Most cited papers in Values and Moral Education

Values and Moral Education

What are the most cited papers in Values and Moral Education?

The most cited paper in Values and Moral Education is "The role of beliefs in the practice of teaching" (Jan. K. Nespor, 1987), with 2,067 citations. Next come "Moral development: A review of the theory" (841) and "The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination" (712).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 142 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	The role of beliefs in the practice of teaching Jan. K. Nespor · Journal of Curriculum Studies	Jul 1987	2,067
2	Moral development: A review of the theory Lawrence Kohlberg, Richard H. Hersh · Theory Into Practice	Apr 1977	841
3	The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination Andrei Codrescu, Robert Coles · Academe	1989	712
4	The sources of normativity: Young children's awareness of the normative structure of games. Hannes Rakoczy, Felix Warneken, Michael Tomasello · Developmental Psychology	May 2008	606
5	Why Metaphors Are Necessary and Not Just Nice 1 Andrew Ortony · Educational Theory	1975	585
6	The practicality ethic in teacher decision-making Walter Doyle, Gerald A. Ponder · Interchange	Sep 1977	574
7	Culture and moral development Richard A. Shweder, Manamohan Mahapatra, Joan G. Miller · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	26 Jan 1990	554
8	Learning and Teaching about Values: A review of recent research J. Mark Halstead, Monica J. Taylor · Cambridge Journal of Education	Jun 2000	531
9	Moral education and character education: their relationship and roles in citizenship education Wolfgang Althof, Marvin W. Berkowitz · Journal of Moral Education	20 Nov 2006	501
10	Value of Children and Family Change: A Three‐Decade Portrait From Turkey Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı, Bilge Ataca · Applied Psychology	Jul 2005	480
11	Values in Education and Society Peter M. Nardi, N. T. Feather · American Educational Research Journal	1977	451
12	Conflict in the Classroom: Controversy And Learning David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson · Review of Educational Research	Mar 1979	439
13	MENGAPA PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER? Ajat Sudrajat · Jurnal Pendidikan Karakter Open access	4 Oct 2011	420
14	Peace education theory Ian McK. Harris · Journal of Peace Education	Mar 2004	411
15	Pendidikan Karakter pada Pembelajaran Daring I Wayan Eka Santika · Indonesian Values and Character Education Journal Open access	6 Aug 2020	356
16	Research-Based Character Education Marvin W. Berkowitz, Melinda C. Bier · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	2004	346
17	Prospective teachers' conceptions of teaching and learning revealed through metaphor analysis Ahmet Şaban, Ahmet Saban, Beyhan Nazlı Koçbeker et al. · Learning and Instruction	8 Mar 2007	329
18	Same Beginnings, Different Stories: A Comparison of American and Chinese Children's Narratives Qi Wang, Michelle D. Leichtman · Child Development	Sep 2000	327
19	Values, ideology, and the structure of political attitudes. Stanley Jay Feldman	2003	315
20	Teachers’ critical incidents: Ethical dilemmas in teaching practice Orly Shapira‐Lishchinsky · Teaching and Teacher Education	11 Dec 2010	299
21	The Relationship Between Theory and Practice: Back to the Classics Jos P. A. M. Kessels, Fred A. J. Korthagen · Educational Researcher	Apr 1996	292
22	Immigrants, education of Merry, M.S., Phillips, D.C. · Middlesex University Research Repository (Middlesex University Of London) Book chapter	2004	288
23	The effect of stimulus familiarity on the use of criteria and justifications in children's social reasoning Philip M. Davidson, Elliot Turiel, Allen Black · British Journal of Developmental Psychology	Mar 1983	278
24	The meaning of role modelling in moral and character education Wouter Sanderse · Journal of Moral Education	3 Jul 2012	270
25	Classroom discipline and student responsibility: Ramon Lewis · Teaching and Teacher Education	Apr 2001	265
26	Fostering and Measuring Skills: Interventions that Improve Character and Cognition James Heckman, Tim Kautz · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access	2013	262
27	Measuring the developmental features of moral discussion. Marvin W. Berkowitz, John C. Gibbs · Merrill-palmer Quarterly	Oct 1983	260
28	Values in Pedagogical Content Knowledge Sigrún Margrét Guðmundsdóttir · Journal of Teacher Education	May 1990	257
29	The Relation of Role Taking to the Development of Moral Judgment in Children Robert L. Selman · Child Development	Mar 1971	255
30	Thinking about Fantasy: Are Children Fundamentally Different Thinkers and Believers from Adults? Jacqueline D. Woolley · Child Development	Jun 1997	252
31	Children's Understanding of Moral Emotions Gertrud Nunner‐Winkler, Beate Sodian · Child Development	Oct 1988	252
32	The Ethics of Teaching as a Moral Profession Elizabeth Campbell · Curriculum Inquiry	25 Aug 2008	247
33	Exploring the Implementation of Local Wisdom-Based Character Education among Indonesian Higher Education Students Nur Alfin Hidayati, Herman J. Waluyo, Retno Winarni et al. · International Journal of Instruction Open access	17 Mar 2020	243
34	Towards an integrative theory of peace education Hossain B. Danesh · Journal of Peace Education	Mar 2006	243
35	The Notion of Ubuntu and Communalism in African Educational Discourse Elza Venter · Studies in Philosophy and Education	Mar 2004	243
36	Bring Character Education into Classroom Alex Agboola, Kaun Chen Tsai · European Journal of Educational Research Open access	15 Apr 2012	242
37	Goals, Values, and Affect: Influences on Student Motivation Eric M. Anderman, Christopher A. Wolters Book chapter	17 Feb 2015	240
38	What works in values education Marvin W. Berkowitz · International Journal of Educational Research	2011	236
39	Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility. By Thomas Lickona. New York: Bantam Books, 1991 Anne Wescott Dodd · NASSP Bulletin	Sep 1992	231
40	Review of the effects of citizenship education Ellen Geboers, Femke P. Geijsel, Wilfried Admiraal et al. · Educational Research Review Open access	4 Apr 2012	228
41	Measurement of the Responsibility Teachers Assume For Academic Successes and Failures in the Classroom Thomas R. Guskey · Journal of Teacher Education	May 1981	226
42	Metaphor in the thinking of teachers: An exploratory study Hugh Munby · Journal of Curriculum Studies	Apr 1986	222
43	The lack of professional knowledge in values education Robert Thornberg · Teaching and Teacher Education Open access	2 Jul 2008	219
44	Teacher competencies as a basis for teacher education – Views of Serbian teachers and teacher educators Nataša Pantić, Theo Wubbels · Teaching and Teacher Education Open access	16 Oct 2009	213
45	Exploring the context of teaching character education to children in preprimary and primary schools Wohabie Birhan Bitew, Gebeyehu Shiferaw, Alem Amsalu et al. · Social Sciences & Humanities Open Open access	2021	210
46	Metaphors as a Bridge to Understanding Educational and Social Contexts Devon Jensen · International Journal of Qualitative Methods Open access	Mar 2006	210
47	Beyond metaphor: The efficacy of early childhood education. Ron Haskins · American Psychologist	1989	203
48	Social Interactions in the Home and the Development of Young Children's Conceptions of the Personal Larry P. Nucci, Elsa K. Weber · Child Development	Oct 1995	195
49	Teachers as Role Models Teaching Character and Moral Virtues Angela Lumpkin · Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance	Feb 2008	195
50	Development of children's prosocial moral judgment. Nancy Eisenberg-Berg · Developmental Psychology	Mar 1979	194

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