Robin Alexander

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robin Alexander is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Alexander has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Education, 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robin Alexander's work include Global Educational Policies and Reforms (9 papers), Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (8 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (8 papers). Robin Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Global Educational Policies and Reforms (9 papers), Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (8 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (8 papers). Robin Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Indonesia. Robin Alexander's co-authors include Joy Palmer, Rosemary J. Stevenson, Kay Kinder, Nick Nelson, Joanna Haynes, Maurice Craft, James Lynch, Clem Adelman, David L. Clark and David Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Administrative Science Quarterly and British Journal of Educational Studies.

In The Last Decade

Robin Alexander

47 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Towards Dialogic Teaching: Rethinking Classroom Talk

2008 872 citations Robin Alexander profile →
Developing dialogic teaching: genesis, process, trial

2018 212 citations Robin Alexander Research Papers in Education profile →
A Dialogic Teaching Companion

2020 169 citations Robin Alexander profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Alexander United Kingdom	20	2.0k	640	543	374	367	54	2.7k
Jan Nespor United States	17	1.8k 0.9×	467 0.7×	651 1.2×	202 0.5×	156 0.4×	52	2.5k
Gordon Stobart United Kingdom	23	2.6k 1.3×	452 0.7×	426 0.8×	176 0.5×	307 0.8×	59	3.2k
Mark Priestley United Kingdom	24	2.1k 1.1×	248 0.4×	887 1.6×	168 0.4×	632 1.7×	63	2.9k
Patricia Broadfoot United Kingdom	27	2.0k 1.0×	347 0.5×	482 0.9×	112 0.3×	417 1.1×	112	2.6k
Caroline Gipps United Kingdom	21	1.9k 1.0×	441 0.7×	329 0.6×	134 0.4×	163 0.4×	67	2.4k
Nicole Mockler Australia	24	2.1k 1.1×	286 0.4×	779 1.4×	100 0.3×	311 0.8×	68	2.6k
Maurice Galton United Kingdom	30	2.2k 1.1×	717 1.1×	380 0.7×	138 0.4×	152 0.4×	98	2.7k
Sharon Feiman‐Nemser United States	28	5.0k 2.5×	731 1.1×	845 1.6×	222 0.6×	95 0.3×	66	5.5k
Mary R. Lea United Kingdom	20	2.3k 1.1×	506 0.8×	401 0.7×	638 1.7×	155 0.4×	33	3.6k
Ken Zeichner United States	22	4.3k 2.1×	514 0.8×	1.2k 2.1×	152 0.4×	267 0.7×	48	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Alexander

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Alexander

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Alexander

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Alexander, Robin, et al.. (2018). MERINTIS DAN MENGELOLA SUDUT BACA DI BEJI TIMUR DEPOK. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

2.

Alexander, Robin. (2018). Developing dialogic teaching: genesis, process, trial. Research Papers in Education. 33(5). 561–598. 212 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alexander, Robin. (2015). Teaching and learning for all? The quality imperative revisited. International Journal of Educational Development. 40. 250–258. 60 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin, et al.. (2014). Mexico’s Labor Reform: A Workers’ Defeat—For Now. NACLA Report on the Americas. 47(1). 49–53. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (2014). The Best That Has Been Thought and Said?. FORUM. 56(1). 157–157. 6 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (2011). Legacies, Policies and Prospects: one year on from the Cambridge Primary Review. FORUM. 53(1). 71–71. 5 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (2011). Evidence, rhetoric and collateral damage: the problematic pursuit of ‘world class’ standards. Cambridge Journal of Education. 41(3). 265–286. 37 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (2009). De l’usage de la parole en classe. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50. 35–47.

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Alexander, Robin. (2003). Pédagogie, culture et comparaison : visions et versions de l'école élémentaire. Revue française de pédagogie. 142(1). 5–19.

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Alexander, Robin. (2001). Border Crossings: Towards a comparative pedagogy. Comparative Education. 37(4). 507–523. 113 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin, Marilyn Osborn, & David R. Phillips. (2000). Policy, professionals and development. 2 indexed citations

12.

Alexander, Robin, Patricia Broadfoot, & David Phillips. (1999). Contexts, classrooms and outcomes. 4 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (1997). Policy and practice in primary education : local initiative, national agenda. Routledge eBooks. 35 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (1994). Wise Men and Clever Tricks: a response. Cambridge Journal of Education. 24(1). 107–112.

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Palmer, Joy, Rosemary J. Stevenson, & Robin Alexander. (1992). Policy and Practice in Primary Education. British Journal of Educational Studies. 40(4). 419–419. 108 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin, et al.. (1989). Changing primary practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations

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Clark, David L., Clem Adelman, & Robin Alexander. (1984). The Self-Evaluating Institution: Practice and Principles in the Management of Educational Change.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 29(3). 487–487. 7 indexed citations

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Adelman, Clem & Robin Alexander. (1982). Internal Evaluation and External Validation.. Higher education review. 14(2). 55–64. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (1980). The evaluation of advanced inservice courses for teachers: the challenge to providers. 6(3). 177–195. 4 indexed citations

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Alexander, Robin. (1979). What Is a Course? Curriculum Models and CNAA Validation. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 3(1). 31–45. 6 indexed citations

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