Melanie Walker

2.4k total citations
59 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Melanie Walker is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Walker has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Education, 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 22 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Melanie Walker's work include Global Educational Policies and Reforms (14 papers), Adult and Continuing Education Topics (10 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (8 papers). Melanie Walker is often cited by papers focused on Global Educational Policies and Reforms (14 papers), Adult and Continuing Education Topics (10 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (8 papers). Melanie Walker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Spain. Melanie Walker's co-authors include Elaine Unterhalter, Alejandra Boni Aristizábal, Monica McLean, Samuel Fongwa, F. Melis Cin, Stephen Baron, Alan Booth, Jon Nixon, Merridy Wilson‐Strydom and Pat Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Studies in Higher Education and Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Walker

54 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melanie Walker South Africa 18 660 452 366 246 85 59 1.2k
Melanie Walker South Africa 22 816 1.2× 474 1.0× 391 1.1× 226 0.9× 91 1.1× 55 1.4k
Yusuf Sayed United Kingdom 21 933 1.4× 295 0.7× 337 0.9× 268 1.1× 39 0.5× 117 1.3k
Magnus Dahlstedt Sweden 18 528 0.8× 534 1.2× 294 0.8× 79 0.3× 91 1.1× 130 1.1k
Linda Chisholm South Africa 17 786 1.2× 342 0.8× 335 0.9× 111 0.5× 93 1.1× 76 1.2k
Crain Soudien South Africa 17 643 1.0× 330 0.7× 328 0.9× 116 0.5× 75 0.9× 101 1.0k
Penny Jane Burke United Kingdom 24 887 1.3× 541 1.2× 422 1.2× 76 0.3× 217 2.6× 75 1.5k
Pam Christie South Africa 23 1.5k 2.2× 538 1.2× 436 1.2× 106 0.4× 70 0.8× 62 1.9k
Ronald G. Sultana Malta 18 811 1.2× 424 0.9× 233 0.6× 224 0.9× 51 0.6× 114 1.2k
Marie Brennan Australia 19 987 1.5× 649 1.4× 397 1.1× 66 0.3× 71 0.8× 55 1.5k
Bryony Hoskins United Kingdom 18 528 0.8× 521 1.2× 288 0.8× 126 0.5× 53 0.6× 53 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Melanie Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melanie Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melanie Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melanie Walker 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 Melanie Walker. Melanie Walker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walker, Melanie. (2024). A Reparative Lens for Exploring Youth Aspirations in South African Universities. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 25(4). 595–615.
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Walker, Melanie. (2024). Young people’s voices on social justice: a participatory storytelling and action learning approach. Educational Action Research. 33(5). 871–890.
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Aristizábal, Alejandra Boni, et al.. (2023). Development in times of conflict: ethical pathways towards peace and justice. Journal of Global Ethics. 19(3). 359–363.
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2023). Forming Lawyers who can Contribute to Equitable Access to Justice in South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(2). 97–137. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2022). A capabilitarian approach to decolonising curriculum. Education Citizenship and Social Justice. 19(1). 110–123. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2021). A Capabilitarian Participatory Paradigm: Methods, Methodologies and Cosmological Issues and Possibilities. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 23(1). 8–29. 8 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2020). Conceptualising (dis)advantage in South African higher education: A capability approach perspective. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning. 8(2).
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2020). Conceptualising (dis)advantage in South African higher education: A capability approach perspective. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning. 8(2). 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie & Alejandra Boni Aristizábal. (2020). Participatory Research, Capabilities and Epistemic Justice. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 32 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2019). Why epistemic justice matters in and for education. Asia Pacific Education Review. 20(2). 161–170. 14 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2019). Why Lawyers and Legal Educators Should Care About (Epistemic) Justice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). 5–46. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2018). Failures and possibilities of epistemic justice, with some implications for higher education. Critical Studies in Education. 61(3). 263–278. 31 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2017). Exploration of the academic lives of students with disabilities at South African universities: Lecturers’ perspectives. African Journal of Disability. 6. 316–316. 28 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2015). Theorising Multiply Disadvantaged Young People's Challenges in Accessing Higher Education.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 33(1). 12–25. 5 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2007). PEDAGOGÍAS EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR RELACIONADAS CON EL ENFOQUE DE LAS CAPACIDADES* HUMANAS: HACIA UN CRITERIO DE JUSTICIA. Revista de la Educación Superior. 36(142). 103–119. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie & Elaine Unterhalter. (2007). Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach and Social Justice in Education. Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks. 263 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie & Elaine Unterhalter. (2004). Knowledge, Narrative and National Reconciliation: Storied reflections on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 25(2). 279–297. 14 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2004). Race is nowhere and race is everywhere: narratives from black and white South African university students in post‐apartheid South Africa. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 26(1). 41–54. 49 indexed citations
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Nixon, Jon, Melanie Walker, & Stephen Baron. (2002). The cultural mediation of state policy: the democratic potential of new community schooling in Scotland. Journal of Education Policy. 17(4). 407–421. 16 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (1993). Developing the Theory and Practice of Action Research: a South African case. Educational Action Research. 1(1). 95–109. 25 indexed citations

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