Ken Spours
Ken Spours publishes mostly in Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations, on topics such as Education Systems and Policy, Global Educational Policies and Reforms and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics.
- World rank
- #240,392 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #21,974 of 90,785
- Works
- 33
- Citations
- 80
- Citations per work
- 2.4
What does Ken Spours research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Education53% of their works
- 2Sociology and Political Science16% of their works
- 3Political Science and International Relations16% of their works
- 4Human Factors and Ergonomics6% of their works
- 5Information Systems3% of their works
- 6Public Administration3% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe Ken Spours's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Training Pathways, Vocational Education, Neoliberalism, Education Policy, Globalization, Social Exclusion, Youth Transitions and Employability.
- Vocational and Technical Education
- Financialization
- Teacher Professional Development
- Activity Theory
- Employability
- Social Exclusion
- Education Policy
- Vocational Education
- Training Pathways
- Neoliberalism
- Globalization
- Youth Transitions
- Graduate Attributes
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Workplace Learning
- Shareholder Value
- Web-based B2B portals
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 17 words, with their numbers
- Training Pathways81 topic
- Vocational Education81 topic
- Neoliberalism62 topics
- Education Policy51 topic
- Globalization51 topic
- Social Exclusion41 topic
- Youth Transitions41 topic
- Employability31 topic
- Graduate Attributes31 topic
- Activity Theory21 topic
- Qualitative Research Methods21 topic
- Teacher Professional Development21 topic
- Workplace Learning21 topic
- Financialization11 topic
- Shareholder Value11 topic
- Vocational and Technical Education11 topic
- Web-based B2B portals11 topic
Where does Ken Spours work?
Ken Spours's main affiliation in the publication record is University of London, United Kingdom.
How many publications and citations does Ken Spours have?
Science Explorer counts 33 works and 80 citations for Ken Spours, ranking #240,392 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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