Helen May

1.2k total citations
36 papers, 680 citations indexed

About

Helen May is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen May has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 680 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Education, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Helen May's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers), Education Systems and Policy (17 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (5 papers). Helen May is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers), Education Systems and Policy (17 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (5 papers). Helen May collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Canada. Helen May's co-authors include Margaret Carr, Liz Thomas, Stephen Gorard, Kim Slack, Nick Adnett, Emma Smith, Jeanne Keay, Valerie N. Podmore, Michel Vandenbroeck and Mark Rickinson and has published in prestigious journals such as History of Education Quarterly, Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy and Planning Practice and Research.

In The Last Decade

Helen May

36 papers receiving 539 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen May New Zealand 13 562 226 111 58 49 36 680
Jane Salisbury United Kingdom 10 428 0.8× 157 0.7× 80 0.7× 45 0.8× 38 0.8× 24 618
John P. Portelli Canada 13 641 1.1× 351 1.6× 73 0.7× 53 0.9× 41 0.8× 41 811
Kaye Haw United Kingdom 13 365 0.6× 263 1.2× 42 0.4× 47 0.8× 37 0.8× 16 585
Guy Roberts‐Holmes United Kingdom 13 420 0.7× 225 1.0× 126 1.1× 56 1.0× 20 0.4× 28 563
Ciaran Sugrue Ireland 15 574 1.0× 133 0.6× 130 1.2× 56 1.0× 37 0.8× 52 712
MJ Osborn United States 9 410 0.7× 155 0.7× 85 0.8× 70 1.2× 24 0.5× 41 549
Chrissie Boughey South Africa 16 519 0.9× 168 0.7× 193 1.7× 57 1.0× 32 0.7× 33 745
Workplace Relations 7 406 0.7× 174 0.8× 43 0.4× 62 1.1× 21 0.4× 17 545
Yvonne Leeman Netherlands 15 508 0.9× 166 0.7× 58 0.5× 50 0.9× 17 0.3× 51 628
Veronica McGivney United Kingdom 10 339 0.6× 124 0.5× 54 0.5× 37 0.6× 29 0.6× 34 510

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helen May

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen May

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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May, Helen, et al.. (2020). Reimagining Teaching in Early 20th Century Experimental Schools. 1 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2020). Politics in the Playground: The world of early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand. 1 indexed citations
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May, Helen, et al.. (2020). "So far from home": Tracing the endeavours of three Froebel teachers from Edinburgh who migrated to New Zealand in the early 20th century, 2020. Humanities Commons CORE (Modern Language Association / Columbia University). 1 indexed citations
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Moss, Peter, Gunilla Dahlberg, Susan Grieshaber, et al.. (2016). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International Early Learning Study: Opening for debate and contestation. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. 17(3). 343–351. 101 indexed citations
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May, Helen, et al.. (2016). Empire, Education, and Indigenous Childhoods. 5 indexed citations
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Keay, Jeanne, et al.. (2014). Improving learning and teaching in transnational education: can communities of practice help?. Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy. 40(3). 251–266. 45 indexed citations
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Orr, Susan, Sue Bloxham, Sally Brown, et al.. (2012). A Marked Improvement: transforming assessment in higher education.. Research at York St John (York St John University). 41 indexed citations
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Rickinson, Mark & Helen May. (2009). A comparative study of methodological approaches to reviewing literature. 21 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2009). Politics in the Playground: The World of early childhood in New Zealand. 22 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2007). ‘Minding’, ‘Working’, ‘Teaching’: Childcare in Aotearoa/New Zealand, 1940s—2000s. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. 8(2). 133–143. 12 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2005). A 'right as citizen to a free (early childhood) education' : 1930s-2000s. 9(2). 20. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Liz, et al.. (2005). From the Margins to the Mainstream: Embedding Widening Participation in Higher Education.. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 22 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2002). Early Childhood Care and Education in Aotearoa - New Zealand: An overview of history, policy and curriculum. 7 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2001). Mapping some landscapes of colonial-global childhood ece@2000.europe.antipodes. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 9(2). 5–20. 7 indexed citations
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May, Helen. (2000). Mapping Some Landscapes of Colonial-Global Childhood.. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 9(2). 5–20. 3 indexed citations
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Carr, Margaret, Helen May, & Valerie N. Podmore. (2000). Learning and Teaching Stories: Action Research on Evaluation in Early Childhood. Final Report to the Ministry of Education.. 11 indexed citations
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Middleton, Sue, et al.. (1998). Teachers Talk Teaching 1915-1995: Early Childhood, Schools, and Teachers' Colleges. History of Education Quarterly. 38(2). 222–222. 12 indexed citations
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May, Helen & Margaret Carr. (1997). Making a Difference for the Under Fives? The early implementation of Te Whaariki, the New Zealand National Early Childhood Curriculum. International Journal of Early Years Education. 5(3). 225–236. 7 indexed citations
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Carr, Margaret & Helen May. (1994). Weaving Patterns: Developing National Early Childhood Curriculum Guidelines in Aotearoa--New Zealand.. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 19(1). 25–33. 12 indexed citations
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Adams, David, et al.. (1992). What can consultants achieve?. Planning Practice and Research. 7(3). 21–26. 1 indexed citations

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