William Watson Purkey

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

William Watson Purkey is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Watson Purkey has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Education, 11 papers in Social Psychology and 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in William Watson Purkey's work include Education and Critical Thinking Development (7 papers), Counseling Practices and Supervision (6 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 papers). William Watson Purkey is often cited by papers focused on Education and Critical Thinking Development (7 papers), Counseling Practices and Supervision (6 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 papers). William Watson Purkey collaborates with scholars based in United States and Egypt. William Watson Purkey's co-authors include John J. Schmidt, Arthur W. Combs, David R. Mace, Sandra Bowman Damico, Samuel M. Deitz, Gary J. Miller, David Strahan, Gerald A. Juhnke, David N. Aspy and Sterling K. Gerber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biomechanics, American Educational Research Journal and Educational and Psychological Measurement.

In The Last Decade

William Watson Purkey

56 papers receiving 895 citations

Hit Papers

Self concept and school achievement 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300 400

Peers

William Watson Purkey
Jerome B. Dusek United States
Ellis D. Evans United States
Cathy W. Hall United States
Pamela Frome United States
Adena M. Klem United States
Hermine H. Marshall United States
Norman A. Sprinthall United States
Norris M. Haynes United States
Jerome B. Dusek United States
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Juhnke, Gerald A., et al.. (2004). Using an Invitational Theory of Practice to Create Safe and Successful Schools. Journal of Counseling & Development. 82(3). 302–309. 23 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson & David N. Aspy. (2003). Overcoming Tough Challenges: An Invitational Theory of Practice for Humanistic Psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 43(3). 146–155. 14 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson & David Strahan. (2002). Inviting Positive Classroom Discipline. 161(4-5). 298–303. 14 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson & Sterling K. Gerber. (1997). Great Wizard or Good Witch? Two Models for Professional Counselors. The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development. 36(2). 100–104. 4 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1996). Inviting School Success: A Self-Concept Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Democratic Practice. Third Edition.. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 1(1). 9–16. 3 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson & David Strahan. (1995). School Transformation through Invitational Education.. Research in the schools. 2(2). 1–6. 16 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson & John J. Schmidt. (1995). Invitational Counseling: A Self-Concept Approach to Professional Practice. 41 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1994). Love Thyself as Thy Neighbor? Self-Other Orientations of Inviting Behaviors.. 3(1). 25–33. 6 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1994). Student Self-Concept-as-Learner: Does Invitational Education Make a Difference?.. Research in the schools. 1(2). 15–22. 7 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1993). The Invitational Helix: A Systemic Guide for Individual and Organizational Development.. 2(2). 59–67. 2 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson. (1992). Conflict Resolution: An Invitational Approach.. 1(2). 4 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1991). Invitational Teaching, Learning, and Living. Analysis and Action Series.. 6 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson. (1982). The Professionally Inviting School Counselor.. ˜The œSchool counselor. 30(2). 84–88. 3 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson & John J. Schmidt. (1982). Ways to be an Inviting Parent: Suggestions for the Counselor-Consultant.. Elementary school guidance and counseling. 17(2). 94–99. 4 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1982). The Artfully Inviting Teacher: A Hierarchy of Strategies. DigitalCommons - Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw State University). 103(1). 35–38. 4 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1981). Invitational Engineering in the Residence Halls.. The Journal of College and University Student Housing. 11(1). 13–16. 1 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson. (1980). Inviting Children to Read. Language arts journal of Michigan. 14(2). 15. 1 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1979). Inviting School Success. The English Journal. 68(5). 80–80. 87 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson, et al.. (1972). Self-theory and behaviorism: A rapprochement. Psychology in the Schools. 9(2). 124–126. 1 indexed citations
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Purkey, William Watson. (1967). The Self and Academic Achievement.. 7 indexed citations

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