Ray Bolam

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ray Bolam is a scholar working on Education, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray Bolam has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Education, 3 papers in Human Factors and Ergonomics and 3 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Ray Bolam's work include Education Systems and Policy (13 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (8 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (5 papers). Ray Bolam is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (13 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (8 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (5 papers). Ray Bolam collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. Ray Bolam's co-authors include Agnes McMahon, Louise Stoll, Sally Thomas, Mike Wallace, Ron Glatter, Peter Ribbins, Les Bell, Tony Bush, Chris Turner and Dick Weindling and has published in prestigious journals such as Postgraduate Medical Journal, Journal of Educational Administration and Educational Management Administration & Leadership.

In The Last Decade

Ray Bolam

32 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Professional Learning Communities: A Review of the Litera... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ray Bolam United Kingdom 12 1.8k 504 346 236 160 34 2.1k
Agnes McMahon United Kingdom 10 1.6k 0.9× 461 0.9× 300 0.9× 216 0.9× 142 0.9× 16 1.9k
Mark A. Smylie United States 28 2.3k 1.3× 426 0.8× 381 1.1× 106 0.4× 222 1.4× 60 2.8k
David Pedder United Kingdom 22 2.3k 1.3× 627 1.2× 315 0.9× 233 1.0× 366 2.3× 38 2.7k
V. Darleen Opfer United Kingdom 15 1.8k 1.0× 459 0.9× 206 0.6× 164 0.7× 218 1.4× 36 2.2k
Dorene D. Ross United States 18 2.2k 1.2× 577 1.1× 180 0.5× 143 0.6× 329 2.1× 50 2.5k
Aileen Kennedy United Kingdom 16 1.3k 0.7× 298 0.6× 141 0.4× 231 1.0× 209 1.3× 42 1.6k
Sharon D. Kruse United States 17 1.2k 0.7× 238 0.5× 279 0.8× 69 0.3× 151 0.9× 52 1.5k
Kari Smith Norway 31 2.5k 1.4× 404 0.8× 243 0.7× 216 0.9× 297 1.9× 89 2.9k
Linda Lambert United States 13 1.4k 0.7× 215 0.4× 145 0.4× 71 0.3× 91 0.6× 26 1.6k
Christine Edwards‐Groves Australia 21 1.4k 0.7× 322 0.6× 121 0.3× 332 1.4× 228 1.4× 79 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ray Bolam

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray Bolam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Sally, et al.. (2006). Creating your own professional learning community. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 32–34. 2 indexed citations
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Stoll, Louise, Ray Bolam, Agnes McMahon, Mike Wallace, & Sally Thomas. (2006). Professional Learning Communities: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Educational Change. 7(4). 221–258. 1365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bolam, Ray, Agnes McMahon, Louise Stoll, Sally Thomas, & Mike Wallace. (2005). Creating and Sustaining Effective Professional Learning Communities. Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London). 334 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (2004). Liderar comunidades eficaces de aprendizaje profesional. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 129–145. 2 indexed citations
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Hipp, Kristine Kiefer, Louise Stoll, Ray Bolam, et al.. (2003). An International Perspective on the Development of Learning Communities.. 10 indexed citations
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Stoll, Louise, et al.. (2003). Creating and Sustaining Effective Professional Learning Communities: Questions Arising from the Literature. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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McMahon, A. Philip, Sally Thomas, Louise Stoll, Ray Bolam, & Marc J. Wallace. (2003). British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh. 5 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (2000). Emerging policy trends: some implications for continuing professional development. Journal of In-service Education. 26(2). 267–280. 58 indexed citations
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Bush, Tony, Les Bell, Ray Bolam, Ron Glatter, & Peter Ribbins. (1999). Educational Management: Redefining Theory, Policy and Practice. 102 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1995). Mentoring for New Headteachers: Recent British Experience.. Journal of Educational Administration. 33(5). 29–44. 4 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray, Agnes McMahon, Keith Pocklington, & Dick Weindling. (1995). Mentoring for new headteachers: recent British experience. Journal of Educational Administration. 33(5). 29–44. 41 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1986). School improvement: The national scene. School Organisation. 6(3). 314–320. 4 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1982). INSET for Professional Development and School Improvement. British Journal of In-Service Education. 9(1). 14–17. 3 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1981). Evaluative research: a case study of the Teacher Induction Pilot Schemes project1. Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy. 7(1). 70–83. 7 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1979). Evaluating inservice education and training: a national perspective∗. 5(1). 1–15. 11 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1979). Local education authority advisers: their role and future. Education 3-13. 7(1). 37–42. 1 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray, et al.. (1978). Evaluating INSET: An Exercise in Teacher, LEA and University Collaboration. British Journal of In-Service Education. 5(1). 4–8. 2 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray & James Porter. (1976). Innovation in In-Service Education and Training of Teachers--United Kingdom.. 5 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1975). THE SUPERVISORY ROLE OF THE TEACHER TUTOR ‐ , COMPLEX INNOVATION. 1(2). 74–78. 2 indexed citations
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Bolam, Ray. (1960). Traumatic Acute Pancreatitis as a Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 36(411). 53–54. 4 indexed citations

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