Thomas Lickona

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Lickona is a scholar working on Education, Information Systems and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Lickona has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Education, 9 papers in Information Systems and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Thomas Lickona's work include Values and Moral Education (33 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (22 papers) and Religious Education and Schools (9 papers). Thomas Lickona is often cited by papers focused on Values and Moral Education (33 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (22 papers) and Religious Education and Schools (9 papers). Thomas Lickona collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Thomas Lickona's co-authors include Lynda Henley, Mark A. Pike, Paula J. Clarke, Peter Hart, Leslie J. Francis, David W. Lankshear, Matthew Davidson and Marvin W. Berkowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education, Journal of Teacher Education and Educational leadership.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Lickona

62 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Educating for character: how our schools can teach respec... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1992 1976 2014 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Lickona United States 20 2.6k 815 559 367 335 67 3.9k
Parker J. Palmer United States 23 3.2k 1.2× 878 1.1× 593 1.1× 84 0.2× 446 1.3× 42 4.9k
Marvin W. Berkowitz United States 23 1.5k 0.6× 399 0.5× 423 0.8× 120 0.3× 206 0.6× 64 2.2k
Fred M. Newmann United States 31 4.7k 1.8× 930 1.1× 384 0.7× 588 1.6× 190 0.6× 74 5.6k
Kwang Suk Yoon United States 16 5.5k 2.1× 613 0.8× 722 1.3× 764 2.1× 254 0.8× 22 7.1k
Geert Kelchtermans Belgium 32 4.2k 1.6× 947 1.2× 680 1.2× 330 0.9× 223 0.7× 136 5.3k
Mel Ainscow United Kingdom 45 6.8k 2.6× 1.8k 2.2× 256 0.5× 293 0.8× 1.2k 3.4× 203 8.5k
John I. Goodlad United States 30 3.9k 1.5× 937 1.1× 299 0.5× 328 0.9× 148 0.4× 156 5.2k
Richard M. Ingersoll United States 35 7.1k 2.7× 860 1.1× 1.0k 1.8× 452 1.2× 388 1.2× 95 8.3k
Darcia Narváez United States 30 1.0k 0.4× 828 1.0× 952 1.7× 1.2k 3.4× 363 1.1× 114 3.6k
Robert V. Bullough United States 38 4.3k 1.6× 998 1.2× 537 1.0× 148 0.4× 253 0.8× 127 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Lickona

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Lickona

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lickona, Thomas. (2018). Reflections on Robert McGrath’s “What is Character Education?”. 14(2). 49–57. 6 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (2007). Raising good children : helping your child through the stages of moral development. 6 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (2001). What Is Good Character? And How Can We Develop It in Our Children?.. Reclaiming Children and Youth. 9(4). 8 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (2000). Character-based Sexuality Education: Bringing Parents into the Picture.. Educational leadership. 58(2). 60–64. 1 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (2000). Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones AND Names WILL Hurt Me. Thirteen Ways To Prevent Peer Cruelty.. 26(1). 12–14. 3 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas, et al.. (2000). The Authors Respond to Alan Singer.. Phi Delta Kappan. 81(6). 465.
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Lickona, Thomas. (1999). Religion and Character Education. Phi Delta Kappan. 81(1). 21. 16 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1997). Educating for Character: A Comprehensive Approach. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 98(6). 45–62. 24 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1997). Becoming a School of Character: What It Takes.. 5(2). 2 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1994). The Neglected Heart: The Emotional Dangers of Premature Sexual Involvement.. The American Educator. 18(2). 34–39. 5 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1994). Directive Sex Education Is Our Best Hope.. Educational leadership. 52(2). 76–77. 2 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1993). Where Sex Education Went Wrong.. Educational leadership. 51(3). 84–89. 6 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1993). The Return of Character Education.. Educational leadership. 51(3). 6–11. 189 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1988). Four Strategies for Fostering Character Development and Academics in Children.. Phi Delta Kappan. 69(6). 8 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1988). Educating the Moral Child.. Principal. 68(2). 6–10. 7 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1988). How Parents and Schools Can Work Together to Raise Moral Children.. Educational leadership. 45(8). 36–38. 7 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1977). How to Encourage Moral Development.. Learning Research and Practice. 1 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1973). Excellence in Teacher Education.. NEA today. 3 indexed citations
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Lickona, Thomas. (1969). Piaget Misunderstood: A Critique of the Criticisms of His Theory of Moral Development.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 6 indexed citations

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