Harry F. Wolcott

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Harry F. Wolcott is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Harry F. Wolcott has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Education and 4 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Harry F. Wolcott's work include Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (6 papers), Global Education and Multiculturalism (4 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (3 papers). Harry F. Wolcott is often cited by papers focused on Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (6 papers), Global Education and Multiculturalism (4 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (3 papers). Harry F. Wolcott collaborates with scholars based in United States and Colombia. Harry F. Wolcott's co-authors include Craig MacAndrew, Ray Barnhardt, Wolff‐Michael Roth, Ray C. Rist, Lynn S. Paine, Robert R. Sherman, George Spindler, Mischa Titiev and Louise Spindler and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Review of Educational Research and Modern Language Journal.

In The Last Decade

Harry F. Wolcott

45 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Transforming Qualitative Data: Description, Analysis, and Interpretation

1994 1.6k citations Harry F. Wolcott profile →
Ethnography: A Way of Seeing

1999 758 citations Harry F. Wolcott Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harry F. Wolcott United States	16	1.6k	1.3k	373	320	266	50	3.8k
Keith F. Punch Australia	16	1.4k 0.9×	812 0.6×	324 0.9×	367 1.1×	301 1.1×	39	3.8k
R. Dale Wilson United States	16	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	420 1.1×	484 1.5×	265 1.0×	29	4.6k
John D. Hillebrand	2	824 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	434 1.2×	315 1.0×	170 0.6×	2	3.5k
Corrine Glesne United States	11	2.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	322 0.9×	534 1.7×	410 1.5×	19	4.5k
Larry B. Christensen United States	7	2.1k 1.4×	637 0.5×	265 0.7×	380 1.2×	513 1.9×	12	4.1k
Carole Joffe United States	16	939 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	629 1.7×	308 1.0×	154 0.6×	49	3.9k
Judith Preissle United States	10	1.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	287 0.8×	364 1.1×	550 2.1×	27	3.7k
Bruce L. Berg United States	17	925 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	694 1.9×	384 1.2×	199 0.7×	42	4.8k
Steven J. Taylor United States	22	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	590 1.6×	381 1.2×	326 1.2×	74	4.8k
Robert G. Burgess United Kingdom	17	988 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	420 1.1×	209 0.7×	117 0.4×	58	2.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2014). The shadow. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management An International Journal. 9(1). 2–2. 2 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2009). Overdetermined Behavior, Unforeseen Consequences. Qualitative Inquiry. 16(1). 10–20. 8 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2008). Ethnography. Rowman & Littlefield eBooks.

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2008). In search for the essence of ethnography. Investigación y Educación en Enfermería. 21(2). 3 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F., et al.. (2008). Writing up qualitative research … better. Investigación y Educación en Enfermería. 22(2). 2 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2004). Mejorar la escritura de la investigación cualitativa. Investigación y Educación en Enfermería. 22(2). 150–162. 14 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2004). The Art of Fieldwork. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 253 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2003). En búsqueda de la esencia de la etnografía. Investigación y Educación en Enfermería. 21(2). 122–138. 1 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (2002). Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath. 14 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F., et al.. (1996). Transforming Qualitative Data: Description, Analysis, and Interpretation. Modern Language Journal. 80(3). 405–405. 20 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (1991). Propriospect and the Acquisition of Culture. Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 22(3). 251–273. 59 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (1990). MAKING A STUDY “MORE ETHNOGRAPHIC”. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 19(1). 44–72. 92 indexed citations

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Rist, Ray C., et al.. (1990). Book Review Section 3. Educational Studies. 21(3). 364–397. 5 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (1985). On Ethnographic Intent. Educational Administration Quarterly. 21(3). 187–203. 70 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F., et al.. (1978). Teachers versus Technocrats: An Educational Innovation in Anthropological Perspective. Educational Researcher. 7(10). 11–11. 38 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (1975). FIELDWORK IN SCHOOLS: WHERE THE TRADITION OF DEFERRED JUDGMENT MEETS A SUBCULTURE OBSESSED WITH EVALUATION. 6(1). 17–20. 3 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (1975). Introduction. Human Organization. 34(2). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F.. (1973). REFERENCE GROUPS FOR RESEARCHERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION: A SYMPOSIUM. 4(1). 11–11.

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Wolcott, Harry F., et al.. (1967). Self-Images and Community Images of the Elementary School Principal. Educational Administration Quarterly. 3(2). 162–182. 4 indexed citations

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Wolcott, Harry F., et al.. (1966). SELF IMAGES AND COMMUNITY IMAGES OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL--FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY..

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