Mel West

1.5k citations

35 papers · 921 indexed · h-index 15

Impact in

Education top 1%
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Education and Teacher Training
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Inclusive Education and Diversity
- Educational Practices and Policies
Human Factors and Ergonomics top 5%

Papers in ⓘ

Education 23
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies 10
- Education Systems and Policy 6
- Inclusive Education and Diversity 5
- Parental Involvement in Education 4
- Educational Practices and Policies 4
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion 3
General Social Sciences 2

Co-authors: Mel Ainscow (19 shared papers)Daniël Muijs (5 shared papers)Sue Goldrick (8 shared papers)Alan Dyson (8 shared papers)Chris Chapman (1 shared paper)Norhasni Zainal Abiddin (3 shared papers)Stephan Gerhard Huber (1 shared paper)David Hopkins (3 shared papers)
Journals: School Leadership and Management (4 papers)School Effectiveness and School Improvement (3 papers)Intercultural Education (2 papers)Improving Schools (1 paper)The Curriculum Journal (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Ireland

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Mel West

35 papers receiving 757 citations

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1	Why network? Theoretical perspectives on networking School Effectiveness and School Improvement ·Daniël Muijs, Mel West, Mel Ainscow	2010	178
2	Making schools effective for all: rethinking the task School Leadership and Management ·Mel Ainscow, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, Mel West	2012	106
3	Collaboration and Networking in Education DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) ·Daniël Muijs, Mel Ainscow, Chris Chapman, Mel West	2011	92
4	Collaboration as a strategy for improving schools in challenging circumstances Improving Schools ·Mel Ainscow, Daniël Muijs, Mel West	2006	76
5	Developing Equitable Education Systems Mel Ainscow, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, Mel West	2013	75
6	Using collaborative inquiry to foster equity within school systems: opportunities and barriers¹ School Effectiveness and School Improvement ·Mel Ainscow, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, Mel West	2016	52
7	Sustaining improvement in schools in challenging circumstances: a study of successful practice School Leadership and Management ·Mel West, Mel Ainscow, Jacqui Stanford	2004	42
8	Developing School Leaders: A Critical Review of Current Practices, Approaches and Issues, and Some Directions for the Future Stephan Gerhard Huber, Mel West	2002	41
9	School-to-school cooperation as a strategy for improving student outcomes in challenging contexts School Effectiveness and School Improvement ·Mel West	2010	35
10	Creating the Conditions for Classroom and Teacher Development Teachers and Teaching ·David Hopkins, John Beresford, Mel West	1998	34
11	Effective Meeting in Graduate Research Student Supervision Journal of Social Sciences ·Norhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel West	2007	20
12	Micropolitics, Leadership and all that … The need to increase the micropolitical awareness and skills of school leaders School Leadership and Management ·Mel West	1999	19
13	Supporting School Improvement: Observations on the inside, reflections from the outside School Leadership and Management ·Mel West	2000	16
14	Supervision Practices for Foreign Graduate Research Students American Journal of Applied Sciences ·Norhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel West	2007	15
15	An introduction to teacher appraisal : a professional development approach Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Rob Bollington, David Hopkins, Mel West	1990	14
16	Collaboration with a city-wide purpose: making paths for sustainable educational improvement ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Mel Ainscow, Andrew Howes, Mel West	2006	11
17	Creating the Conditions for School Improvement Mel Ainscow, John Beresford, Alma Harris, David Hopkins, Geoff Southworth, Mel West	2013	11
18	Crear condiciones par la mejora del trabajo en el aula: Manual para la formación del profesorado Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) ·Mel Ainscow, John Beresford, Alma Harris, David Hopkins, Mel West	2001	10
19	Beyond the school gates: context, disadvantage and 'urban schools' Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Alan Dyson, Mel Ainscow, Mel West	2006	10
20	Dependent States: The Child's Part in Nineteenth-Century American Culture Journal of American History ·Mel West	2006	10

About Mel West

Mel West is a scholar working on Education, General Social Sciences, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Safety Research and Music, having authored 35 papers that have together received 921 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (10 papers), Education Systems and Policy (6 papers), Inclusive Education and Diversity (5 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (4 papers), Educational Practices and Policies (4 papers), Health and Medical Research Impacts (3 papers), Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (3 papers) and Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Education (754 citations), Human Factors and Ergonomics (44 citations), Information Systems and Management (123 citations), General Social Sciences (53 citations) and Safety Research (72 citations). Mel West has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Mel Ainscow, Daniël Muijs, Sue Goldrick, Alan Dyson, Chris Chapman, Norhasni Zainal Abiddin, Stephan Gerhard Huber, David Hopkins, Alma Harris and Andrew Howes. Their work appears in journals such as School Leadership and Management, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Intercultural Education, Improving Schools and The Curriculum Journal.

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