Karl Kitching

779 total citations
36 papers, 471 citations indexed

About

Karl Kitching is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Kitching has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 471 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Education, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Karl Kitching's work include Religious Education and Schools (8 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (5 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (5 papers). Karl Kitching is often cited by papers focused on Religious Education and Schools (8 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (5 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (5 papers). Karl Kitching collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Australia. Karl Kitching's co-authors include Michael O’Leary, Mark Morgan, Paula Mayock, Audrey Bryan, Nicola Carr, Larry H. Ludlow, Aleisha M. Clarke, Mark Morgan, Deirdre Horgan and Paul Conway and has published in prestigious journals such as Ethnic and Racial Studies, British Educational Research Journal and Journal of Education Policy.

In The Last Decade

Karl Kitching

31 papers receiving 408 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl Kitching Ireland 12 262 147 134 86 56 36 471
Ronelle Carolissen South Africa 15 254 1.0× 140 1.0× 59 0.4× 65 0.8× 88 1.6× 43 461
Carolin Hagelskamp United States 10 205 0.8× 210 1.4× 66 0.5× 148 1.7× 32 0.6× 21 430
Sherry K. Watt United States 12 237 0.9× 157 1.1× 204 1.5× 58 0.7× 26 0.5× 25 441
Thalia González United States 9 321 1.2× 233 1.6× 100 0.7× 130 1.5× 65 1.2× 28 558
Sue Steiner United States 9 229 0.9× 90 0.6× 97 0.7× 41 0.5× 72 1.3× 13 430
Judith A. Myers‐Walls United States 13 201 0.8× 231 1.6× 92 0.7× 176 2.0× 63 1.1× 29 530
Antonia Randolph United States 6 354 1.4× 216 1.5× 95 0.7× 39 0.5× 14 0.3× 12 510
Gabriel Vélez United States 10 182 0.7× 263 1.8× 110 0.8× 159 1.8× 65 1.2× 41 491
Dorothy Van Soest United States 14 268 1.0× 225 1.5× 195 1.5× 93 1.1× 165 2.9× 22 644
Ursula Moffitt United States 16 314 1.2× 410 2.8× 94 0.7× 136 1.6× 20 0.4× 29 627

Countries citing papers authored by Karl Kitching

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karl Kitching

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl Kitching

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karl Kitching. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karl Kitching based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karl Kitching. Karl Kitching is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sutton, J.P., Deborah Youdell, & Karl Kitching. (2025). School spaces of dissensus: Protecting sexualities education in anti‐gender, anti‐Muslim and de‐democratising times. The Curriculum Journal. 37(1). 107–123.
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Bryan, Audrey, Delma Byrne, Maura Coulter, et al.. (2024). ‘Bearing witness to negativity’: towards just futures of education. Irish Educational Studies. 43(3). 345–354.
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Kitching, Karl, et al.. (2024). Education policy and ‘free speech’ on race and faith equality at school. Journal of Education Policy. 40(1). 66–88. 5 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl. (2024). The reactionary use of concepts of secularism, pluralism and freedom of expression: implications for education studies. Irish Educational Studies. 44(3). 521–532. 4 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl & Reza Gholami. (2023). Towards Critical Secular Studies in Education: addressing secular education formations and their intersecting inequalities. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 44(6). 943–958. 1 indexed citations
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Ging, Debbie, et al.. (2021). “A source of anxiety like never before”: Unpacking the Irish print media sexualisation of children discourse. Dublin City University Open Access Institutional Repository (Dublin City University). 12(12). 89–113. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Tony, Delma Byrne, Audrey Bryan, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 and education: positioning the pandemic; facing the future. Irish Educational Studies. 40(2). 147–149. 7 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl, et al.. (2021). Sweets are ‘my best friend’: belonging, bargains and body-shaming in working class girls’ food and health relationships. Children s Geographies. 20(5). 590–603. 3 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl. (2020). Childhood, Religion and School Injustice. 11 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl, et al.. (2015). Children’s Beliefs and Belonging:A Schools and Families Report from the ‘Making Communion’ study. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 3 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl. (2014). The Politics of Compulsive Education. 8 indexed citations
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Kitching, Karl. (2014). The Politics of Compulsive Education: Racism and learner-citizenship. 7 indexed citations
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Morgan, Mark, Larry H. Ludlow, Karl Kitching, Michael O’Leary, & Aleisha M. Clarke. (2009). What makes teachers tick? Sustaining events in new teachers’ lives. British Educational Research Journal. 36(2). 191–208. 72 indexed citations
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Mayock, Paula, Audrey Bryan, Nicola Carr, & Karl Kitching. (2009). Supporting LGBT LIVES. A Study of the Mental Health and Well-being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People. Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library). 73 indexed citations
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Morgan, Mark, Karl Kitching, & Michael O’Leary. (2007). The Psychic Rewards of Teaching: Examining Global, National and Local Influences on Teacher Motivation. 11 indexed citations
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Mayock, Paula, Karl Kitching, & Mark Morgan. (2007). RSE in the context of SPHE: An assessment of the challenges to full implementation of the programme in post-primary schools: summary report. Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library). 11 indexed citations

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