Shirley Walters

942 total citations
57 papers, 504 citations indexed

About

Shirley Walters is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shirley Walters has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 504 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Education, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Shirley Walters's work include Higher Education Learning Practices (19 papers), Education Systems and Policy (17 papers) and Global Educational Policies and Reforms (16 papers). Shirley Walters is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Learning Practices (19 papers), Education Systems and Policy (17 papers) and Global Educational Policies and Reforms (16 papers). Shirley Walters collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Canada and Australia. Shirley Walters's co-authors include Denis O. Gray, Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren, Staffan Larsson, Sonja Strydom, Daniela Gachago, David Boud, Barbara Jones, Continuing Education, Constance Russell and Caroline Kerfoot and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Higher Education and Environmental Education Research.

In The Last Decade

Shirley Walters

52 papers receiving 408 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shirley Walters South Africa 14 318 145 111 32 30 57 504
Hans G. Schuetze Canada 12 395 1.2× 211 1.5× 114 1.0× 54 1.7× 18 0.6× 35 591
Gavin Moodie Australia 13 467 1.5× 194 1.3× 177 1.6× 26 0.8× 32 1.1× 73 683
Gerbrand Tholen United Kingdom 13 333 1.0× 151 1.0× 165 1.5× 25 0.8× 13 0.4× 35 532
Megan Kimber Australia 14 320 1.0× 92 0.6× 113 1.0× 15 0.5× 25 0.8× 47 564
Tim Pitman Australia 14 333 1.0× 135 0.9× 79 0.7× 44 1.4× 10 0.3× 34 563
Elizabeth Bullen Australia 11 231 0.7× 163 1.1× 169 1.5× 19 0.6× 9 0.3× 39 501
Lukas Graf Germany 13 210 0.7× 335 2.3× 197 1.8× 15 0.5× 17 0.6× 46 559
Lynn Meek Australia 11 296 0.9× 297 2.0× 56 0.5× 23 0.7× 20 0.7× 18 548
Nafsika Alexiadou Sweden 15 450 1.4× 410 2.8× 188 1.7× 32 1.0× 19 0.6× 45 749
Maia Chankseliani United Kingdom 16 319 1.0× 363 2.5× 126 1.1× 88 2.8× 51 1.7× 46 719

Countries citing papers authored by Shirley Walters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shirley Walters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shirley Walters

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2025). A critical exploration of Pan-African ecofeminist popular education within WoMin’s feminist schools. Studies in the Education of Adults. 58(1). 212–231. 1 indexed citations
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Gough, Annette, et al.. (2024). Ecofeminisms and education: repositioning gender and environment in education. Gender and Education. 36(4). 299–311. 8 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2024). Gender and environmental education: Feminist and other(ed) perspectives. The selected works of Annette Gough. International Review of Education. 70(6). 1047–1049. 1 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2021). Making a Case for Ecofeminist Popular Education in Times of Covid-19. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). 47–62. 8 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley. (2021). Learning about climate justice in times of drought and Covid-19. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 41(1). 45–59. 7 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2016). Navigating our way: A compass for popular educators. Studies in the Education of Adults. 48(1). 96–114. 13 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2014). Key Issues and Policy Considerations in Promoting Lifelong Learning in Selected African Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania. UIL Publication Series on Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies. No. 1.. 1 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2012). Feminist popular education in transnational debates : building pedagogies of possibility. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2011). Learning/work: Turning work and lifelong learning inside out. International Review of Education. 57(1-2). 27–38. 28 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley. (2010). ‘The planet will not survive if it’s not a learning planet’: sustainable development within learning through life. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 29(4). 427–436. 4 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley. (2009). National Qualifications Frameworks: insights from South Africa. 4 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2006). Working Adults Learning in South African Higher Education.. Perspectives in Education. 24(3). 97–108. 7 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2006). Working adults learning in South African higher education : research article. Perspectives in Education. 24(3). 97–108. 2 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2001). Lifelong learning, higher education and active citizenship: from rhetoric to action. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 20(6). 471–478. 18 indexed citations
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Walters, Shirley, et al.. (2000). The State of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa.. 20 indexed citations
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Tornatzky, Louis G., Kay Lovelace, Denis O. Gray, Shirley Walters, & Eliezer Geisler. (1999). Promoting the Success of US Industry/University Research Centres. Industry and Higher Education. 13(2). 101–111. 3 indexed citations
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Gray, Denis O. & Shirley Walters. (1998). Managing the industry/university cooperative research center : a guide for directors and other stakeholders. 31 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Lehn M. & Shirley Walters. (1994). "The Women Can Also Dig the Graves": The Centrality of "Power" and "Resistance" for Gender Training in South Africa.. Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 27. 167–174.

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