Ron Best

1.2k total citations
64 papers, 823 citations indexed

About

Ron Best is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ron Best has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 823 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Education, 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ron Best's work include Religious Education and Schools (14 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (11 papers) and Theological Perspectives and Practices (10 papers). Ron Best is often cited by papers focused on Religious Education and Schools (14 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (11 papers) and Theological Perspectives and Practices (10 papers). Ron Best collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Poland. Ron Best's co-authors include Gerard Leavey, Despina Rothi, Peter Ribbins, Caroline Lodge, Chris Watkins, David Armstrong, David Galloway, Susan Harris, Péter Lang and Colleen McLaughlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, British Journal of Sociology and Teaching and Teacher Education.

In The Last Decade

Ron Best

55 papers receiving 644 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ron Best United Kingdom	12	487	358	182	127	101	64	823
Deborah M. Casper United States	12	236 0.5×	419 1.2×	227 1.2×	417 3.3×	115 1.1×	21	868
David R. Dupper United States	16	593 1.2×	323 0.9×	164 0.9×	430 3.4×	74 0.7×	35	978
Hsi-Sheng Wei Taiwan	17	339 0.7×	433 1.2×	217 1.2×	471 3.7×	111 1.1×	35	818
Irwin A. Hyman United States	14	368 0.8×	333 0.9×	117 0.6×	307 2.4×	99 1.0×	60	713
JoLynn V. Carney United States	17	216 0.4×	293 0.8×	104 0.6×	451 3.6×	54 0.5×	42	695
Lisa M. Davidson United States	8	249 0.5×	316 0.9×	134 0.7×	358 2.8×	71 0.7×	12	638
Meagan D. O’Malley United States	13	492 1.0×	412 1.2×	123 0.7×	387 3.0×	29 0.3×	22	884
Martell L. Teasley United States	13	293 0.6×	228 0.6×	184 1.0×	84 0.7×	51 0.5×	56	589
Barbara A. Oudekerk United States	14	204 0.4×	324 0.9×	271 1.5×	325 2.6×	204 2.0×	26	729
Mark C. Rehfuss United States	13	221 0.5×	171 0.5×	87 0.5×	197 1.6×	24 0.2×	39	574

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ron Best

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Best, Ron, et al.. (2025). Tasks Associated with Teaching School-Based Agricultural Education: FFA Advisement. Journal of Agricultural Education. 66(4). 19–19.

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Best, Ron, et al.. (2025). Classroom and Laboratory Instructional Tasks Associated with Teaching School-Based Agricultural Education. Journal of Agricultural Education. 66(1). 28–28. 1 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2019). Faith and Experience in Education. Essays from Quaker perspectives. Pastoral Care in Education. 37(1). 83–85. 2 indexed citations

4.

Best, Ron. (2018). Positive body image for kids. A strengths-based curriculum for children aged 7–11. Pastoral Care in Education. 36(4). 358–361. 2 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2016). Exploring the spiritual in the pedagogy of Friedrich Froebel. International Journal of Children s Spirituality. 21(3-4). 272–282. 3 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2009). Students who self‐harm: a case study of prevalence, awareness and response in an English university. Pastoral Care in Education. 27(3). 165–203. 7 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2008). Education, support and the development of the whole person. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 36(4). 343–351. 3 indexed citations

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Rothi, Despina, Gerard Leavey, & Ron Best. (2007). On the front-line: Teachers as active observers of pupils’ mental health. Teaching and Teacher Education. 24(5). 1217–1231. 186 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2006). Deliberate self-harm in adolescence: report of a research project in some English schools. 2 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2006). Deliberate self-harm in adolescence: a challenge for schools. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 34(2). 161–175. 35 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2003). New Bottles for Old Wine? Affective Education and the ‘Citizenship Revolution’ in English Schools. Pastoral Care in Education. 21(4). 14–21. 7 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2003). Citizenship and Pastoral Care. 70–84. 2 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (2000). Education for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Continuum eBooks. 39 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (1999). The impact on pastoral care of structural, organisational and statutory changes in schooling: Some empirical evidence and a discussion. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 27(1). 55–70. 14 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (1996). Education, spirituality, and the whole child. Cassell eBooks. 124 indexed citations

16.

Best, Ron. (1991). Support teaching in a comprehensive school: Some reflections on recent experience. Support for Learning. 6(1). 27–31. 4 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (1989). Pastoral Care: Some Reflections and a Re-statement. Pastoral Care in Education. 7(4). 7–14. 11 indexed citations

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Best, Ron, et al.. (1984). Careers Education and the Welfare Curriculum. Pastoral Care in Education. 2(1). 66–76. 2 indexed citations

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Best, Ron. (1983). Education and care : the study of a school and its pastoral organization. 3 indexed citations

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Best, Ron, et al.. (1980). Perspectives on pastoral care. 69 indexed citations

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