Barbara Kawulich

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 883 citations indexed

About

Barbara Kawulich is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Kawulich has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 883 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Education, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Barbara Kawulich's work include Statistics Education and Methodologies (3 papers), Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (2 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 papers). Barbara Kawulich is often cited by papers focused on Statistics Education and Methodologies (3 papers), Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (2 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 papers). Barbara Kawulich collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Barbara Kawulich's co-authors include Claire Wagner, Mark Garner, P. K. Raju, Chetan S. Sankar and Howard R. Clayton and has published in prestigious journals such as Studies in Higher Education, Virtual Reality and Field Methods.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Kawulich

15 papers receiving 789 citations

Hit Papers

Participant Observation as a Data Collection Method 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Participant Observation as a Data Collection Method
    2008 591 citations Barbara Kawulich Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Freie Universität Berlin) profile →

Peers

Barbara Kawulich
Zina O'Leary
Christina Silver United Kingdom
Eric Fletcher United Kingdom
Ann Lewins United Kingdom
David C. Diehl United States
Lisa A. Guion United States
Yonjoo Cho United States
Kaya Yılmaz Türkiye
Gabrielle Durepos Canada
Zina O'Leary
Barbara Kawulich
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Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Kawulich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Kawulich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Kawulich

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Wagner, Claire, Barbara Kawulich, & Mark Garner. (2019). A Mixed Research Synthesis of Literature on Teaching Qualitative Research Methods. SAGE Open. 9(3). 29 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara, et al.. (2018). Teaching qualitative research methods with Second Life, a 3-dimensional online virtual environment. Virtual Reality. 23(4). 375–384. 19 indexed citations
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Garner, Mark, Claire Wagner, & Barbara Kawulich. (2016). Introduction Towards a Pedagogical Culture in Research Methods. 21–30. 1 indexed citations
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Garner, Mark, Claire Wagner, & Barbara Kawulich. (2016). Quantitative or Qualitative: Ontological and Epistemological Choices in Research Methods Curricula. 81–90. 3 indexed citations
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Garner, Mark, Claire Wagner, & Barbara Kawulich. (2016). Historical Trends in Teaching Research Methods by Psychologists in the United States. 43–54.
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2016). The Role of Theory in Research. 57–68. 1 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2016). Research as Social Relations: Implications for Teaching Research Methods. 101–110. 1 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara, et al.. (2015). A Qualitative Evaluation of the Use of Multimedia Case Studies in an Introductory Engineering Course at Two Southeastern Universities.. Journal of STEM education. 16(3). 34–39. 1 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2011). Learning from Action Evaluation of the Use of Multimedia Case Studies in Management Information Systems Courses. Journal of STEM education. 12(7). 57–70. 2 indexed citations
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Sankar, Chetan S., Barbara Kawulich, Howard R. Clayton, & P. K. Raju. (2010). Developing Leadership Skills in Introduction to Engineering Courses through Multi-Media Case Studies. Journal of STEM education. 11(3). 34–60. 8 indexed citations
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Wagner, Claire, Mark Garner, & Barbara Kawulich. (2010). The state of the art of teaching research methods in the social sciences: towards a pedagogical culture. Studies in Higher Education. 36(1). 75–88. 150 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2010). Gatekeeping: An Ongoing Adventure in Research. Field Methods. 23(1). 57–76. 29 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara, Mark Garner, & Claire Wagner. (2009). Students’ Conceptions—and Misconceptions—of Social Research. Qualitative Sociology Review. 5(3). 5–25. 6 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2008). Participant Observation as a Data Collection Method. Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Freie Universität Berlin). 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2005). La observación participante como método de recolección de datos. 40 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2001). The Realities of Fieldwork.. 1 indexed citations
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Kawulich, Barbara. (2000). Influence of Skills and Education on Work Choices of Muscogee (Creek) Women.. 1 indexed citations

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