Melanie Walker

3.1k total citations
55 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Melanie Walker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Walker has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 22 papers in Education and 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Melanie Walker's work include Global Educational Policies and Reforms (14 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (13 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (9 papers). Melanie Walker is often cited by papers focused on Global Educational Policies and Reforms (14 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (13 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (9 papers). Melanie Walker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Spain. Melanie Walker's co-authors include Monica McLean, Jon Nixon, Stephen Rowland, Chris Warhurst, Alejandra Boni Aristizábal, Andrew R. Marks, Merridy Wilson‐Strydom, F. Melis Cin, Walker and Mary Beattie and has published in prestigious journals such as Studies in Higher Education, Higher Education and British Journal of Educational Studies.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Walker

55 papers receiving 1.3k 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 22 816 474 391 226 108 55 1.4k
Melanie Walker South Africa 18 660 0.8× 452 1.0× 366 0.9× 246 1.1× 70 0.6× 59 1.2k
Jonathan D. Jansen South Africa 22 1.2k 1.4× 553 1.2× 457 1.2× 126 0.6× 91 0.8× 124 1.8k
Ronald G. Sultana Malta 18 811 1.0× 424 0.9× 233 0.6× 224 1.0× 126 1.2× 114 1.2k
Justin J W Powell Luxembourg 24 670 0.8× 492 1.0× 493 1.3× 218 1.0× 98 0.9× 128 1.5k
Yusuf Sayed United Kingdom 21 933 1.1× 295 0.6× 337 0.9× 268 1.2× 59 0.5× 117 1.3k
Penny Jane Burke United Kingdom 24 887 1.1× 541 1.1× 422 1.1× 76 0.3× 80 0.7× 75 1.5k
Peter Bansel Australia 13 667 0.8× 511 1.1× 387 1.0× 71 0.3× 153 1.4× 27 1.3k
Marie Brennan Australia 19 987 1.2× 649 1.4× 397 1.0× 66 0.3× 144 1.3× 55 1.5k
Anna Robinson‐Pant United Kingdom 20 572 0.7× 332 0.7× 310 0.8× 130 0.6× 103 1.0× 64 1.2k
Pam Christie South Africa 23 1.5k 1.8× 538 1.1× 436 1.1× 106 0.5× 40 0.4× 62 1.9k

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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, et al.. (2022). Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 11 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2020). Student decision-making about accessing university in South Africa. Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 52(4). 543–559. 5 indexed citations
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Otto, Hans‐Uwe, Melanie Walker, & Holger Ziegler. (2017). Capability-promoting Policies: Enhancing Individual and Social Development. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 6 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2017). Transformative change in higher education through participatory action research: a capabilities analysis. Educational Action Research. 26(1). 166–181. 18 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2016). Evaluating black womens participation, development and success in doctoral studies: A capabilities perspective. South African Journal of Higher Education. 30(2). 7 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2015). Towards a Disability-inclusive Higher Education Policy through the Capabilities Approach. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 16(4). 501–517. 25 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie & Monica McLean. (2015). Professionals and Public-Good Capabilities. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning. 3(2). 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie & Monica McLean. (2015). Professionals and Public Good Capabilities. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning. 3(2). 60–82. 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2015). Context, complexity and change: education as a conversion factor for non-racist capabilities in a South African university. Race Ethnicity and Education. 19(6). 1275–1287. 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2015). Shaping a gender equality policy in higher education: which human capabilities matter?. Gender and Education. 27(4). 361–375. 38 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2014). Imagining STEM higher education futures: advancing human well-being. Higher Education. 70(3). 417–425. 19 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2012). Values, education and capabilities: education for poverty reduction in South Africa. 2 indexed citations
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McLean, Monica & Melanie Walker. (2011). The possibilities for university-based public-good professional education: a case-study from South Africa based on the ‘capability approach’. Studies in Higher Education. 37(5). 585–601. 20 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie, et al.. (2009). Development discourses: higher education and poverty reduction in South Africa. Impact Report.. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2009). ‘ Making a World that is Worth Living In’. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. 8(3). 231–246. 13 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2008). Widening participation; widening capability. London Review of Education. 6(3). 36 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2008). A human capabilities framework for evaluating student learning. Teaching in Higher Education. 13(4). 477–487. 42 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie. (2006). Towards a capability‐based theory of social justice for education policy‐making. Journal of Education Policy. 21(2). 163–185. 174 indexed citations
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Nixon, Jon, Andrew R. Marks, Stephen Rowland, & Melanie Walker. (2001). Towards a New Academic Professionalism: A manifesto of hope. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 22(2). 227–244. 85 indexed citations
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Walker, Melanie & Chris Warhurst. (2000). 'In Most Classes You Sit Around Very Quietly at a Table and get Lectured at…': Debates, assessment and student learning. Teaching in Higher Education. 5(1). 33–49. 44 indexed citations

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