James W. Tawney

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 987 citations indexed

About

James W. Tawney is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Tawney has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 987 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Education, 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 3 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in James W. Tawney's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (3 papers), Disability Education and Employment (3 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 papers). James W. Tawney is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (3 papers), Disability Education and Employment (3 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 papers). James W. Tawney collaborates with scholars based in United States. James W. Tawney's co-authors include David L. Gast, David McNaughton, MaryAnn Demchak, Jonathan Smith, C. Michael Nelson, A. Edward Blackhurst, Gillian Cartwright, Paul A. Alberto, John Filler and Martha E. Snell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Exceptional Children and Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

In The Last Decade

James W. Tawney

22 papers receiving 792 citations

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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.

Single Subject Research in Special Education

1984 850 citations James W. Tawney, David L. Gast Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James W. Tawney United States	8	720	376	270	249	180	23	987
Timothy E. Heron United States	16	743 1.0×	397 1.1×	319 1.2×	251 1.0×	80 0.4×	43	1.0k
John O. Cooper United States	15	617 0.9×	370 1.0×	267 1.0×	189 0.8×	68 0.4×	30	872
Norris G. Haring United States	18	987 1.4×	328 0.9×	591 2.2×	462 1.9×	252 1.4×	67	1.5k
Thomas G. Haring United States	19	926 1.3×	787 2.1×	161 0.6×	580 2.3×	100 0.6×	27	1.2k
Laura D. Fredrick United States	22	808 1.1×	417 1.1×	300 1.1×	282 1.1×	113 0.6×	53	1.1k
Ariane Holcombe United States	14	491 0.7×	285 0.8×	146 0.5×	201 0.8×	137 0.8×	20	624
Phillip J. Belfiore United States	22	1.1k 1.6×	664 1.8×	307 1.1×	310 1.2×	288 1.6×	55	1.4k
T. F. McLaughlin United States	20	1.1k 1.5×	392 1.0×	471 1.7×	200 0.8×	382 2.1×	130	1.4k
Joseph C. Delquadri United States	19	1.0k 1.4×	465 1.2×	710 2.6×	403 1.6×	107 0.6×	23	1.4k
Stephen C. Larsen United States	17	628 0.9×	123 0.3×	442 1.6×	120 0.5×	158 0.9×	34	1.0k

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McNaughton, David & James W. Tawney. (1993). Comparison of two spelling instruction techniques for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 9(2). 72–82. 23 indexed citations

Tawney, James W., et al.. (1993). Assessing Demand for Special Education Faculty in Higher Education: A Pilot Study and a Prototype for a National Registry. Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 16(3). 283–293. 12 indexed citations

Tawney, James W. & MaryAnn Demchak. (1984). Severely Retarded? Severely Handicapped? Multiply Handicapped? A Definitional Analysis.. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 4(3). 1–18. 2 indexed citations

Tawney, James W. & David L. Gast. (1984). Single Subject Research in Special Education. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 850 indexed citations breakdown →

Tawney, James W. & MaryAnn Demchak. (1984). Severely Handicapped? Multiply Handicapped? A Definitional Analysis. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 4(3). 1–18. 6 indexed citations

Alberto, Paul A., John Filler, David L. Gast, et al.. (1982). Developing Personnel Preparation Programs to Train Personnel to Teach Severely Handicapped Individuals. Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 5(1). 46–51. 1 indexed citations

Tawney, James W. & Jonathan Smith. (1981). An Analysis of the Forum: Issues in Education of the Severely and Profoundly Retarded. Exceptional Children. 48(1). 5–18. 6 indexed citations

Tawney, James W.. (1981). A cautious view of mainstreaming in early education. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 1(1). 25–36. 12 indexed citations

Tawney, James W. & Gillian Cartwright. (1981). Teaching in a Technology Oriented Society. Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 4(3). 3–14. 4 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W.. (1980). Explorations in Teacher Competence. Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 3(3). 3–12. 3 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W., et al.. (1979). Using Telecommunications Technology to Instruct Rural Severely Handicapped Children. Exceptional Children. 46(2). 118–125. 7 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W., et al.. (1979). Programmed environments : curriculum. 9 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W.. (1979). Media Review: Books: Behavior Modification for the Classroom Teacher. Exceptional Children. 46(1). 60–60. 1 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W., et al.. (1978). Interacting: A Computer-Based Telecommunications System for Educating Severely Handicapped Preschoolers in Their Homes.. Educational Technology archive. 18(10). 30–35. 3 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W.. (1978). Explorations in the Development of Teacher Competence. Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 1(2). 66–76. 2 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W., et al.. (1977). A Teacher's Guide to Instructional Programing. Teaching Exceptional Children. 10(1). 2–6. 1 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W.. (1974). Acceleration of Vocal Behavior in Developmentally Retarded Children.. Education and training of the mentally retarded. 1 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W., et al.. (1973). Behavior Modification is Not…. Teaching Exceptional Children. 5(2). 82–89. 3 indexed citations

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Blackhurst, A. Edward, et al.. (1973). Approximating Noncategorical Teacher Education. Exceptional Children. 39(4). 284–288. 9 indexed citations

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Tawney, James W.. (1972). TRAINING LETTER DISCRIMINATION IN FOUR‐YEAR‐OLD CHILDREN¹. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 5(4). 455–465. 23 indexed citations

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