Robert J. Balfour

439 total citations
25 papers, 240 citations indexed

About

Robert J. Balfour is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Education and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Balfour has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 240 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 10 papers in Education and 8 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Balfour's work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (10 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 papers). Robert J. Balfour is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Learning and Teaching (10 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 papers). Robert J. Balfour collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Canada. Robert J. Balfour's co-authors include Claudia Mitchell, Relebohile Moletsane, Nhlanhla Mkhize, Peter Rule, Bill Davey and Lee Rusznyak and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Language Teaching and Cambridge Journal of Education.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Balfour

22 papers receiving 208 citations

Peers

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Federico Navarro Chile

Laura Beth Kelly United States

Jennifer Alford Australia

Holly Hansen‐Thomas United States

Socorro Herrera United States

Lydiah Kananu Kiramba United States

Sophie Degener United States

Gertrude Tinker Sachs United States

Humphrey Tonkin United States

Kara Mitchell United States

Federico Navarro Chile

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114 ×1.3

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20 of 20 papers shown

Balfour, Robert J., et al.. (2021). Improving reading strategies and assessments used by educators to enhance learner academic success. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 37(1). 2 indexed citations

Balfour, Robert J., et al.. (2019). Language learning and teaching in South African primary schools. Language Teaching. 52(3). 296–317. 34 indexed citations

Balfour, Robert J., et al.. (2018). Knowledge Domains of English Literature Teachers in South Africa. Changing English. 25(4). 351–369. 1 indexed citations

Rusznyak, Lee, et al.. (2016). Why academic depth and rigour in university-based coursework matters for prospective teachers. Perspectives in Education. 34(1). 3 indexed citations

Balfour, Robert J., et al.. (2015). BLENDED LEARNING, AND OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING: IMPLICATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 37(1). 3 indexed citations

Balfour, Robert J.. (2012). Rurality research and rural education : exploratory and explanatory power. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(1). 9–18. 14 indexed citations

Rule, Peter, Bill Davey, & Robert J. Balfour. (2011). Unpacking the Predominance of Case Study Methodology in South African Postgraduate Educational Research, 1995-2004.. South African Journal of Higher Education. 25(2). 301–321. 3 indexed citations

Balfour, Robert J., et al.. (2011). The Nature of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Postgraduate Education Research in South Africa: 1995-2004.. South African Journal of Higher Education. 25(2). 269–286. 3 indexed citations

Balfour, Robert J.. (2010). Culture, Capital and Representation. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J., et al.. (2010). Progress and challenges for language policy implementation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Language Learning Journal. 38(3). 347–357. 13 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2010). Home as Postcolonial Trope in the Fiction of V.S. Naipaul. Journal of Literary Studies. 26(3). 16–33.

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2010). The long walk …. Language Learning Journal. 38(3). 249–251. 5 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J., Claudia Mitchell, & Relebohile Moletsane. (2009). Troubling contexts: toward a generative theory of rurality as education research. Journal of rural and community development. 3(3). 72 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2007). V.S. Naipaul’s <i>Half a life</i>, <i>Magic seeds</i> and globalisation. Literator. 28(1). 1–22. 1 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2007). University language policies, internationalism, multilingualism, and language development in South Africa and the UK. Cambridge Journal of Education. 37(1). 35–49. 27 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2005). Transforming a Language Curriculum: Shifting Pedagogy for Meaningful Learning.. Perspectives in Education. 23(1). 1–12. 3 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2005). Transforming a language curriculum : shifting pedagogy for meaningful learning : research article. Perspectives in Education. 23(1). 77–87. 2 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2003). Between the Lines: Gender in the reception of texts by schoolchildren in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [1]. Gender and Education. 15(2). 183–198. 4 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (2002). Post-colonial twilight: English as a failedLingua Franca. English Academy Review. 19(1). 20–32. 4 indexed citations

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Balfour, Robert J.. (1999). Naming the Father: re‐examining the role of English as a medium of instruction in South African education. Changing English. 6(1). 103–113. 7 indexed citations

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