Qualitative Sociology

Springer Nature
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ISSN: 01620436, 15737837

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Impact factor
2.1
SJR
0.701
CiteScore
3.6
Categories
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1978-2025
journal names
Qualitative Sociology
QUAL SOCIOL
Publications
1 391
Citations
29 970
h-index
70
Top-3 citing journals
Qualitative Sociology
Qualitative Sociology (523 citations)
Symbolic Interaction
Symbolic Interaction (175 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Northwestern University
Northwestern University (22 publications)
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania (22 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (1032 publications)
Canada (73 publications)
United Kingdom (38 publications)

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The impact of teachers’ qualifications on development outcomes in early childhood: a systematic literature review
Yang X., Abdul Rahman M.N., Sun Y.
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The relationship between teachers’ teaching style and the number and types of questions they ask during shared book reading: an explorative study in early childhood education
van der Wilt F., van Driel S.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2025 citations by CoLab: 0
Do preschoolers imagine different things as their experience expands? A Turkish longitudinal study
Gündoğan A.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2025 citations by CoLab: 0
‘We would just assume the wolf would be a boy … ’: critical engagement with children’s literature by early years educators
Davenport C., Heslop K., Padwick A., Shimwell J.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2024 citations by CoLab: 0
Detective mystery play: play-based research methods for facilitating young children’s critical thinking
Martinez-lejarreta L., Arnott L., Wall K.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2024 citations by CoLab: 0
The play in research and the research in play: a participatory treasure map experience project
Wang W., Black Delfin A.
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Using video observation to foreground children's voices in infant massage research
Rouse E.J., Pascal C., Bertram T., Morgan A.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2024 citations by CoLab: 0
Toddlers as ‘new-comers’: the social lives of very young children during transition into an established group
Ruan P., Mortlock A.
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Parent involvement in young children's engineering learning
Xu T., Jack L.
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The impacts of culture and diversity considering anti-bias education: preschool teachers’ views and needs
Bal Ç.B., Akman B.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2024 citations by CoLab: 0
Challenges and solutions of implementing cooperative learning in classroom environments: lived experiences of primary school teachers in Iran
Keramati M.R., Gillies R.M., Ansarizadeh F., Keramati A.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2024 citations by CoLab: 0
Is spirituality in ECEC a valued component or pushed aside? A discourse analysis
Holmes S.E.
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International Journal of Early Years Education 2024 citations by CoLab: 0
Prioritising children’s participation in research: including children’s voices in updating a national early learning framework
Barblett L., Cartmel J., Lavina L., Hadley F., Irvine S., Harrison L.J., Bobongie-Harris F.
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Canada, 73, 5.25%
United Kingdom, 38, 2.73%
Israel, 24, 1.73%
Australia, 13, 0.93%
Germany, 12, 0.86%
Georgia, 12, 0.86%
France, 11, 0.79%
Netherlands, 11, 0.79%
Italy, 10, 0.72%
China, 8, 0.58%
Switzerland, 7, 0.5%
Poland, 5, 0.36%
Spain, 4, 0.29%
Chile, 4, 0.29%
Sweden, 4, 0.29%
South Africa, 4, 0.29%
Belgium, 3, 0.22%
New Zealand, 3, 0.22%
Norway, 3, 0.22%
Turkey, 3, 0.22%
Mexico, 2, 0.14%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.14%
Japan, 2, 0.14%
Argentina, 1, 0.07%
Denmark, 1, 0.07%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.07%
India, 1, 0.07%
Colombia, 1, 0.07%
UAE, 1, 0.07%
Singapore, 1, 0.07%
Uganda, 1, 0.07%
Finland, 1, 0.07%
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Canada, 6, 4.2%
United Kingdom, 4, 2.8%
Germany, 3, 2.1%
China, 3, 2.1%
Australia, 3, 2.1%
Chile, 3, 2.1%
France, 2, 1.4%
Italy, 2, 1.4%
Netherlands, 2, 1.4%
Switzerland, 2, 1.4%
South Africa, 2, 1.4%
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