Lee S. Shulman
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Lee S. Shulman was an American educational psychologist and reformer. He made notable contributions to the study of teaching; assessment of teaching; education in the fields of medicine, science, and mathematics; and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
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Lee S. Shulman was an American educational psychologist and reformer. He made notable contributions to the study of teaching; assessment of teaching; education in the fields of medicine, science, and mathematics; and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Affiliation
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Top Publications
- Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching (1986) - 18,498 citations
- Knowledge and Teaching:Foundations of the New Reform (1987) - 16,685 citations
- Review of research in education (1973) - 7,753 citations
- Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching (1986) - 4,415 citations
- Signature pedagogies in the professions (2005) - 2,036 citations
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- Full name
- Lee S. Shulman
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5111444104
Research interests
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Education, Philosophy, and Society, Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
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Most-cited linked publications
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- Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching ↗1986 · Educational Researcher18,498OpenAlex citations
- Knowledge and Teaching:Foundations of the New Reform ↗1987 · Harvard Educational Review16,685OpenAlex citations
- Review of research in education ↗1973 · F.E. Peacock eBooks7,753OpenAlex citations
- Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching ↗1986 · Educational Researcher4,415OpenAlex citations
- Signature pedagogies in the professions ↗2005 · Daedalus2,036OpenAlex citations
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- Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching ↗1986 · Educational Researcher
- Knowledge and Teaching:Foundations of the New Reform ↗1987 · Harvard Educational Review
- Review of research in education ↗1973 · F.E. Peacock eBooks
- Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching ↗1986 · Educational Researcher
- Signature pedagogies in the professions ↗2005 · Daedalus
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