Most cited papers in Social Work Education and Practice
What are the most cited papers in Social Work Education and Practice?
The most cited paper in Social Work Education and Practice is "An invitation to social construction" (Torbjörn Bredenlöw, 2001), with 1,871 citations. Next come "Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide" (1,338) and "Focus groups in feminist research" (1,234).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 281 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An invitation to social construction Torbjörn Bredenlöw · Scandinavian Journal of Management | Dec 2001 | 1,871 |
| 2 | Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Rebecca R. Bryan · Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly | Jul 2011 | 1,338 |
| 3 | Focus groups in feminist research Sue Wilkinson · Women s Studies International Forum | 1998 | 1,234 |
| 4 | Interprofessionality as the field of interprofessional practice and interprofessional education: An emerging concept Danielle D’Amour, Ivy Oandasan · Journal of Interprofessional Care | May 2005 | 1,021 |
| 5 | Getting the Focus and the Group: Enhancing Analytical Rigor in Focus Group Research Pamela Stinson Kidd, Mark B. Parshall · Qualitative Health Research | May 2000 | 1,019 |
| 6 | The Reflective Practitioner Catherine P. Papell, Louise R. Skolnik · Journal of Social Work Education | 1992 | 1,008 |
| 7 | Attributes of a Profession Ernest Greenwood · Social Work | Jul 1957 | 992 |
| 8 | Pragmatism as a Research Paradigm and Its Implications for Social Work Research Vibha Kaushik, Christine Ann Walsh · Social Sciences | 6 Sep 2019 | 893 |
| 9 | Participatory Research Methods: A Methodological Approach in Motion Jarg Bergold, Stefan Thomas · Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) | 2012 | 882 |
| 10 | A Social Capital Framework for the Study of Institutional Agents and Their Role in the Empowerment of Low-Status Students and Youth Ricardo D. Stanton‐Salazar · Youth & Society | 11 Oct 2010 | 858 |
| 11 | Displaying Families Janet Finch · Sociology | Feb 2007 | 817 |
| 12 | Social work, stress and burnout: A review Chris Lloyd, Robert John King, Lesley Chenoweth · Journal of Mental Health | 2002 | 786 |
| 13 | Goodness of Fit Laura R. Bronstein, Pamela J. Kovacs, Alex Vega · Social Work in Health Care | 14 Aug 2007 | 786 |
| 14 | Street-Level Bureaucracy, Social Work and the (Exaggerated) Death of Discretion Tony Evans · The British Journal of Social Work | Sep 2004 | 783 |
| 15 | Burnout and Turnover Intention Among Social Workers: Effects of Role Stress, Job Autonomy and Social Support Hansung Kim, Madeleine R. Stoner · Administration in Social Work | 13 Jun 2008 | 781 |
| 16 | A Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration Laura R. Bronstein · Social Work | Jul 2003 | 765 |
| 17 | Using thematic analysis in counselling and psychotherapy research: A critical reflection Victoria Clarke, Virginia Braun · Counselling and Psychotherapy Research | Mar 2018 | 707 |
| 18 | From “Pure” to “Hybrid” Professionalism Mirko Noordegraaf · Administration & Society | 13 Sep 2007 | 689 |
| 19 | Relational agency: Learning to be a resourceful practitioner Anne Edwards · International Journal of Educational Research | 2005 | 684 |
| 20 | "Being" Native versus "Going Native": Conducting Social Work Research as an Insider Valli Kalei Kanuha · Social Work | Oct 2000 | 676 |
| 21 | Working with Women of Color: An Empowerment Perspective Lorraine Gutiérrez · Social Work | Mar 1990 | 672 |
| 22 | From Mastery to Accountability: Cultural Humility as an Alternative to Cultural Competence Marcie Fisher‐Borne, Jessie Montana Cain, Suzanne L. Martin · Social Work Education | 21 Nov 2014 | 657 |
| 23 | Ethics in Autoethnography and Collaborative Autoethnography Judith C. Lapadat · Qualitative Inquiry | 26 Apr 2017 | 652 |
| 24 | Some considerations on the validity of evidence-based practice in social work Stephen A. Webb · The British Journal of Social Work | Feb 2001 | 599 |
| 25 | A Strengths Perspective for Social Work Practice Ann Weick, Charles A. Rapp, William Patrick Sullivan et al. · Social Work | Jul 1989 | 594 |
| 26 | Notes: Integrating Community Service and Classroom Instruction Enhances Learning: Results From an Experiment Gregory B. Markus, Jeffrey Howard, David C. King · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis | Dec 1993 | 592 |
| 27 | The emotional labour of caring in teaching Lynn Isenbarger, Michalinos Zembylas · Teaching and Teacher Education | 20 Sep 2005 | 558 |
| 28 | Researching sensitive topics: qualitative research as emotion work Virginia Dickson‐Swift, Erica L. James, Sandra Kippen et al. · Qualitative Research | Feb 2009 | 553 |
| 29 | Risk, protection, and resilience: Toward a conceptual framework for social work practice Mark W. Fräser, Maeda J. Galinsky, J. M. Richman · Social Work Research | Sep 1999 | 543 |
| 30 | Reflexivity, its Meanings and Relevance for Social Work: A Critical Review of the Literature Heather D’Cruz, Philip Gillingham, Sebastian Melendez · The British Journal of Social Work | 6 Dec 2005 | 534 |
| 31 | Key elements for interprofessional education. Part 1: The learner, the educator and the learning context Ivy Oandasan, Scott Reeves · Journal of Interprofessional Care | May 2005 | 532 |
| 32 | CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE DILEMMA IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION Laura S. Abrams, Jené A. Moio · Journal of Social Work Education | Apr 2009 | 521 |
| 33 | Toward a Feminist Theory of Caring Joan C. Tronto, Berenice Malka Fisher | 1990 | 505 |
| 34 | Campus–Community Partnerships: The Terms of Engagement Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher · Journal of Social Issues | 2002 | 504 |
| 35 | Resilience and Burnout in Child Protection Social Work: Individual and Organisational Themes from a Systematic Literature Review Paula McFadden, Anne Campbell, Brian John Taylor · The British Journal of Social Work | 26 Feb 2014 | 497 |
| 36 | Using Research Instruments: A Guide for Researchers David Wilkinson, Peter Birmingham · Thammasat University Digital Collections | Feb 2003 | 487 |
| 37 | Policy Sociology and Critical Social Research: a personal review of recent education policy and policy research Stephen J. Ball · British Educational Research Journal | Jun 1997 | 481 |
| 38 | Establishing Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research in Social Work Cynthia A. Lietz, Carol L. Langer, Rich Furman · Qualitative Social Work | 13 Nov 2006 | 476 |
| 39 | A CRITICAL REVIEW OF RESILIENCE THEORY AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR SOCIAL WORK Adrian Du Plessis van Breda · Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk | Apr 2018 | 474 |
| 40 | Narrative in Social Work Catherine Kohler Riessman, Lee Quinney · Qualitative Social Work | 4 Nov 2005 | 465 |
| 41 | 'Stop Stealing Our Stories': The Ethics of Research with Vulnerable Groups Eileen Pittaway, Luigi Bartolomei, Richard Hugman · Journal of Human Rights Practice | 23 Jun 2010 | 464 |
| 42 | The Limits of Service-Learning in Higher Education Dan W. Butin · Review of higher education/The review of higher education | Jun 2006 | 462 |
| 43 | Professionals, Managers and Discretion: Critiquing Street-Level Bureaucracy Tony Evans · The British Journal of Social Work | 10 Jun 2010 | 450 |
| 44 | Evidence-Based Practice: An Alternative to Authority-Based Practice Eileen D. Gambrill · Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services | Aug 1999 | 438 |
| 45 | Developing critically reflective practice Neil Thompson, Jan Pascal · Reflective Practice | 22 Feb 2012 | 437 |
| 46 | Social Work Education Kesha Blunt · Journal of Teaching in Social Work | 10 Oct 2007 | 433 |
| 47 | The prediction of process quality from structural features of child care Leslie C. Phillipsen, Margaret Burchinal, Carollee H. Howes et al. · Early Childhood Research Quarterly | 1997 | 420 |
| 48 | The Role of Empathy in Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction, and Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers M. Alex Wagaman, Jennifer Mullins Geiger, Clara Shockley et al. · Social Work | May 2015 | 400 |
| 49 | Parental experience of child protection intervention: A qualitative study Gary C. Dumbrill · Child Abuse & Neglect | 2006 | 390 |
| 50 | Citizens and co-production of welfare services Victor A. Pestoff · Public Management Review | Dec 2006 | 390 |
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