Suellen Shay

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

Suellen Shay is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Suellen Shay has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Education, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Suellen Shay's work include Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (11 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (11 papers) and Student Assessment and Feedback (10 papers). Suellen Shay is often cited by papers focused on Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (11 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (11 papers) and Student Assessment and Feedback (10 papers). Suellen Shay collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. Suellen Shay's co-authors include Siân Bayne, Ben Williamson, Kathy Luckett, Elizabeth A. Mulroy, Tai Peseta, Karin Wolff, Paul Ashwin, Jennifer Case, B.E. Jones and Brandon I. Collier-Reed and has published in prestigious journals such as Studies in Higher Education, Higher Education and Harvard Educational Review.

In The Last Decade

Suellen Shay

25 papers receiving 784 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The datafication of teaching in Higher Education: critical issues and perspectives

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Suellen Shay South Africa	16	544	309	254	85	73	26	861
Carlinda Leite Portugal	14	620 1.1×	189 0.6×	185 0.7×	33 0.4×	156 2.1×	204	873
Richard Edwards United Kingdom	8	323 0.6×	227 0.7×	129 0.5×	78 0.9×	101 1.4×	13	719
Sioux McKenna South Africa	16	502 0.9×	127 0.4×	149 0.6×	128 1.5×	34 0.5×	67	811
Berit Karseth Norway	16	516 0.9×	188 0.6×	381 1.5×	23 0.3×	64 0.9×	36	870
Paolo Landri Italy	13	280 0.5×	206 0.7×	144 0.6×	31 0.4×	161 2.2×	38	687
Leesa Wheelahan Canada	18	941 1.7×	570 1.8×	538 2.1×	61 0.7×	28 0.4×	85	1.3k
Ewan Wright Hong Kong	18	536 1.0×	161 0.5×	230 0.9×	53 0.6×	28 0.4×	51	748
Alan Skelton United Kingdom	14	1.2k 2.3×	85 0.3×	151 0.6×	62 0.7×	46 0.6×	23	1.5k
Torgny Roxå Sweden	18	1.0k 1.8×	69 0.2×	232 0.9×	31 0.4×	71 1.0×	74	1.3k
Jenna Mittelmeier United Kingdom	14	427 0.8×	94 0.3×	167 0.7×	77 0.9×	66 0.9×	44	693

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suellen Shay

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Shay, Suellen, et al.. (2020). From Gatekeepers to Gateways: Courses Impeding Graduation Annual Report 2019. Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town).

Shay, Suellen. (2017). Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices. South African Journal of Science. 113(1/2). 6–6. 19 indexed citations

Luckett, Kathy & Suellen Shay. (2017). Reframing the curriculum: a transformative approach. Critical Studies in Education. 61(1). 50–65. 61 indexed citations

Shay, Suellen, et al.. (2016). Curriculum reform in South Africa: more time for what?. 4(1). 17 indexed citations

Shay, Suellen & Tai Peseta. (2016). A socially just curriculum reform agenda. Teaching in Higher Education. 21(4). 361–366. 35 indexed citations

Shay, Suellen. (2015). Curriculum reform in higher education: a contested space. Teaching in Higher Education. 20(4). 431–441. 39 indexed citations

Shay, Suellen. (2015). Curricula at the boundaries. Higher Education. 71(6). 767–779. 43 indexed citations

Grayson, Diane, et al.. (2014). A curriculum framework for flexible engineering degrees in South Africa. Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town). 2 indexed citations

Shay, Suellen. (2012). Conceptualizing curriculum differentiation in higher education: a sociology of knowledge point of view. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 34(4). 563–582. 81 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (2012). Educational development as a field: are we there yet?. Higher Education Research & Development. 31(3). 311–323. 57 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (2010). Curriculum formation: a case study from History. Studies in Higher Education. 36(3). 315–329. 34 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen, et al.. (2009). Judging essays: The challenge of interpretation. South African Journal of Higher Education. 23(1). 1 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (2008). Beyond social constructivist perspectives on assessment: the centring of knowledge. Teaching in Higher Education. 13(5). 595–605. 50 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (2008). Researching assessment as social practice: Implications for research methodology. International Journal of Educational Research. 47(3). 159–164. 16 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen & Alison Jones. (2006). Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'. Studies in Higher Education. 2 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen, et al.. (2005). Assessment and the Quality of Educational Programmes: What Constitutes Evidence?.. Perspectives in Education. 23(1). 103–112. 2 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (2005). The assessment of complex tasks: a double reading. Studies in Higher Education. 30(6). 663–679. 77 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (2004). The Assessment of Complex Performance: A Socially Situated Interpretive Act. Harvard Educational Review. 74(3). 307–329. 58 indexed citations

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Mulroy, Elizabeth A. & Suellen Shay. (1997). Nonprofit Organizations and Innovation: A Model of Neighborhood-Based Collaboration to Prevent Child Maltreatment. Social Work. 42(5). 515–524. 57 indexed citations

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Shay, Suellen. (1997). Portfolio assessment: A catalyst for staff and curricular reform. Assessing Writing. 4(1). 29–51. 4 indexed citations

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