Elliot W. Eisner

17.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
262 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Elliot W. Eisner is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Education and Music. According to data from OpenAlex, Elliot W. Eisner has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 60 papers in Education and 37 papers in Music. Recurrent topics in Elliot W. Eisner's work include Art Education and Development (98 papers), Diverse Music Education Insights (37 papers) and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (28 papers). Elliot W. Eisner is often cited by papers focused on Art Education and Development (98 papers), Diverse Music Education Insights (37 papers) and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (28 papers). Elliot W. Eisner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Netherlands. Elliot W. Eisner's co-authors include J. Thomas Hastings, George F. Madaus, Benjamin S. Bloom, Tom Barone, Egon G. Guba, Deborah L. Smith‐Shank, Jessie Lovano-Kerr, Elizabeth Vallance, Kimberly Powell and Stephen Dobbs and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Educational Research Journal and Educational Researcher.

In The Last Decade

Elliot W. Eisner

237 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Handbook on Formative and Summative Evaluation of Student Learning

1972 1.0k citations Elliot W. Eisner et al. Studies in Art Education profile →
The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs

1994 979 citations Elliot W. Eisner profile →
Arts Based Research

2012 269 citations Elliot W. Eisner et al. profile →
On the Differences Between Scientific and Artistic Approaches to Qualitative Research

1981 225 citations Elliot W. Eisner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elliot W. Eisner United States	43	5.1k	2.1k	2.1k	977	935	262	9.7k
F. Michael Connelly Canada	26	7.4k 1.4×	3.9k 1.8×	425 0.2×	292 0.3×	303 0.3×	65	11.6k
D. Jean Clandinin Canada	45	10.5k 2.1×	5.6k 2.6×	607 0.3×	417 0.4×	512 0.5×	134	16.8k
E. Paul Torrance United States	36	1.8k 0.3×	1.8k 0.9×	727 0.3×	5.2k 5.3×	224 0.2×	269	10.8k
Gert Biesta United Kingdom	59	10.7k 2.1×	5.3k 2.5×	290 0.1×	379 0.4×	258 0.3×	386	15.6k
Arthur P. Bochner United States	31	1.8k 0.4×	3.1k 1.4×	408 0.2×	301 0.3×	224 0.2×	133	7.1k
Nel Noddings United States	37	6.9k 1.4×	3.2k 1.5×	246 0.1×	301 0.3×	210 0.2×	144	11.3k
David C. Berliner United States	54	11.9k 2.3×	3.0k 1.4×	159 0.1×	1.1k 1.1×	239 0.3×	235	16.5k
Jack Mezirow United States	24	10.8k 2.1×	1.8k 0.8×	161 0.1×	271 0.3×	177 0.2×	46	15.2k
Marilyn Cochran‐Smith United States	55	13.2k 2.6×	4.5k 2.1×	255 0.1×	144 0.1×	226 0.2×	183	15.4k
Linda Darling‐Hammond United States	86	27.8k 5.4×	4.2k 1.9×	221 0.1×	618 0.6×	349 0.4×	369	32.3k

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All Works

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (2003). Artistry in Education. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 47(3). 373–384. 36 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W., et al.. (2003). Protecting Our Children from the Arts.. The American school board journal. 190(10). 28–31. 4 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W. & Kimberly Powell. (2002). Art In Science. Curriculum Inquiry. 32(2). 131–159. 35 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (2002). What Can Education Learn from the Arts About the Practice of Education. Journal of curriculum and supervision. 18(1). 4–16. 79 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1999). The Uses and Limits of Performance Assessment. Phi Delta Kappan. 80(9). 658. 56 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1999). Arts Education for the 21st Century.. Kappa Delta Pi Record. 35(3). 1 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1997). Cognition and Representation: A Way To Pursue the American Dream?.. Phi Delta Kappan. 78(5). 348. 41 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1994). Do American Schools Need Standards. The School Administrator. 51(5). 8. 2 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1994). Commentary: Putting Multiple Intelligences in Context: Some Questions and Observations.. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 95(4). 555–560. 10 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1991). Taking a Second Look: Educational Connoisseurship Revisited. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 92(6). 168–187. 17 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1990). Who Decides What Schools Teach. Phi Delta Kappan. 71(7). 15 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1987). An Analysis of Lanier's Analysis of Beyond Creating. Studies in Art Education. 28(2). 118–122. 1 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1981). Mind as Cultural Achievement.. Educational leadership. 38(6). 8 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1980). Artistic Thinking, Human Intelligence and the Mission of the School.. The High School journal. 63(8). 8 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1980). Future Priorities for Curriculum Reform.. Educational leadership. 37(6). 2 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1980). The Role of the Arts in the Invention of Man.. 11(3). 2–7. 5 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1978). The Impoverished Mind.. Educational leadership. 18 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1978). Kids Aren't Made with Cookie Cutters.. Instructor. 88(4). 26. 1 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1973). Examining Some Myths in Art Education. Studies in Art Education. 15(3). 7–16. 16 indexed citations

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Eisner, Elliot W.. (1969). The Humanities: Is a New Era Possible?.. Educational leadership.

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