education.

The journal is focused mainly on Social change, particularly Social philosophy. It facilitates discussions on Pedagogy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Citizenship, Democracy and Politics. The study on Citizenship presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Gender studies.

The Politics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Civics.

  • Social studies (53.31%)
  • Pedagogy (45.44%)
  • Mathematics education (24.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Discussing Controversial Public Issues in Secondary Social Studies Classrooms: Learning from Skilled Teachers (213 citations)
  • Social Education in the Classroom: the Dynamics of the Hidden Curriculum. (188 citations)
  • Constructivism as a Theoretical Foundation for the Use of Technology in Social Studies (179 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Theory and Research in Social Education:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Social studies, Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Teaching method and Curriculum. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Social studies that incorporate concepts from other fields like Citizenship, Narrative, Primary education and Social science, Field (Bourdieu). Issues in Pedagogy were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Qualitative research and Higher education.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Theory and Research in Social Education are Social studies, Gender studies, Citizenship, Pedagogy and Democracy. Social studies research presented in Theory and Research in Social Education encompasses a variety of subjects, including Civics, Teaching method, Blueprint and Primary education. The journal addresses concerns in Gender studies which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as George (robot), Narrative, Officer and Presidential election, Politics.

Theory and Research in Social Education tackles research in Spatial citizenship as part of the general discipline of Citizenship, however, it also discusses concepts in Non citizens. The studies on Pedagogy discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Emerging technologies and Sensemaking. While it focused on Democracy, it was also able to explore topics like Civility, Political economy, Education education and Politics of the United States.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Engaging with Issues of Death, Loss, and Grief in Elementary School: Teachers' Perceptions and Affective Experiences of an In-Service Training Program on Death Education in Cyprus. (4 citations)
  • Exploring the Emotional Dynamics of a Political Discussion. (4 citations)
  • Toward critically compassionate financial literacy: How elementary preservice teachers view the standards (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Theory and Research in Social Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • E. Wayne Ross (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John W. Saye (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jack L. Nelson (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Walter C. Parker (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patricia G. Avery (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Theory and Research in Social Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michigan State University (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indiana University (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (17 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.07% of all publications and 58.54% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Engaging with Issues of Death, Loss, and Grief in Elementary School: Teachers' Perceptions and Affective Experiences of an In-Service Training Program on Death Education in Cyprus.

    Polyxeni Stylianou;Michalinos Zembylas

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Social studies education research for sustainable democratic societies: Addressing persistent civic challenges

    (2023)
    15 Citations
  • Teachers’ organizational participation: Profiles in 12 countries and correlates in teaching-related practices

    Frank Reichert;Judith Torney-Purta;Weihong Liang

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Why teachers address unplanned controversial issues in the classroom

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Students’ citizenship competencies: The role of ethnic school composition and perceived teacher support

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Social citizenship competences at the end of primary school: The role of socio-ethnic classroom diversity and teachers’ citizenship beliefs and practices in the classroom climate

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Civic and citizenship education in context: The influence of IEA studies on national curricula

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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