John R. Thelin

2.2k total citations
91 papers, 869 citations indexed

About

John R. Thelin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Thelin has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 869 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 18 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in John R. Thelin's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (18 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (11 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (10 papers). John R. Thelin is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (18 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (11 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (10 papers). John R. Thelin collaborates with scholars based in United States. John R. Thelin's co-authors include Steven A. Riess, Hugh Davis Graham, Clark Kerr, Eric Anderson, Alfred A. Moss, John Aubrey Douglass, Michael Oriard, Lawrence L. Wiseman, Roger L. Geiger and Amy S. Hirschy and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Historical Review and Educational Researcher.

In The Last Decade

John R. Thelin

76 papers receiving 626 citations

Peers

John R. Thelin
Sheldon Rothblatt United States
Christopher F. Armstrong United States
William J. Reese United States
Wendy Bottero United Kingdom
Christopher T. Husbands United Kingdom
Xavier Bonal Spain
Ralph Fevre United Kingdom
Linda Chisholm South Africa
Matthew Hartley United States
Richard Hoggart United Kingdom
Sheldon Rothblatt United States
John R. Thelin
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thelin, John R.. (2022). American Higher Education.
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Thelin, John R.. (2019). A History of American Higher Education. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 90 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2018). Higher Education and Athletics: Probing an American Ethos. Journal of educational thought.. 12(3). 176–183.
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Thelin, John R.. (2010). The Attrition Tradition in American Higher Education: Connecting Past and Present. Working Paper 2010-01.. 2 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2009). Archives and the Cure for Institutional Amnesia: College and University Saga as Part of the Campus Memory. Journal of Archival Organization. 7(1-2). 4–15. 9 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2008). The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation (review). Journal of college student development. 49(5). 513–514. 2 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R., et al.. (2008). Campus Life Revealed: Tracking Down the Rich Resources of American Collegiate Fiction. The Journal of Higher Education. 80(1). 106–113. 5 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2007). Expectations and Reality in American Higher Education.. Thought & action. 1 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2003). Higher Education's Best-Made Plans: A Historical Perspective. Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education. 26(2). 267–274. 1 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R., et al.. (2002). Reworking the Student Departure Puzzle. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 104(1). 72–75. 35 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R. & John Aubrey Douglass. (2001). The California Idea and American Higher Education: 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan. Journal of American History. 88(2). 705–705. 13 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2000). Institutional History in Our Own Time: Higher Education's Shift from Managerial Revolution to Enterprising Evolution.. 1(1). 9–23. 2 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (2000). Good Sports? Historical Perspective on the Political Economy of Intercollegiate Athletics in the Era of Title IX, 1972-1997. The Journal of Higher Education. 71(4). 391–391. 11 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R. & Lawrence L. Wiseman. (1991). The Future of Big-Time Intercollegiate Athletics.. Planning for higher education. 19(2). 18–27. 2 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R., et al.. (1991). The Character of American Higher Education and Intercollegiate Sport.. The Journal of Higher Education. 62(3). 355–355. 27 indexed citations
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Riess, Steven A., John R. Thelin, & Lawrence L. Wiseman. (1991). The Old College Try: Balancing Academics and Athletics in Higher Education. History of Education Quarterly. 31(1). 105–105. 11 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R., et al.. (1990). And Sadly Teach: Teacher Education and Professionalization in American Culture. Academe. 76(4). 53–53. 63 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R., et al.. (1987). New School: A History of the New School for Social Research. History of Education Quarterly. 27(1). 144–144. 34 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (1976). Beyond the Factory Model: New Strategies for Institutional Evaluation.. College and university. 2 indexed citations
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Thelin, John R.. (1976). The cultivation of ivy: A saga of the college in America. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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