Kevin Gary

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 712 citations indexed

About

Kevin Gary is a scholar working on Philosophy, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Gary has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 712 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Philosophy, 6 papers in Education and 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Kevin Gary's work include Religious Education and Schools (3 papers), Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence (3 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (3 papers). Kevin Gary is often cited by papers focused on Religious Education and Schools (3 papers), Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence (3 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (3 papers). Kevin Gary collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Kevin Gary's co-authors include Larry Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education, British Educational Research Journal and Journal of Moral Education.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Gary

17 papers receiving 663 citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and be Able to Do

2006 615 citations Kevin Gary Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Gary United States	7	564	133	106	53	53	18	712
Lexie Grudnoff New Zealand	14	670 1.2×	156 1.2×	90 0.8×	49 0.9×	44 0.8×	37	795
Fiona Ell New Zealand	13	527 0.9×	130 1.0×	77 0.7×	33 0.6×	46 0.9×	37	638
Tiffany L. Gallagher Canada	14	542 1.0×	132 1.0×	148 1.4×	37 0.7×	43 0.8×	63	675
Dominique Lafontaine Belgium	10	353 0.6×	143 1.1×	149 1.4×	56 1.1×	33 0.6×	106	561
Nancy Fichtman Dana United States	16	886 1.6×	164 1.2×	143 1.3×	35 0.7×	55 1.0×	74	986
Mary Alice Barksdale United States	10	484 0.9×	84 0.6×	114 1.1×	64 1.2×	65 1.2×	28	600
Mavis Haigh New Zealand	14	549 1.0×	103 0.8×	84 0.8×	41 0.8×	24 0.5×	37	650
May Britt Postholm Norway	17	731 1.3×	87 0.7×	234 2.2×	72 1.4×	34 0.6×	48	899
Nataša Pantić United Kingdom	13	662 1.2×	196 1.5×	65 0.6×	76 1.4×	31 0.6×	32	800
Deborah S. Yost United States	10	540 1.0×	66 0.5×	82 0.8×	45 0.8×	24 0.5×	18	623

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Gary

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Gary, Kevin, et al.. (2026). The epiphanic frame of mind. Journal of Moral Education. 1–16. 1 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin, et al.. (2022). The uses and abuses of boredom in the classroom. British Educational Research Journal. 49(1). 126–141. 8 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2022). Why Boredom Matters. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin, et al.. (2021). Cultivating Moral Epiphanies. Educational Theory. 71(3). 371–388. 5 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin, et al.. (2020). Transformative experience and epiphany in education. Theory and Research in Education. 18(2). 217–237. 16 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2019). Pragmatic Standards versus Saturated Phenomenon: Cultivating a Love of Learning. Journal of Philosophy of Education. 53(3). 477–490. 6 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2016). Planning for Spontaneity or Preparing for Kairos in the Classroom. Philosophy of education. 72. 250–252. 1 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2016). Neoliberal Education for Work Versus Liberal Education for Leisure. Studies in Philosophy and Education. 36(1). 83–94. 18 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2015). Søren Kierkegaard’s Despair and Maya Angelou’s Blues: Pedagogy of Suffering. Philosophy of education. 71. 211–219. 1 indexed citations

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Green, Larry & Kevin Gary. (2015). Pedagogy for a Liquid Time. Studies in Philosophy and Education. 35(1). 47–62. 9 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2014). The Wisdom of Clichés: Liberal Learning and the Burden of Originality. Philosophy of education. 70. 348–356. 1 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2013). Boredom, Contemplation, and Liberation. Philosophy of education. 69. 427–435. 3 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2011). God, Philosophy, and Universities: A Selective History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition. By Alasdair MacIntyre. Journal of Philosophy of Education. 45(3). 563–567.

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Gary, Kevin. (2010). Liberal Education and Reading for Meaning. Philosophy of education. 66. 241–249. 3 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2007). Kierkegaard and Liberal Education as a Way of Life. Philosophy of education. 63. 151–158. 1 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2006). LEISURE, FREEDOM, AND LIBERAL EDUCATION. Educational Theory. 56(2). 121–136. 17 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2006). Spirituality, critical thinking, and the desire for what is infinite. Studies in Philosophy and Education. 25(4). 315–326. 3 indexed citations

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Gary, Kevin. (2006). Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and be Able to Do. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 108(1). 165–168. 615 indexed citations breakdown →

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