Lesley Wood

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Lesley Wood is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley Wood has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Education, 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 28 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Lesley Wood's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (14 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (14 papers). Lesley Wood is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (14 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (14 papers). Lesley Wood collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. Lesley Wood's co-authors include Janice L. Thompson, Simon J. Sebire, Russell Jago, Jesmond Zahra, Debbie A. Lawlor, Christian Gluud, David Moher, Jonathan A C Sterne, Jonathan J Deeks and Lise Lotte Gluud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lesley Wood

95 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Influence of reported study design characteristics on intervention effect estimates from randomised controlled trials: combined analysis of meta-epidemiological studies.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A critical action learning approach to developing the capabilities of NEET youth in South Africa 2025 ·Action Learning Research and Practice ·(unknown), Lesley Wood	0
2	Enhancing the well-being of early childhood education practitioners working in resource-constrained contexts 2024 ·South African Journal of Childhood Education ·Lesley Wood, (unknown)	1
3	The power (and caveats) of body mapping as a visual methodology with vulnerable youth 2024 ·Qualitative Research Journal ·(unknown), Lesley Wood, (unknown)	1
4	Lessons Learnt From Facilitating Action Learning With Youth Facing Multiple Adversities 2023 ·Lesley Wood, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
5	Metabolic syndrome among adolescents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is attributable to the high prevalence of low HDL levels: a cross-sectional study 2018 ·BMC Public Health ·Dalia Haroun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Omar Obeid, (unknown), Lesley Wood, (unknown)	19
6	Decolonising knowledge: Enacting the civic role of the university in a community-based project 2018 ·South African Journal of Education ·(unknown), Lesley Wood	8
7	Improving the instructional leadership of heads of department in under-resourced schools: A collaborative action-learning approach 2016 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Lesley Wood	0
8	Assessing Knowledge of, and Attitudes to, HIV/AIDS among University Students in the United Arab Emirates 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Dalia Haroun, (unknown), Lesley Wood, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	75
9	Reflecting on Reflecting: Fostering Student Capacity for Critical Reflection in an Action Research Project 2015 ·Lesley Wood, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	7
10	Helping learners think more hopefully about life after school: the usefulness of participatory visual strategies to make career education more contextually relevant 2015 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Lesley Wood, (unknown)	4
11	Parental Control, Nurturance, Self-Efficacy, and Screen Viewing among 5- to 6-Year-Old Children: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis To Inform Potential Behavior Change Strategies 2015 ·Childhood Obesity ·Russell Jago, Lesley Wood, Jesmond Zahra, Janice L. Thompson, Simon J. Sebire	56
12	Values-Based Self-Reflective Action Research for Promoting Gender Equality: Some Unexpected Lessons. 2014 ·Perspectives in Education ·Lesley Wood	3
13	Assisting School Management Teams to construct their school improvement plans: an action learning approach 2014 ·South African Journal of Education ·(unknown), Lesley Wood	9
14	Drawing AIDS: Tanzanian Teachers Picture the Pandemic. Implications for Re-Curriculation of Teacher Education Programmes 2013 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Lesley Wood, Naydene de Lange, (unknown)	4
15	Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World: Reflections and Future Perspectives 2013 ·Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) ·Ortrun Zuber‐Skerritt, Lesley Wood, Bob Dick	1
16	Faculty views of HIV and AIDS education in the curriculum at tertiary level 2011 ·South African Journal of Higher Education ·Lesley Wood	7
17	Care and support of orphaned and vulnerable children at school: helping teachers to respond 2011 ·South African Journal of Education ·Lesley Wood, (unknown)	42
18	HIV and AIDS education in pre-service teacher programmes 2011 ·Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics ·Lesley Wood	1
19	Eastern Cape teachers’ views on their ability to equip learners to cope with life after school 2007 ·Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics ·(unknown), Lesley Wood	1
20	A self-efficacy approach to holistic student development 2004 ·South African Journal of Education ·Lesley Wood, (unknown)	10

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