Ruth Leitch

1.5k total citations
44 papers, 862 citations indexed

About

Ruth Leitch is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Leitch has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 862 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Education, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Leitch's work include Education Systems and Policy (10 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (9 papers) and Reflective Practices in Education (7 papers). Ruth Leitch is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (10 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (9 papers) and Reflective Practices in Education (7 papers). Ruth Leitch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. Ruth Leitch's co-authors include Christopher Day, Stephanie Mitchell, Rosemary Kilpatrick, John Gardner, Peter Clough, Oscar Odenå, Despina Galanouli, Laura Lundy, Bryn Holmes and J Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Social Issues, Teaching and Teacher Education and Journal of Adolescence.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Leitch

39 papers receiving 724 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ruth Leitch 570 223 114 93 80 44 862
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen 873 1.5× 188 0.8× 178 1.6× 128 1.4× 55 0.7× 63 1.1k
Liz Jones 419 0.7× 321 1.4× 57 0.5× 78 0.8× 80 1.0× 44 761
Janice Huber 735 1.3× 391 1.8× 67 0.6× 55 0.6× 84 1.1× 34 1.1k
Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez 439 0.8× 350 1.6× 146 1.3× 35 0.4× 77 1.0× 10 940
Jerry Rosiek 370 0.6× 405 1.8× 125 1.1× 73 0.8× 51 0.6× 31 923
Mark D. Vagle 378 0.7× 274 1.2× 98 0.9× 59 0.6× 90 1.1× 30 763
William Hare 1.1k 1.9× 264 1.2× 140 1.2× 243 2.6× 49 0.6× 62 1.5k
John Dewey 585 1.0× 234 1.0× 63 0.6× 121 1.3× 26 0.3× 21 919
Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur 395 0.7× 150 0.7× 44 0.4× 70 0.8× 63 0.8× 55 565
Alexander M. Sidorkin 431 0.8× 146 0.7× 53 0.5× 64 0.7× 45 0.6× 53 620

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Leitch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Leitch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Leitch, Ruth. (2018). On being transgressive in educational research! An autoethnography of borders. Irish Educational Studies. 37(2). 159–174. 6 indexed citations
2.
Ivinson, Gabrielle, Ian Thompson, Terry Wrigley, et al.. (2017). The Research Commission on Poverty and Policy Advocacy: A Report from One of the BERA Research Commissions. Summary Report. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
3.
Leitch, Ruth, et al.. (2016). Barriers and Enablers of Education Equality for Transgender Students. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). V3(I2). 4 indexed citations
4.
Wyse, Dominic, Vivienne Baumfield, David Egan, et al.. (2012). Creating the Curriculum. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 6 indexed citations
5.
Gardner, John, et al.. (2009). Assessment and Social Justice: A Literature Review. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 4 indexed citations
6.
Leitch, Ruth. (2008). Becoming Other: From social interaction to self-reflection,. Education Citizenship and Social Justice. 201–204. 4 indexed citations
7.
Leitch, Ruth, et al.. (2008). Putting pupils at the heart of assessment. Children’s rights in practice.. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Leitch, Ruth, et al.. (2008). Consulting Pupils on the Assessment of their Learning: TLRP Research Briefing 36. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 7 indexed citations
9.
Leitch, Ruth & Stephanie Mitchell. (2007). Caged birds and cloning machines: how student imagery ‘speaks’ to us about cultures of schooling and student participation. Improving Schools. 10(1). 53–71. 44 indexed citations
10.
Leitch, Ruth, Oscar Odenå, J Gardner, et al.. (2007). Consulting Secondary School Students on Increasing Participation in their Own Assessment in Northern Ireland. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 6 indexed citations
11.
Leitch, Ruth. (2006). Research methodologies for drama education. Educational Action Research. 489–497. 45 indexed citations
12.
Leitch, Ruth. (2006). Researching creatively with pupils in Assessment for Learning (AfL) classrooms on experiences of participation and consultation. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 9 indexed citations
13.
Leitch, Ruth. (2006). A European vision for online training for teachers of vision impaired people – the SAVI project. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1 indexed citations
14.
Leitch, Ruth. (2006). Limitations of language: developing arts‐based creative narrative in stories of teachers’ identities. Teachers and Teaching. 12(5). 549–569. 68 indexed citations
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Leitch, Ruth. (2004). Tackling the Iron maiden of language in narrative inquiry: Creating the case for image-based narrative in stories of teachers’ identities. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher & Ruth Leitch. (2001). Teachers’ and teacher educators’ lives: the role of emotion. Teaching and Teacher Education. 17(4). 403–415. 203 indexed citations
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Leitch, Ruth & Christopher Day. (2000). Action research and reflective practice: towards a holistic view. Educational Action Research. 8(1). 179–193. 231 indexed citations
18.
Gardner, John & Ruth Leitch. (1999). Evaluation of the Northern Ireland Summer Literacy and Numeracy schemes 1999. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1 indexed citations
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Leitch, Ruth. (1999). The Shaming Game: The Role of Shame and Shaming Rituals in Education and Development.. 3 indexed citations
20.
Leitch, Ruth, et al.. (1989). Towards coherence in vocational education. Research in Education. 42(1). 59–69.

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