Karen LaParo

786 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 557 citations indexed

About

Karen LaParo is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen LaParo has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 557 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Education, 3 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 2 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karen LaParo's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (8 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (3 papers). Karen LaParo is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (8 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (3 papers). Karen LaParo collaborates with scholars based in United States. Karen LaParo's co-authors include Robert C. Pianta, Catherine Scott-Little, Margaret Burchinal, Carollee Howes, Bridget K. Hamre, Jennifer LoCasale‐Crouch, Jason T. Downer, Samuel Field, Sara E. Rimm‐Kaufman and Brook E. Sawyer and has published in prestigious journals such as American Educational Research Journal, Early Childhood Research Quarterly and Journal of School Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Karen LaParo

8 papers receiving 493 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.

A Course on Effective Teacher-Child Interactions

2012 338 citations Bridget K. Hamre, Robert C. Pianta et al. American Educational Research Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen LaParo United States	6	452	207	125	40	36	10	557
Debra J. Ackerman United States	12	353 0.8×	116 0.6×	75 0.6×	54 1.4×	26 0.7×	29	438
Natalia Palacios United States	11	357 0.8×	184 0.9×	147 1.2×	100 2.5×	36 1.0×	33	545
Nancy File United States	11	654 1.4×	172 0.8×	298 2.4×	55 1.4×	28 0.8×	30	763
Ivelisse Martinez-Beck United States	6	621 1.4×	315 1.5×	213 1.7×	64 1.6×	40 1.1×	6	747
Terrence Tivnan United States	11	277 0.6×	184 0.9×	90 0.7×	25 0.6×	28 0.8×	19	419
Matthew Quirk United States	15	371 0.8×	273 1.3×	121 1.0×	36 0.9×	72 2.0×	37	522
Martti Siekkinen Finland	14	742 1.6×	269 1.3×	174 1.4×	46 1.1×	93 2.6×	24	845
E. Paula Crowley United States	10	238 0.5×	143 0.7×	182 1.5×	39 1.0×	26 0.7×	17	410
Jeanne M. De Temple United States	9	297 0.7×	260 1.3×	129 1.0×	32 0.8×	19 0.5×	10	433
Katherine Mitchem United States	13	248 0.5×	180 0.9×	61 0.5×	25 0.6×	32 0.9×	32	411

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen LaParo

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10 of 10 papers shown

Downer, Jason T., Robert C. Pianta, Margaret Burchinal, et al.. (2024). Coaching and Coursework Focused on Teacher–Child Interactions During Language/Literacy Instruction: Effects on Teacher Outcomes and Children’s Classroom Engagement. Early Education and Development. 35(5). 1032–1062. 7 indexed citations

LaParo, Karen, et al.. (2022). Who’s teaching the teachers? An exploration of early childhood teacher preparation program faculty’s cultural competence, work burnout, and teaching efficacy. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 44(3). 425–444.

LaParo, Karen, et al.. (2022). Practicum student perceptions of major constructs of ECE classroom-based field experiences: relationships, fit, learning, efficacy, and satisfaction. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 43(3). 450–473. 5 indexed citations

LoCasale‐Crouch, Jennifer, Jamie DeCoster, Sonia Q. Cabell, et al.. (2016). Unpacking intervention effects: Teacher responsiveness as a mediator of perceived intervention quality and change in teaching practice. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 36. 201–209. 20 indexed citations

Hamre, Bridget K., Robert C. Pianta, Margaret Burchinal, et al.. (2012). A Course on Effective Teacher-Child Interactions. Research Brief.. Early childhood education.

Hamre, Bridget K., Robert C. Pianta, Margaret Burchinal, et al.. (2012). A Course on Effective Teacher-Child Interactions. American Educational Research Journal. 49(1). 88–123. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

Hamre, Bridget K., Anne Henry, Jennifer LoCasale‐Crouch, et al.. (2011). Implementation Fidelity and Teachers' Engagement in a Course on Effective Teacher-Child Interactions: Effects on Teacher Beliefs, Knowledge and Practice.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 1 indexed citations

Hestenes, Linda L., Karen LaParo, Catherine Scott-Little, et al.. (2009). Team Teaching in an Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Program: A Decade of Lessons Learned. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 30(2). 172–183. 9 indexed citations

Rimm‐Kaufman, Sara E., et al.. (2006). The Teacher Belief Q-Sort: A measure of teachers' priorities in relation to disciplinary practices, teaching practices, and beliefs about children. Journal of School Psychology. 44(2). 141–165. 117 indexed citations

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LaParo, Karen, Laura M. Justice, Lori E. Skibbe, & Robert C. Pianta. (2004). Relations Among Maternal, Child, and Demographic Factors and the Persistence of Preschool Language Impairment. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 13(4). 291–303. 60 indexed citations

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