James M. McPartland

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

James M. McPartland is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. McPartland has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Education, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in James M. McPartland's work include School Choice and Performance (17 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (9 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (8 papers). James M. McPartland is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (17 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (9 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (8 papers). James M. McPartland collaborates with scholars based in United States. James M. McPartland's co-authors include Jomills Henry Braddock, Joyce L. Epstein, Will J. Jordan, Saundra Murray Nettles, Edward L. McDill, L. Scott Miller, Barbara Schneider, Harwin L. Voss, Robert Balfanz and Nettie Legters and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Vocational Behavior and American Educational Research Journal.

In The Last Decade

James M. McPartland

46 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago

2011 731 citations James M. McPartland Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James M. McPartland United States	18	1.4k	558	261	255	242	49	2.1k
Aaron M. Pallas United States	29	2.4k 1.7×	835 1.5×	232 0.9×	266 1.0×	246 1.0×	88	3.2k
Kathryn M. Borman United States	19	899 0.6×	397 0.7×	185 0.7×	303 1.2×	131 0.5×	65	1.6k
Jonathan Kozol United States	10	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 1.8×	117 0.4×	180 0.7×	145 0.6×	39	2.4k
Thurston Domina United States	29	2.2k 1.5×	846 1.5×	250 1.0×	243 1.0×	302 1.2×	81	3.0k
Henry W. Acland	5	1.5k 1.1×	645 1.2×	158 0.6×	129 0.5×	47 0.2×	9	2.2k
David Lee Stevenson United States	11	1.5k 1.1×	568 1.0×	94 0.4×	204 0.8×	299 1.2×	15	2.0k
Robert G. Croninger United States	19	1.4k 1.0×	424 0.8×	160 0.6×	219 0.9×	203 0.8×	35	1.8k
William J. Hussar	12	1.6k 1.1×	416 0.7×	251 1.0×	238 0.9×	197 0.8×	36	2.1k
Nathaniel J. Bray United States	13	1.6k 1.1×	317 0.6×	464 1.8×	240 0.9×	129 0.5×	59	2.2k
Tricia A. Seifert United States	25	1.4k 0.9×	268 0.5×	380 1.5×	169 0.7×	140 0.6×	57	1.8k

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Davis, Marcia H., et al.. (2018). The effects of coaching on English teachers’ reading instruction practices and adolescent students’ reading comprehension. Literacy Research and Instruction. 57(3). 255–275. 12 indexed citations

McPartland, James M.. (2011). Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 40(1). 16–17. 731 indexed citations breakdown →

McPartland, James M. & L. Scott Miller. (1996). An American Imperative: Accelerating Minority Educational Advancement.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(4). 530–530. 45 indexed citations

Braddock, Jomills Henry & James M. McPartland. (1993). Chapter 4: Education of Early Adolescents. Review of Research in Education. 19(1). 135–170. 14 indexed citations

McPartland, James M.. (1990). Staffing Decisions in the Middle Grades: Balancing Quality Instruction and Teacher/Student Relations.. Phi Delta Kappan. 71(6). 10 indexed citations

Braddock, Jomills Henry & James M. McPartland. (1990). Alternatives to Tracking.. Educational leadership. 47(7). 76–79. 16 indexed citations

McPartland, James M. & Robert E. Slavin. (1990). Increasing Achievement of At-Risk Students at Each Grade Level. Policy Perspectives Series.. Transcultural Psychiatry. 58(2). 200–214. 2 indexed citations

Braddock, Jomills Henry & James M. McPartland. (1989). Social-Psychological Processes That Perpetuate Racial Segregation. Journal of Black Studies. 19(3). 267–289. 63 indexed citations

Braddock, Jomills Henry & James M. McPartland. (1988). The Social and Academic Consequences of School Desegregation.. 4. 15 indexed citations

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McPartland, James M.. (1987). Balancing High Quality Subject-Matter Instruction with Positive Teacher-Student Relations in the Middle Grades: Effects of Departmentalization, Tracking and Block Scheduling on Learning Environments. Report No. 15.. 9 indexed citations

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McPartland, James M.. (1987). School Structures and Classroom Practices in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools. Report No. 14.. 2 indexed citations

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Braddock, Jomills Henry & James M. McPartland. (1987). Social Science Evidence and Affirmative Action Policies: A Reply to the Commentators. Journal of Social Issues. 43(1). 133–143. 4 indexed citations

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Scott, Richard R. & James M. McPartland. (1982). Desegregation as National Policy: Correlates of Racial Attitudes. American Educational Research Journal. 19(3). 397–414. 12 indexed citations

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McPartland, James M., et al.. (1981). The Extent of Classroom Segregation within Desegregated Schools.. 10 indexed citations

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Bibby, Reginald W., James M. McPartland, & Edward L. McDill. (1978). Violence in Schools. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 3(3). 385–385. 6 indexed citations

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Epstein, Joyce L. & James M. McPartland. (1976). The Concept and Measurement of the Quality of School Life. American Educational Research Journal. 13(1). 15–15. 5 indexed citations

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Epstein, Joyce L. & James M. McPartland. (1976). The Concept and Measurement of the Quality of School Life. American Educational Research Journal. 13(1). 15–30. 231 indexed citations

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McPartland, James M. & Joyce L. Epstein. (1975). The Interaction of Family and School Factors in Open-School Effects on Students.. 1 indexed citations

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Holland, John L., et al.. (1974). Applying an occupational classification to the work histories of young men and women. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 5(3). 331–345. 26 indexed citations

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McPartland, James M. & Edward L. McDill. (1974). High School Rules and Decision-Making Procedures as Sources of School Stability. A Report.. 1 indexed citations

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