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Educational Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Diverse Education Studies and Reforms.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Educational Theory 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPragmatism in Philosophy and Education Education and Critical Thinking Development Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Religious Education and Schools Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
ISSN0013-2004
Citation impact (2-yr)1.43
h-index78
i10-index750
Total citations37,230
Article processing charge$2,630
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Educational Theory per year

52
2014
60
2015
73
2016
70
2017
64
2018
61
2019
64
2020
55
2021
57
2022
65
2023
68
2024
93
2025

Citation impact of Educational Theory by publication year

478
2014
758
2015
597
2016
378
2017
397
2018
491
2019
946
2020
218
2021
206
2022
257
2023
128
2024
128
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Educational Theory

WHY “WHAT WORKS” WON’T WORK: EVIDENCE‐BASED PRACTICE AND THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Gert Biesta · 1 Feb 2007

A bstract In this essay, Gert Biesta provides a critical analysis of the idea of evidence‐based practice and the ways in which it has been promoted and implemented in the field of education, focusing on the tension between scientific and democratic control over educational practice and research. Biesta examines three key assumptions of evidence‐based education:…

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Risking Ourselves in Education: Qualification, Socialization, and Subjectification Revisited

Gert Biesta · 1 Feb 2020

Abstract In previous publications, Gert Biesta has suggested that education should be oriented toward three domains of purpose that he calls qualification , socialization , and subjectification . Many educators, policymakers, and scholars have found this suggestion helpful. Nonetheless, the discussion about the exact nature of each domain and about their relationships to each other…

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What reference style does Educational Theory use?
Educational Theory uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Educational Theory 12 (3): 45–58.
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