| Leadership as a Way of Thinking. DE Mitchell, S Tucker Educational leadership 49 (5), 30-35, 1992 | 398 | 1992 |
| The changing idea of a teachers' union CT Kerchner, DE Mitchell (No Title), 1988 | 262 | 1988 |
| Work orientation and job performance: The cultural basis of teaching rewards and incentives DE Mitchell, FI Ortiz, TK Mitchell SUNY Press, 1987 | 185 | 1987 |
| Internationalization and globalization in higher education DE Mitchell, SY Nielsen Globalization–Education and management agendas, 3-22, 2012 | 172 | 2012 |
| The context of state-level policy formation C Marshall, D Mitchell, F Wirt Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 8 (4), 347-378, 1986 | 111 | 1986 |
| Labor relations and teacher policy DE Mitchell, CT Kerchner Handbook of teaching and policy, 214-238, 1983 | 103 | 1983 |
| Alternative state policy mechanisms for influencing school performance DE Mitchell, DJ Encarnation Educational Researcher 13 (5), 4-11, 1984 | 99 | 1984 |
| Culture and education policy: Analyzing values in state policy systems F Wirt, D Mitchell, C Marshall Educational evaluation and policy analysis 10 (4), 271-284, 1988 | 97 | 1988 |
| Shaping education policy DE Mitchell Routledge, 2011 | 93 | 2011 |
| HOME SCHOOLING AS A SOCIAL MOVEMENT: IDENTIFYING THE DETERMINANTS OF HOMESCHOOLERS'PERCEPTIONS E Collom, DE Mitchell Sociological Spectrum 25 (3), 273-305, 2005 | 91 | 2005 |
| The impact of collective bargaining on school management and policy DE Mitchell, CT Kerchner, W Erck, G Pryor American Journal of Education 89 (2), 147-188, 1981 | 88 | 1981 |
| Competency based education: Organizational issues and implications WG Spady, DE Mitchell Educational researcher 6 (2), 9-15, 1977 | 88 | 1977 |
| How Changing Class Size Affects Classrooms and Students. D Mitchell | 87 | 1989 |
| A stronger profession through appropriate teacher incentives DE Mitchell, MJ Peters Educational Leadership 46 (3), 74-78, 1988 | 87 | 1988 |
| How school district policy influences grade level retention in elementary schools MT Schwager, DE Mitchell, TK Mitchell, JB Hecht Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 14 (4), 421-438, 1992 | 74 | 1992 |
| Shaping legislative decisions: Education policy and the social sciences DE Mitchell (No Title), 1981 | 73 | 1981 |
| The new teacher induction experience: Tension between curricular and programmatic demands and the need for immediate help DE Mitchell, B Howard, M Meetze-Hall, LS Hendrick, R Sandlin Teacher Education Quarterly 44 (2), 79-104, 2017 | 70 | 2017 |
| Authority, power, and the legitimation of social control DE Mitchell, WG Spady Educational Administration Quarterly 19 (1), 5-33, 1983 | 70 | 1983 |
| Educational politics and policy: The state level DE Mitchell Handbook of research on educational administration, 453-466, 1988 | 68 | 1988 |
| Chapter III: Authority and the Management of Classroom Activities WG Spady, DE Mitchell Teachers College Record 80 (6), 75-115, 1979 | 68 | 1979 |
