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Last published 2026
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Robert Maranto

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Researcher

Also affiliated: James Madison University (1988–1992); United States Office of Personnel Management (1998); Lafayette College (1995–1996); Arkansas Department of Education (2005–2026); Health Choice Network (2024); Fayetteville Public Library (2016); Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine (2001); University of Virginia (2000–2003); Villanova University (2001–2022); Virginia Tech (2010)

Faculty Researcher

23 h-index 272 pubs 1,741 cited

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Humans
  • United States

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert Maranto's research investigates educational policy and practice, with a recent focus on the dynamics of cyber schools and the experiences of students and educators within them. He has examined the relationships between interaction in cyber environments and student achievement, as well as factors influencing student choices to attend cyber schools, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.

His work also explores issues of equity and access in education. This includes an analysis of charter school closure laws and their potential impact on Black entrepreneurs and students, and an examination of the roles of Black women principals. Maranto has also studied diversity requirements in higher education job markets and the extent to which political science programs foster tolerance for dissent. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 23, 271 total publications, and 1,727 total citations. He has collaborated with several University of Arkansas at Fayetteville faculty members, including Martha Bradley-Dorsey, Dennis Beck, and Nathanial Bork, on multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 23
  • Publications: 272
  • Citations: 1,741

Selected Publications

  • Political Science Majors Are More Tolerant of Controversial Speech (2026)
  • Class on Campus: Student SES and Tolerance of Controversial Speech (2025)
    International Journal of Educational Reform 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Beyond the Usual Civil Rights Paradigms: Introduction to the Special Issue on Race, Ethnicity, and School Choice (2025)
    Journal of School Choice 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Notorious SBG: Administrators’ Perceptions of Standards-Based Grading Practices (2025)
    Journal of School Leadership 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • How marginalized identities are related to cyber charter school enrollment (2025)
    Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Introduction to the Special Section the Role (If Any) of the U.S. Federal Government in Education Research (2025)
  • Do Gradebooks Lean Left?Relationships between Grades and Ideology in American Higher Education (2025)
  • Call for Manuscripts for June 1, 2025 <i>Journal of School Choice</i> Special Issue: Race, Ethnicity, and School Choice (2025)
  • The Crucible of Desegregation: The uncertain search for educational equity (2025)
  • The <i>Journal of School Choice</i> Will Not Censor: Better Schooling, and Democracy, Require ideologically Diverse Social Science (2025)
  • Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Cyber Schooling: An Exploratory Study (2024)
  • Review of <i>How Policies Make Interest Groups: Governments, Unions, and American Education</i> (2024)
  • Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter? (2024)
    Administration & Society 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Review of “The Value Gap: How gender, generation, personality, and politics shape the values of American university students” (2023)
  • Does Psychology’s Progressive Ideology Affect Its Undergraduates? A National Test (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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