Peter Woods

2.9k total citations
62 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Woods is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Woods has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Education, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Peter Woods's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (20 papers), Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (11 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (7 papers). Peter Woods is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (20 papers), Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (11 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (7 papers). Peter Woods collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia. Peter Woods's co-authors include Bob Jeffrey, Sara Delamont, Martyn Hammersley, Roger Gomm, Geoff Troman, Margaret B. Sutherland, Mari Boyle, Lynda Measor, Ian Harwood and Heather Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Sociology, TESOL Quarterly and Teaching and Teacher Education.

In The Last Decade

Peter Woods

58 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Woods United Kingdom 22 1.2k 548 204 188 156 62 1.8k
Jean Rudduck United Kingdom 21 2.2k 1.8× 964 1.8× 168 0.8× 224 1.2× 267 1.7× 65 2.7k
Joseph Tobin United States 23 1.4k 1.2× 959 1.8× 269 1.3× 163 0.9× 229 1.5× 73 2.4k
Henry W. Acland 5 1.5k 1.3× 645 1.2× 158 0.8× 162 0.9× 173 1.1× 9 2.2k
Jan Nespor United States 17 1.8k 1.5× 651 1.2× 204 1.0× 156 0.8× 467 3.0× 52 2.5k
Moisès Esteban‐Guitart Spain 21 1.2k 1.0× 625 1.1× 202 1.0× 131 0.7× 242 1.6× 144 2.1k
Elizabeth Ellsworth United States 12 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 194 1.0× 254 1.4× 82 0.5× 19 2.7k
Maggie MacLure United Kingdom 20 927 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 144 0.7× 149 0.8× 101 0.6× 46 2.3k
Geoff Troman United Kingdom 16 792 0.7× 346 0.6× 126 0.6× 176 0.9× 69 0.4× 32 1.2k
Gordon Stobart United Kingdom 23 2.6k 2.2× 426 0.8× 233 1.1× 307 1.6× 452 2.9× 59 3.2k
Carrie Paechter United Kingdom 24 630 0.5× 780 1.4× 283 1.4× 96 0.5× 115 0.7× 68 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Woods

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Woods

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Woods

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

All Works

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Gapp, Rod, Heather Stewart, Ian Harwood, & Peter Woods. (2013). Discovering the value in using Leximancer for complex qualitative data analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 23(3). 259–66. 8 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (2012). Divided School. 2 indexed citations
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Jeffrey, Bob & Peter Woods. (1998). Testing Teachers: The effect of school inspections on primary teachers. Open Research Online (The Open University). 85 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter, et al.. (1998). Team and Technology in Writing up Research. British Educational Research Journal. 24(5). 573–592. 4 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter & Bob Jeffrey. (1996). Teachable Moments: The art of creative teaching in primary schools. Open Research Online (The Open University). 50 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1996). Researching the Art of Teaching: Ethnography for Educational Use. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 112 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter, et al.. (1995). Gender and Ethnicity in Schools: Ethnographic Accounts. TESOL Quarterly. 29(2). 398–398. 4 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Margaret B., Martyn Hammersley, Roger Gomm, & Peter Woods. (1994). Educational Research: Current Issues. British Journal of Educational Studies. 42(3). 321–321. 127 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1993). Keys to the Past—and to the future: the Empirical Author replies. British Educational Research Journal. 19(5). 475–488. 2 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1993). Towards a Theory of Aesthetic Learning. Educational Studies. 19(3). 323–338. 2 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1993). Critical Events in Education. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 14(4). 355–371. 67 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter, et al.. (1990). Pupils and ‘Race’: integration and disintegration in primary schools. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 11(3). 309–326. 4 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1983). Coping at School through Humour. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 4(2). 111–124. 27 indexed citations
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Hargreaves, Andy & Peter Woods. (1981). Control and choice in the school. Open University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1978). Negotiating the Demands of Schoolwork. Journal of Curriculum Studies. 10(4). 309–327. 41 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1978). Relating to Schoolwork: some pupil perceptions. Educational Review. 30(2). 167–175. 10 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1977). The pupil's experience. Open University Press eBooks.
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Woods, Peter. (1977). Youth, generations and social class. Open University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Woods, Peter. (1977). Stages in Interpretive Research. 3(1). 17–18. 3 indexed citations

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