Jim O’Brien
Impact in
- Human Factors and Ergonomics top 5%
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Education top 5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Education Systems and Policy
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Religious Education and Schools
Papers in
- Education 32
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies 22
- Educational Practices and Policies 13
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion 13
- Education Systems and Policy 9
- Reflective Practices in Education 4
- Religious Education and Schools 4
- Early Childhood Education and Development 3
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- Innovative Education and Learning Practices 7
- Co-authors
- Fiona Christie (4 shared papers)Ken Jones (4 shared papers)Janet Draper (7 shared papers)John MacBeath (3 shared papers)Peter Gronn (2 shared papers)Alex Alexandrou (4 shared papers)Catherine Forde (1 shared paper)Deirdre Torrance (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Professional Development in Education (8 papers)Teacher Development (2 papers)School Leadership and Management (1 paper)Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (1 paper)Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in Learning (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
Jim O’Brien
41 papers receiving 246 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 48
- Human Factors and Ergonomics 48
- Education 247
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 47
- Information Systems and Management 17
- Library and Information Sciences 2
Countries citing papers authored by Jim O’Brien
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Fields of papers citing papers by Jim O’Brien
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Co-authors
The 20 scholars most cited alongside Jim O’Brien, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | 39 | |
| 2 | The Recruitment and Retention of Headteachers in Scotland | 2009 | 20 |
| 3 | 2005 | 19 | |
| 4 | 2004 | 18 | |
| 5 | 2012 | 17 | |
| 6 | 1999 | 16 | |
| 7 | 2004 | 15 | |
| 8 | 2008 | 14 | |
| 9 | 2011 | 12 | |
| 10 | Induction: Fostering Career Development at All Stages | 2006 | 11 |
| 11 | 2005 | 10 | |
| 12 | A Primer on Educational Governance in the Catholic Church | 1987 | 10 |
| 13 | 1999 | 8 | |
| 14 | Performance Management in Education: Improving Practice. British Educational Management Series. | 2002 | 8 |
| 15 | 2015 | 7 | |
| 16 | 1993 | 6 | |
| 17 | 2004 | 6 | |
| 18 | 2011 | 6 | |
| 19 | 2017 | 5 | |
| 20 | Professional learning for school principals : Developments in Scotland | 2005 | 5 |
About Jim O’Brien
Jim O’Brien is a scholar working on Education, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration, having authored 47 papers that have together received 304 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (22 papers), Educational Practices and Policies (13 papers), Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (13 papers), Education Systems and Policy (9 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (7 papers), Reflective Practices in Education (4 papers), Religious Education and Schools (4 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Human Factors and Ergonomics (48 citations), Education (247 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (47 citations), Information Systems and Management (17 citations) and Library and Information Sciences (2 citations). Jim O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Fiona Christie, Ken Jones, Janet Draper, John MacBeath, Peter Gronn, Alex Alexandrou, Catherine Forde, Deirdre Torrance, Christine Forde and Daniel Murphy. Their work appears in journals such as Professional Development in Education, Teacher Development, School Leadership and Management, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education and Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in Learning.
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