R. S. Peters

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

R. S. Peters is a scholar working on Education, Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, R. S. Peters has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Education, 12 papers in Philosophy and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in R. S. Peters's work include Education and Critical Thinking Development (18 papers), Religious Education and Schools (11 papers) and Values and Moral Education (7 papers). R. S. Peters is often cited by papers focused on Education and Critical Thinking Development (18 papers), Religious Education and Schools (11 papers) and Values and Moral Education (7 papers). R. S. Peters collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Mexico. R. S. Peters's co-authors include P. H. Hirst, R. F. Dearden, Ian Gregory, L. R. Perry, H. L. Elvin, Margaret Atherton, Stanley I. Benn, Maurice Cranston, Paul Hirst and David Klein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education and British Journal of Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

R. S. Peters

58 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. S. Peters United Kingdom 19 967 372 324 258 147 63 1.8k
Maxine Greene United States 24 2.1k 2.1× 989 2.7× 293 0.9× 187 0.7× 180 1.2× 142 3.4k
David E. Linge United States 4 388 0.4× 524 1.4× 315 1.0× 121 0.5× 165 1.1× 6 1.7k
John Cumming Australia 7 354 0.4× 599 1.6× 321 1.0× 146 0.6× 205 1.4× 17 1.8k
William Hare Canada 14 1.1k 1.1× 264 0.7× 183 0.6× 86 0.3× 140 1.0× 62 1.5k
Garrett Barden Iceland 6 328 0.3× 474 1.3× 285 0.9× 120 0.5× 153 1.0× 18 1.6k
Peter Woods United Kingdom 22 1.2k 1.3× 548 1.5× 61 0.2× 188 0.7× 204 1.4× 62 1.8k
Jonas F. Soltis United States 14 814 0.8× 265 0.7× 97 0.3× 98 0.4× 98 0.7× 38 1.2k
Richard Pring United Kingdom 22 1.2k 1.2× 435 1.2× 92 0.3× 310 1.2× 79 0.5× 97 1.6k
Martin Buber Israel 18 341 0.4× 480 1.3× 398 1.2× 110 0.4× 298 2.0× 113 1.7k
Philip Rieff United States 16 297 0.3× 719 1.9× 351 1.1× 212 0.8× 271 1.8× 39 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. S. Peters

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peters, R. S.. (2015). Ethics and Education (Routledge Revivals). 13 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S.. (2015). Freedom and the Development of the Free Man. 96–113. 1 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S.. (2010). John Dewey’s philosophy of education. 73–86. 11 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S. & David E. Cooper. (1986). Education, values and mind : essays for R.S. Peters. Routledge eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S.. (1977). Philosophies of Education. Philosophy. 52(202). 477–481. 4 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S.. (1975). A Reply to Kohlberg.. Phi Delta Kappan. 6 indexed citations
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Dearden, R. F., Paul Hirst, & R. S. Peters. (1975). A critique of current educational aims. Routledge eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S.. (1974). Psychology and ethical development : a collection of articles on psychological theories, ethical development and human understanding. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 7 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S.. (1974). Moral Development and Moral Learning. The Monist. 58(4). 541–567. 4 indexed citations
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Cranston, Maurice & R. S. Peters. (1972). Hobbes and Rousseau a Collection of Critical Essays. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 28 indexed citations
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Hirst, P. H., R. S. Peters, & Ian Gregory. (1972). THE LOGIC OF EDUCATION. Philosophy. 13(1). 9–11. 203 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S. & David Klein. (1972). A History of Scientific Psychology: Its Origins and Philosophical Backgrounds.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 22(87). 176–176. 21 indexed citations
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Dearden, R. F., R. S. Peters, & Paul Hirst. (1972). Education and the development of reason / edited by R. F. Dearden, P. H. Hirst and R. S. Peters.. 7 indexed citations
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Hirst, P. H., et al.. (1971). The Logic of Education. British Journal of Educational Studies. 19(2). 214–214. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Philip G., Henry David Aiken, Paul W. Taylor, et al.. (1970). Theories of value and problems of education. University of Illinois Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S. & John P. White. (1969). The Philosopher's Contribution to Educational Research. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 1(2). 1–15. 14 indexed citations
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Elvin, H. L., et al.. (1966). Ritual in education. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 251(772). 429–436. 64 indexed citations
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Benn, Stanley I. & R. S. Peters. (1965). The principles of political thought. 31 indexed citations
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Hobbes, Thomas & R. S. Peters. (1962). Body, Man, and Citizen Selections From Thomas Hobbes. 1 indexed citations
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Peters, R. S., et al.. (1955). Brett's History of Psychology.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 5(18). 94–94. 62 indexed citations

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