Vincent A. Anfara

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Vincent A. Anfara is a scholar working on Education, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vincent A. Anfara has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Education, 8 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Vincent A. Anfara's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (25 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (8 papers) and Education and Technology Integration (8 papers). Vincent A. Anfara is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (25 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (8 papers) and Education and Technology Integration (8 papers). Vincent A. Anfara collaborates with scholars based in United States. Vincent A. Anfara's co-authors include Kathleen Brown, Norma T. Mertz, Kathleen M. Brown, Micki M. Caskey, Steven Β. Mertens, Jessica Nina Lester, William R. Molasso, Pamela S. Angelle, Richard P. Lipka and Steven Jay Gross and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational Researcher, Education and Urban Society and International Journal of Leadership in Education.

In The Last Decade

Vincent A. Anfara

52 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Qualitative Analysis on Stage: Making the Research Process More Public

2002 789 citations Vincent A. Anfara, Kathleen Brown et al. Educational Researcher profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vincent A. Anfara United States	16	913	298	180	167	165	59	1.5k
Kathryn M. Borman United States	19	899 1.0×	397 1.3×	131 0.7×	135 0.8×	303 1.8×	65	1.6k
David A. Erlandson United States	8	665 0.7×	419 1.4×	191 1.1×	127 0.8×	106 0.6×	31	1.7k
Richard Morehouse United States	8	599 0.7×	382 1.3×	151 0.8×	244 1.5×	110 0.7×	15	1.6k
William J. Hussar	12	1.6k 1.7×	416 1.4×	197 1.1×	330 2.0×	238 1.4×	36	2.1k
Ronald F. Ferguson United States	15	1.2k 1.3×	637 2.1×	101 0.6×	79 0.5×	177 1.1×	35	1.7k
Laura B. Perry Australia	22	1.2k 1.3×	490 1.6×	113 0.6×	109 0.7×	83 0.5×	75	1.7k
Clifton F. Conrad United States	24	1.1k 1.2×	290 1.0×	63 0.3×	86 0.5×	131 0.8×	90	1.7k
T. Neville Postlethwaite Germany	14	842 0.9×	275 0.9×	123 0.7×	189 1.1×	107 0.6×	45	1.4k
Kathryn G.Herr United States	15	863 0.9×	485 1.6×	69 0.4×	129 0.8×	129 0.8×	32	1.5k
John Jerrim United Kingdom	27	1.2k 1.3×	670 2.2×	211 1.2×	196 1.2×	117 0.7×	149	2.3k

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Anfara, Vincent A., et al.. (2012). Instructional Practices in the Middle Grades. NASSP Bulletin. 96(3). 203–227. 5 indexed citations

Mertens, Steven Β., Nancy Flowers, Vincent A. Anfara, & Micki M. Caskey. (2010). Common Planning Time. Middle School Journal. 41(5). 50–57. 13 indexed citations

Mertens, Steven Β., et al.. (2009). An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents. The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education.. 2 indexed citations

Mertens, Steven Β., et al.. (2009). An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations

Anfara, Vincent A. & Steven Β. Mertens. (2008). Do Single-Sex Classes and Schools Make a Difference?. Middle School Journal. 40(2). 52–59. 6 indexed citations

Caskey, Micki M. & Vincent A. Anfara. (2007). Research Summary: Young Adolescents’ Developmental Characteristics. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 39 indexed citations

Caskey, Micki M., et al.. (2007). Research Summary: Characteristics of Exemplary Schools for Young Adolescents. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 3 indexed citations

Anfara, Vincent A.. (2006). Utilizing Mixed Methods in Middle Grades Research. 1(2). 15–32. 2 indexed citations

Anfara, Vincent A. & Norma T. Mertz. (2006). Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research. 145 indexed citations

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Anfara, Vincent A.. (2006). Advisor-Advisee Programs: Important but Problematic. Middle School Journal. 38(1). 54–60. 4 indexed citations

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Angelle, Pamela S. & Vincent A. Anfara. (2006). Courageous, Collaborative Leaders Confront the Challenges and Complexities of School Improvement. Middle School Journal. 37(5). 48–54. 1 indexed citations

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Brown, Kathleen M., et al.. (2004). Middle-Level Reform in High- and Low-Performing Middle Schools: A Question of Implementation?. The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas. 77(4). 153–159. 3 indexed citations

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Brown, Kathleen M., et al.. (2003). Organizational Health Directly Influences Student Performance at the Middle Level.. Middle School Journal. 34(5). 5–15. 19 indexed citations

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Brown, Kathleen M., et al.. (2003). Academic Growth with Developmental Responsiveness: Organizational Health Directly Influences Student Performance at the Middle Level. Middle School Journal. 34(5). 5–15. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, Kathleen M., Vincent A. Anfara, & Steven Jay Gross. (2002). From the Desk of the Middle School Principal: Leadership Responsive to the Needs of Young Adolescents. Journal of School Leadership. 12(4). 437–470. 14 indexed citations

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Anfara, Vincent A., et al.. (2002). Qualitative Analysis on Stage: Making the Research Process More Public. Educational Researcher. 31(7). 28–38. 789 indexed citations breakdown →

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Anfara, Vincent A. & Leonard J. Waks. (2001). Resolving the Tension between Academic Rigor and Developmental Appropriateness (Part II).. Middle School Journal. 32(3). 25–30. 4 indexed citations

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Anfara, Vincent A., et al.. (2000). Traveling Road Show or Effective Professional Development? A Professional Development Science Project on Wheels.. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. 2000(1).

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Anfara, Vincent A. & Louis F. Mirón. (1996). Beyond Caring: A Look at Practical Intersubjectivity As a New Paradigm to Govern Educational Reform.. 2(3). 3 indexed citations

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Anfara, Vincent A.. (1995). The Ritual and Liminal Dimensions of Student Resistance to the Formal Culture of Schooling: The Relational Conditions That Promote Resistance.. 2 indexed citations

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