Lous Heshusius

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 987 citations indexed

About

Lous Heshusius is a scholar working on Education, Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lous Heshusius has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 987 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Education, 5 papers in Philosophy and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lous Heshusius's work include Educational and Psychological Assessments (4 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (3 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 papers). Lous Heshusius is often cited by papers focused on Educational and Psychological Assessments (4 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (3 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 papers). Lous Heshusius collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Lous Heshusius's co-authors include John K. Smith, Keith Ballard, Robert D. Carpenter, Scott G. Paris and Alison H. Paris and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational Researcher, Sex Roles and Journal of Learning Disabilities.

In The Last Decade

Lous Heshusius

22 papers receiving 746 citations

Hit Papers

Closing Down the Conversation: The End of the Quantitativ... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Closing Down the Conversation: The End of the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate Among Educational Inquirers
    1986 406 citations John K. Smith, Lous Heshusius Educational Researcher profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lous Heshusius Canada 14 482 263 181 125 114 24 987
Gary G. Wehlage United States 12 1.1k 2.2× 194 0.7× 205 1.1× 124 1.0× 131 1.1× 25 1.4k
Paul V. Gump United States 12 540 1.1× 217 0.8× 154 0.9× 122 1.0× 91 0.8× 24 1.1k
Rosemary Webb United Kingdom 21 907 1.9× 317 1.2× 93 0.5× 134 1.1× 81 0.7× 61 1.2k
Caroline Sharp United Kingdom 15 562 1.2× 130 0.5× 166 0.9× 45 0.4× 51 0.4× 55 838
Beng Huat See United Kingdom 22 1.3k 2.7× 254 1.0× 279 1.5× 120 1.0× 161 1.4× 117 1.7k
Donald McIntyre United Kingdom 20 1.6k 3.4× 385 1.5× 319 1.8× 69 0.6× 69 0.6× 38 2.0k
Pamela Munn United Kingdom 14 975 2.0× 244 0.9× 155 0.9× 85 0.7× 57 0.5× 62 1.2k
Joyce P. Gall 5 777 1.6× 133 0.5× 185 1.0× 65 0.5× 74 0.6× 6 1.2k
Peter Woods United Kingdom 22 1.2k 2.5× 548 2.1× 156 0.9× 62 0.5× 46 0.4× 62 1.8k
James Crouse United States 15 584 1.2× 288 1.1× 163 0.9× 86 0.7× 48 0.4× 46 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lous Heshusius

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heshusius, Lous, et al.. (2004). Meeting the Abled? /Disabled? Self When Researching the Lives of Disabled Women. Disability Studies Quarterly. 24(2). 6 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous, et al.. (1999). Book Review: The Embodiment and Ecology of Language and Literacy. Journal of Literacy Research. 31(3). 375–390. 1 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous & Keith Ballard. (1996). From positivism to interpretivism and beyond : tales of transformation in educational and social research (the mind-body connection). Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1995). Listening to children: “What could we possibly have in common?” From concerns with self to participatory consciousness. Theory Into Practice. 34(2). 117–123. 28 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1994). Freeing Ourselves from Objectivity: Managing Subjectivity or Turning toward a Participatory Mode of Consciousness?. Educational Researcher. 23(3). 15–15. 21 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1994). Freeing Ourselves From Objectivity: Managing Subjectivity or Turning Toward a Participatory Mode of Consciousness?. Educational Researcher. 23(3). 15–22. 150 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1992). Reading Meaning into Texts. Exceptional Children. 58(5). 472–475. 7 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1991). Curriculum-Based Assessment and Direct Instruction: Critical Reflections on Fundamental Assumptions.. Exceptional Children. 57(4). 315. 38 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1989). The Newtonian Mechanistic Paradigm, Special Education, and Contours of Alternatives. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 22(7). 403–415. 123 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1989). Holistic Principles: Not Enhancing the Old but Seeing A-new. A Rejoinder. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 22(10). 595–601. 7 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1988). The Arts, Science, and the Study of Exceptionality. Exceptional Children. 55(1). 60–65. 14 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1986). Pedagogy, Special Education, and the Lives of Young Children: A Critical and Futuristic Perspective. Journal of Education. 168(3). 25–38. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, John K. & Lous Heshusius. (1986). Closing Down the Conversation: The End of the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate Among Educational Inquirers. Educational Researcher. 15(1). 4–12. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heshusius, Lous, et al.. (1986). Action Psychology. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 19(5). 274–279. 2 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1986). Paradigm Shifts and Special Education: A Response to Ulman and Rosenberg. Exceptional Children. 52(5). 461–465. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, John K. & Lous Heshusius. (1986). Closing down the Conversation: The End of the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate among Educational Inquirers. Educational Researcher. 15(1). 4–4. 15 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1984). Why Would They and I Want to Do It? A Phenomenological-Theoretical View of Special Education. Learning Disability Quarterly. 7(4). 363–368. 20 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1982). Sexuality, intimacy, and persons we label mentally retarded: what they think--what we think.. PubMed. 20(4). 164–8. 16 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1982). At the Heart of the Advocacy Dilemma: A Mechanistic World View. Exceptional Children. 49(1). 6–13. 52 indexed citations
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Heshusius, Lous. (1980). Female self-injury and suicide attempts: Culturally reinforced techniques in human relations. Sex Roles. 6(6). 843–857. 4 indexed citations

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