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860

John MacBeath publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John MacBeath sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

John MacBeath D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John MacBeath sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

John MacBeath is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on education and organizational behavior. MacBeath's research addresses multiple intersecting subfields including education, organizational behavior and human resource management, and human factors and ergonomics.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with topics related to leadership, learning practices, and education systems. Notable papers include:

  • Leadership is for learning-a critique of current misconceptions around leadership for learning, 2020, Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft
  • The promise, rise and fall of the Florida Teacher Leader Fellowship Programme, 2020, Research in Post-Compulsory Education

MacBeath's work frequently explores themes such as teacher education and leadership studies, organizational learning and leadership, innovative education and learning practices, education and technology integration, and collaborative teaching and inclusion. These topics reflect an interdisciplinary approach that combines educational theory with organizational dynamics and pedagogical innovation.

  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Organizational Learning and Leadership
  • Innovative Education and Learning Practices
  • Education and Technology Integration
  • Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion

Their papers are published in journals with a strong focus on educational research and post-compulsory education, with repeated contributions to:

  • Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft
  • Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Collaboration is a feature of MacBeath's research profile, coauthoring with scholars such as Alex Alexandrou, Philip E. Poekert, and Louie Alexandrou, among others. These collaborative efforts span various projects related to education leadership and professional development.

  • Alex Alexandrou
  • Philip E. Poekert
  • Louie Alexandrou

Throughout their work, MacBeath contributes to advancing understanding in social sciences by addressing how leadership functions within educational environments and the implications for teacher development and learning processes. The integration of organizational behavior and human factors into education-related research highlights a multifaceted approach to studying institutional and instructional change.

Best Publications

  • Second international handbook of educational leadership and administration

    K Leithwood;P Hallinger;G Furman;K Riley

  • Leadership as distributed: a matter of practice

    John MacBeath

  • Connecting Leadership and Learning : Principles for Practice

    John MacBeath;Neil Dempster

  • Improving School Effectiveness

    John MacBeath;Peter Mortimore

  • Schools Must Speak for Themselves : The Case for School Self-Evaluation

    John MacBeath

  • Self-Evaluation in European Schools: A Story of Change

    John MacBeath;Michael Schratz;Denis Meuret;Lars Jakobsen

  • Effective School Leadership: Responding to Change

    John MacBeath

  • Leadership for learning

    John MacBeath

  • How teachers value and practise professional learning

    David Pedder;Mary James;John MacBeath

  • Teachers Under Pressure

    Maurice Galton;John MacBeath

  • School self‐evaluation and the role of a critical friend

    Sue Swaffield;John MacBeath

  • International Handbook of Leadership for Learning

    Tony Townsend;John MacBeath

  • Leadership for learning : international perspectives

    John E. C. MacBeath;Yin Cheong Cheng

  • Traditions and Tensions in Leadership: the Ghanaian experience

    George K. T. Oduro;John Macbeath

  • School Inspection & Self-Evaluation: Working with the New Relationship

    John E. C. MacBeath

  • Democratic Learning : The Challenge to School Effectiveness

    John E. C. MacBeath;Lejf Moos

  • Schools on the Edge: Responding to Challenging Circumstances

    John MacBeath

  • Organisational learning approaches to school leadership and management: teachers' values and perceptions of practice

    David Pedder;John MacBeath

  • Learning How to Learn: Tools for Schools

    Mary James;Paul Black;Patrick Carmichael;Alison Fox

  • Self-Evaluation: What's In It For Schools?

    John MacBeath;Archie Mcglynn

  • OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: New Zealand 2011

    Deborah Nusche;Dany Laveault;John MacBeath;Paulo Santiago

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurice Galton
Maurice Galton University of Cambridge
Pam Sammons
Pam Sammons University of Oxford
Louise Stoll
Louise Stoll University College London
Paul Black
Paul Black King's College London
Philip Hallinger
Philip Hallinger Mahidol University
Dylan Wiliam
Dylan Wiliam University College London
Kenneth Leithwood
Kenneth Leithwood University of Toronto

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