Nicholas C. Burbules

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Nicholas C. Burbules is a scholar working on Education, Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas C. Burbules has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Education, 22 papers in Philosophy and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nicholas C. Burbules's work include Education and Critical Thinking Development (20 papers), Online and Blended Learning (9 papers) and Religious Education and Schools (8 papers). Nicholas C. Burbules is often cited by papers focused on Education and Critical Thinking Development (20 papers), Online and Blended Learning (9 papers) and Religious Education and Schools (8 papers). Nicholas C. Burbules collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Nicholas C. Burbules's co-authors include Carlos Alberto Torres, Thomas A. Callister, Suzanne Rice, Marcia C. Linn, D. C. Phillips, Michael A. Peters, Bertram C. Bruce, Guorui Fan, Zvi Bekerman and Paul Smeyers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Computers & Education and Educational Researcher.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas C. Burbules

128 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Globalization and Education: Critical Perspectives 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2020 100 200 300 400 500

Peers

Nicholas C. Burbules
Neil Postman United States
Daniël Muijs United Kingdom
Sanne Akkerman Netherlands
Paul Trowler United Kingdom
Karl Maton Australia
Ann Lieberman United States
John Furlong United Kingdom
A. S. Byatt Bulgaria
Joseph Kahne United States
Neil Postman United States
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All Works

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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2025). Why Philosophy of Education is Basic to Philosophy. Educational Theory. 76(1). 157–163.
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2023). Critical thinking and the conditions of democracy. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 31. 1 indexed citations
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Jackson, Liz, et al.. (2022). Feeling like a philosopher of education: A collective response to Jackson’s ‘The smiling philosopher’. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 55(9). 994–1005. 1 indexed citations
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Jackson, Liz, Lauren Bialystok, Nicholas C. Burbules, et al.. (2020). Philosophy of education in a new key: Snapshot 2020 from the United States and Canada. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 54(8). 1130–1146. 12 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C., et al.. (2018). A Case Study-based Cybersecurity Ethics Curriculum. USENIX Security Symposium. 6 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2018). “The limits of the ‘foundations’ metaphor in education.”. Educational foundations. 31. 63–73.
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Burbules, Nicholas C., et al.. (2016). Learning technologies and EFL teamwork. Acceda (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). 3 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2014). El aprendizaje ubicuo: nuevos contextos, nuevos procesos. Americanae (AECID Library). 1(1). 131–134. 27 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C., et al.. (2011). Feminisms and Educational Research. Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research Series.. 1 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C., et al.. (2010). Philosophical Perspectives on Cosmopolitanism and Education. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 43(3).
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Smeyers, Paul & Nicholas C. Burbules. (2008). Wittgenstein’s Legacy for Education. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 40(5). 1 indexed citations
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Bekerman, Zvi, et al.. (2006). Learning in Places: The Informal Education Reader. Counterpoints, Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education Volume 249.. 4 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2005). Learning and the Limits of Doubt. Philosophy of education. 61. 308–310. 1 indexed citations
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Peters, Michael A. & Nicholas C. Burbules. (2004). Poststructuralism and educational research. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 98 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2004). Rethinking the Virtual. Informática na educação teoria & prática. 7(1). 1 indexed citations
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Torres, Carlos Alberto & Nicholas C. Burbules. (2001). Globalización y educación. Revista de educación. 13–30. 13 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2001). Constituye Internet una comunidad educativa global. Revista de educación. 169–190. 1 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2001). 2001: A Philosophical Odyssey. Philosophy of education. 57. 1–14. 7 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C.. (2000). Moving Beyond the Impasse. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 102(7). 308–330. 14 indexed citations
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Burbules, Nicholas C. & D. C. Phillips. (2000). Postpositivism and Educational Research. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 166 indexed citations

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