Stephen J. Ball
Impact in
- Education top 0.01%
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- School Choice and Performance
- Education Systems and Policy
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Human Factors and Ergonomics top 0.02%
Papers in
- Education 158
- Global Education and Multiculturalism 38
- Education Systems and Policy 34
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies 31
- School Choice and Performance 24
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms 20
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- Global Educational Policies and Reforms 107
- Co-authors
- Meg Maguire (34 shared papers)Annette Braun (25 shared papers)Diane Reay (16 shared papers)Richard Bowe (14 shared papers)Carol Vincent (25 shared papers)Sharon Gewirtz (12 shared papers)Miriam David (10 shared papers)Antony Flew (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Education Policy (26 papers)British Journal of Sociology of Education (24 papers)British Journal of Educational Studies (19 papers)Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (16 papers)Sociology (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomMexicoUnited States
In The Last Decade
Stephen J. Ball
303 papers receiving 29.0k citations
Stephen J. Ball's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
- Education 23.8k
- Human Factors and Ergonomics 1.4k
- Political Science and International Relations 12.8k
- Sociology and Political Science 13.3k
- Information Systems and Management 2.0k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The teacher's soul and the terrors of performativity Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 2898 |
| 2 | Education Reform: A Critical and Post-Structural Approach Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 946 |
| 3 | How Schools Do Policy Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 932 |
| 4 | Markets, choice, and equity in education Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 912 |
| 5 | Education Reform: A Critical and Post Structural Approach Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 893 |
| 6 | Class Strategies and the Education Market Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 884 |
| 7 | WHAT IS POLICY? TEXTS, TRAJECTORIES AND TOOLBOXES Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 799 |
| 8 | Big Policies/Small World: An introduction to international perspectives in education policy Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 686 |
| 9 | Global Education Inc. Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 642 |
| 10 | Class Strategies and the Education Market: The Middle Classes and Social Advantage Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 609 |
| 11 | Politics and Policy Making in Education: Explorations in Policy Sociology Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 589 |
| 12 | How Schools Do Policy. Policy Enactments in Secondary Schools Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 581 |
| 13 | Networks, new governance and education Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 540 |
| 14 | Global Education Inc.: New Policy Networks and the Neoliberal Imaginary Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 476 |
| 15 | Politics and Policy Making in Education Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 470 |
| 16 | Performativities and fabrications in the education economy: Towards the performative society? Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 460 |
| 17 | Degrees of Choice: social class, race and gender in higher education | 2005 | 451 |
| 18 | Performativity, Commodification and Commitment: An I-Spy Guide to the Neoliberal University Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 448 |
| 19 | Education Policy and Social Class: The Selected Works of Stephen J. Ball | 2005 | 429 |
| 20 | ’I Heard It on the Grapevine’: ‘hot’ knowledge and school choice Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 420 |
About Stephen J. Ball
Stephen J. Ball is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration and Information Systems and Management, having authored 315 papers that have together received 33.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Educational Policies and Reforms (107 papers), Global Education and Multiculturalism (38 papers), Education Systems and Policy (34 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (31 papers), Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (26 papers), School Choice and Performance (24 papers), Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (20 papers) and Foucault, Power, and Ethics (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Education (23.8k citations), Human Factors and Ergonomics (1.4k citations), Political Science and International Relations (12.8k citations), Sociology and Political Science (13.3k citations) and Information Systems and Management (2.0k citations). Stephen J. Ball has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. Frequent co-authors include Meg Maguire, Annette Braun, Diane Reay, Richard Bowe, Carol Vincent, Sharon Gewirtz, Miriam David, Antony Flew, Carolina Junemann and Kate Hoskins. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Education Policy, British Journal of Sociology of Education, British Journal of Educational Studies, Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education and Sociology.
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