Topic · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy
Most cited papers in Critical and Liberation Pedagogy
What are the most cited papers in Critical and Liberation Pedagogy?
The most cited paper in Critical and Liberation Pedagogy is "Rethinking Critical Theory and Qualitative Research" (Joe L. Kincheloe, Peter L. McLaren, 2011), with 2,560 citations. Next come "Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education" (2,357) and "The Best of Both Worlds: A Critical Pedagogy of Place" (2,166).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 196 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rethinking Critical Theory and Qualitative Research Joe L. Kincheloe, Peter L. McLaren · SensePublishers eBooks | 2011 | 2,560 |
| 2 | Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education Henry Armand Giroux, Joe L. Kincheloe · Journal of Education | 1992 | 2,357 |
| 3 | The Best of Both Worlds: A Critical Pedagogy of Place David A. Gruenewald · Educational Researcher | May 2003 | 2,166 |
| 4 | Transformative Learning as Discourse Jack Mezirow · Journal of Transformative Education | 2003 | 1,685 |
| 5 | Theories of Reproduction and Resistance in the New Sociology of Education: A Critical Analysis Henry Armand Giroux · Harvard Educational Review | Sep 1983 | 1,131 |
| 6 | An update of transformative learning theory: a critical review of the empirical research (1999–2005) Edward W. Taylor · International Journal of Lifelong Education | Mar 2007 | 1,021 |
| 7 | Authorizing Students’ Perspectives: Toward Trust, Dialogue, and Change in Education Alison Cook‐Sather · Educational Researcher | May 2002 | 962 |
| 8 | Toward a Theory of Anti-Oppressive Education Kevin K. Kumashiro · Review of Educational Research | Mar 2000 | 952 |
| 9 | Transformative learning theory Edward W. Taylor · New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education | Sep 2008 | 944 |
| 10 | The Evolution of John Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory Andrew D. Kitchenham · Journal of Transformative Education | Apr 2008 | 827 |
| 11 | Transformative Leadership: Working for Equity in Diverse Contexts Carolyn Muriel Shields · Educational Administration Quarterly | 17 Sep 2010 | 808 |
| 12 | Transformative approaches to student voice: theoretical underpinnings, recalcitrant realities Michael Fielding · British Educational Research Journal | Apr 2004 | 805 |
| 13 | Critical consciousness: Current status and future directions Roderick J. Watts, Matthew A. Diemer, Adam M. Voight · New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development | Dec 2011 | 798 |
| 14 | Education and the Cult of Efficiency Rychard Fink · Studies in Philosophy and Education | 1963 | 723 |
| 15 | The Souls of White Folk: Critical pedagogy, whiteness studies, and globalization discourse Zeus Leonardo · Race Ethnicity and Education | Mar 2002 | 688 |
| 16 | Leadership for Social Justice and Equity: Weaving a Transformative Framework and Pedagogy Kathleen M. Brown · Educational Administration Quarterly | Feb 2004 | 677 |
| 17 | Note to Educators: Hope Required When Growing Roses in Concrete Jeffrey M. R. Duncan‐Andrade · Harvard Educational Review | Jul 2009 | 658 |
| 18 | Teacher Education and the Politics of Engagement: The Case for Democratic Schooling Henry Armand Giroux, Peter L. McLaren · Harvard Educational Review | Sep 1986 | 580 |
| 19 | A Dialogue: Culture, Language, and Race Paulo Freiré, Donaldo P. Macedo · Harvard Educational Review | Sep 1995 | 572 |
| 20 | Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, and the Primacy of Racism David A. Gillborn · Qualitative Inquiry | 25 Feb 2015 | 567 |
| 21 | Rethinking Education as the Practice of Freedom: Paulo Freire and the Promise of Critical Pedagogy Henry Armand Giroux · Policy Futures in Education | 2010 | 533 |
| 22 | ‘Doing development’: the gap year, volunteer‐tourists and a popular practice of development Kate Simpson · Journal of International Development | Jul 2004 | 516 |
| 23 | Public Pedagogy and the Politics of Resistance: Notes on a critical theory of educational struggle Henry Armand Giroux · Educational Philosophy and Theory | 2003 | 488 |
| 24 | A Humanizing Pedagogy María del Carmen Salazar · Review of Research in Education | 25 Feb 2013 | 473 |
| 25 | Teaching for Transformation Patricia A. Cranton · New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education | Mar 2002 | 431 |
| 26 | What is the “Dialogical Method” of Teaching? Ira Shor, Paulo Freiré · Journal of Education | Oct 1987 | 429 |
| 27 | Experiential learning: Past and present Linda Hart Lewis, Carol Williams · New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education | Jun 1994 | 412 |
| 28 | Teacher Vulnerability: understanding its moral and political roots Geert Kelchtermans · Cambridge Journal of Education | Nov 1996 | 411 |
| 29 | Building Upon the Theoretical Debate: A Critical Review of the Empirical Studies of Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory Edward W. Taylor · Adult Education Quarterly | Nov 1997 | 406 |
| 30 | Musings and Reflections on the Meaning, Context, and Process of Transformative Learning John M. Dirkx, Jack Mezirow, Patricia A. Cranton · Journal of Transformative Education | 13 Mar 2006 | 395 |
| 31 | Giving Teaching Back to Education: Responding to the Disappearance of the Teacher Gert Biesta · Phenomenology & Practice | 14 Feb 2013 | 391 |
| 32 | Critical Race Theory and Education: Racism and anti-racism in educational theory and praxis David A. Gillborn · Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education | Mar 2006 | 388 |
| 33 | Mapping the Complexity of Public Pedagogy Scholarship Jennifer A. Sandlin, Michael O’Malley, Jake Burdick · Review of Educational Research | 19 Jul 2011 | 384 |
| 34 | Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition Barbara Scott Winkler · Phenomenology + Pedagogy | 1984 | 379 |
| 35 | More Than Words? Delving Into the Substantive Meaning(s) of “Social Justice” in Education Connie E. North · Review of Educational Research | Dec 2006 | 371 |
| 36 | Transformative Learning and Identity Knud Illeris · Journal of Transformative Education | Apr 2014 | 367 |
| 37 | Social and environmental reporting in the UK: a pedagogic evaluation Ian Thomson, Jan Bebbington · Critical Perspectives on Accounting | 11 Nov 2003 | 364 |
| 38 | ‘Pedagogy of discomfort’ and its ethical implications: the tensions of ethical violence in social justice education Michalinos Zembylas · Ethics and Education | 4 May 2015 | 356 |
| 39 | Transformative Learning as a Metatheory Chad Hoggan · Adult Education Quarterly | 17 Nov 2015 | 338 |
| 40 | Engaging emotions in adult learning: A jungian perspective on emotion and transformative learning John M. Dirkx · New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education | Mar 2006 | 337 |
| 41 | Critical Thinking and Self-Directed Learning in Adult Education: An Analysis of Responsibility and Control Issues D. Randy Garrison · Adult Education Quarterly | Mar 1992 | 331 |
| 42 | Leadership for Social Justice and Equity: Evaluating a Transformative Framework and Andragogy Kathleen M. Brown · Educational Administration Quarterly | 9 Nov 2006 | 330 |
| 43 | A Womanist Experience of Caring: Understanding the Pedagogy of Exemplary Black Women Teachers Tamara Beauboeuf–Lafontant · The Urban Review | Mar 2002 | 322 |
| 44 | Bare Pedagogy and the Scourge of Neoliberalism: Rethinking Higher Education as a Democratic Public Sphere Henry Armand Giroux · The Educational Forum | 8 Jun 2010 | 319 |
| 45 | Embodying diversity: problems and paradoxes for Black feminists Sara Ahmed · Race Ethnicity and Education | Mar 2009 | 318 |
| 46 | Public Pedagogy and the Politics of Neo-Liberalism: Making the Political More Pedagogical Henry Armand Giroux · Policy Futures in Education | Sep 2004 | 314 |
| 47 | Anti-racist pedagogy: from faculty’s self-reflection to organizing within and beyond the classroom Kyoko Kishimoto · Race Ethnicity and Education | 28 Oct 2016 | 313 |
| 48 | CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND ITS COMPLICITIES: A PRAXIS OF STUCK PLACES Patti A. Lather · Educational Theory | Dec 1998 | 313 |
| 49 | Pedagogy of hope: reliving pedagogy of the oppressed Betzabé Torres Olave · Educational Review | 22 May 2020 | 307 |
| 50 | Dimensions of Everyday Resistance: An Analytical Framework Anna Johansson, Stellan Vinthagen · Critical Sociology | 12 May 2014 | 300 |
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