Ron Best

1.2k citations
64 papers · 823 · h-index 12

Impact in

    • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
    • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
    • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Education top 2%
    • Religious Education and Schools
    • Early Childhood Education and Development
    • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms

Papers in

    • Religious Education and Schools 14
    • Education and Critical Thinking Development 5
    • Religion, Society, and Development 11
    • Theological Perspectives and Practices 10

Ron Best

55 papers receiving 644 citations

Peers

Ron Best
Comparison fields: 5 of 71
  • Clinical Psychology 358
  • Education 487
  • Health 101
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 100
  • Social Psychology 127
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All Works

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#Work
1 2007186
2
Education, spirituality, and the whole child
1996124
3
Perspectives on pastoral care
198069
4
Education for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
200039
5 200635
6 199634
7 199632
8 197727
9 200523
10 197717
11 200816
12 199914
13 198911
14 197511
15 201110
16 201410
17
Tomorrow's Schools: Towards Integrity
200110
18 19999
19 20059
20
Identification and management of pupils with mental health difficulties: A study of UK teachers' experience and views
20059

About Ron Best

Ron Best is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Health, having authored 64 papers that have together received 823 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religious Education and Schools (14 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (11 papers), Theological Perspectives and Practices (10 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (6 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (6 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers) and Child Therapy and Development (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Psychology (358 citations), Education (487 citations), Health (101 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (100 citations) and Social Psychology (127 citations). Ron Best has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Gerard Leavey, Despina Rothi, Peter Ribbins, Caroline Lodge, Chris Watkins, David Armstrong, David Galloway, Péter Lang, Susan Harris and Colleen McLaughlin. Their work appears in journals such as Pastoral Care in Education, International Journal of Children s Spirituality, British Journal of Educational Studies, British Journal of Sociology and Educational Research.

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