Charles Kivunja

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Charles Kivunja is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Kivunja has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Education, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Charles Kivunja's work include Global Educational Policies and Reforms (5 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (5 papers). Charles Kivunja is often cited by papers focused on Global Educational Policies and Reforms (5 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (5 papers). Charles Kivunja collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Charles Kivunja's co-authors include Ahmed Bawa Kuyini, Thomas W Maxwell, Margaret Sims, Denise Wood, Dieu Hack‐Polay, Roda Madziva, Ali B. Mahmoud, Edward Shizha, Anne Power and Kim Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Educational Development, BMC Psychology and International Social Work.

In The Last Decade

Charles Kivunja

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Understanding and Applying Research Paradigms in Educational Contexts
    2017 482 citations Charles Kivunja, Ahmed Bawa Kuyini International Journal of Higher Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Kivunja Australia 13 911 269 221 163 98 38 1.6k
Hani Morgan United States 16 714 0.8× 210 0.8× 252 1.1× 133 0.8× 37 0.4× 66 1.2k
Sanjaya Mishra India 18 688 0.8× 237 0.9× 280 1.3× 153 0.9× 83 0.8× 85 1.7k
Carmel McNaught Hong Kong 22 1.1k 1.2× 289 1.1× 194 0.9× 352 2.2× 68 0.7× 114 1.8k
Marjan Laal Iran 18 958 1.1× 300 1.1× 130 0.6× 429 2.6× 96 1.0× 34 1.7k
Cathy Lewin United Kingdom 18 1.1k 1.2× 451 1.7× 427 1.9× 252 1.5× 39 0.4× 71 1.6k
Joaquín Gairín Sallán Spain 19 1.1k 1.2× 434 1.6× 167 0.8× 70 0.4× 86 0.9× 279 1.6k
Denise E. Agosto United States 21 475 0.5× 446 1.7× 569 2.6× 134 0.8× 80 0.8× 89 1.7k
Dawson R. Hancock United States 18 772 0.8× 102 0.4× 154 0.7× 238 1.5× 71 0.7× 54 1.4k
María Cruz Sánchez Gómez Spain 16 552 0.6× 553 2.1× 161 0.7× 115 0.7× 89 0.9× 150 1.4k
Nasser Mansour United Kingdom 20 1.1k 1.2× 150 0.6× 238 1.1× 389 2.4× 41 0.4× 70 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Charles Kivunja

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Kivunja

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Kivunja

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All Works

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Hack‐Polay, Dieu, et al.. (2021). “Let us define ourselves”: forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation. BMC Psychology. 9(1). 125–125. 12 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2018). Distinguishing between Theory, Theoretical Framework, and Conceptual Framework: A Systematic Review of Lessons from the Field. International Journal of Higher Education. 7(6). 44–44. 146 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles & Ahmed Bawa Kuyini. (2017). Understanding and Applying Research Paradigms in Educational Contexts. International Journal of Higher Education. 6(5). 26–26. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kivunja, Charles. (2016). How to Write An Effective Research Proposal For Higher Degree Research in Higher Education: Lessons From Practice. International Journal of Higher Education. 5(2). 8 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2015). Creative Engagement of Digital Learners with Gardner’s Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence to Enhance Their Critical Thinking. Creative Education. 6(6). 612–622. 13 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2015). Teaching, Learning & Assessment : Steps Towards Creative Practice. 6 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2015). Leadership in Early Childhood Education Contexts: Looks, Roles, and Functions. Creative Education. 6(16). 1710–1717. 19 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles & Edward Shizha. (2015). Pedagogy of the Dispersed: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the African Diaspora Phenomenon through the Human and Social Capital Lens. International Journal of Higher Education. 4(2). 1 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2014). Teaching Students to Learn and to Work Well with 21st Century Skills: Unpacking the Career and Life Skills Domain of the New Learning Paradigm. International Journal of Higher Education. 4(1). 171 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles, Ahmed Bawa Kuyini, & Thomas W Maxwell. (2013). Settlement Experiences of African Refugees: A Case Study of the Armidale, Tamworth and Coffs Harbour Regions of New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Asian and African Studies. 49(1). 64–79. 9 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2013). Embedding Digital Pedagogy in Pre-Service Higher Education to Better Prepare Teachers for the Digital Generation. International Journal of Higher Education. 2(4). 60 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles. (2013). Application of cutting-edge social media technologies in Constructionist Pedagogy. RUNE (Research UNE). 1 indexed citations
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Sims, Margaret, et al.. (2012). Social injustices of exclusion: The meanings of childhood in Namuwongo slum - Kampala. RUNE (Research UNE). 2 indexed citations
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Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa, et al.. (2012). Factors Influencing Bhutanese Teachers' Multigrade Knowledge and Teaching Practices. RUNE (Research UNE). 1 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles, et al.. (2011). Training Manual in Multigrade Strategies for Lecturers of Zambian Multigrade Trainee Teachers and Teachers. RUNE (Research UNE). 1 indexed citations
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Kivunja, Charles, et al.. (2009). Teaching controversial issues in schools to prepare children for a sustainable global village. RUNE (Research UNE). 1 indexed citations

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