| Towards a theory on the impact of school inspections MCM Ehren, AJ Visscher British journal of educational studies 54 (1), 51-72, 2006 | 291 | 2006 |
| The relationships between school inspections, school characteristics and school improvement MCM Ehren, AJ Visscher British journal of educational studies 56 (2), 205-227, 2008 | 284 | 2008 |
| Impact of school inspections on improvement of schools—describing assumptions on causal mechanisms in six European countries MCM Ehren, H Altrichter, G McNamara, J O’Hara Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability 25, 3-43, 2013 | 277 | 2013 |
| Comparing effects and side effects of different school inspection systems across Europe MCM Ehren, JE Gustafsson, H Altrichter, G Skedsmo, D Kemethofer, ... Comparative education 51 (3), 375-400, 2015 | 142 | 2015 |
| Editorial article for the special issue on data-based decision making around the world: From policy to practice to results K Schildkamp, M Ehren, MK Lai School effectiveness and school improvement 23 (2), 123-131, 2012 | 119 | 2012 |
| Strategic data use of schools in accountability systems MCM Ehren, MSL Swanborn School effectiveness and school improvement 23 (2), 257-280, 2012 | 119 | 2012 |
| On the impact of the Dutch Educational Supervision Act: analyzing assumptions concerning the inspection of primary education MCM Ehren, FL Leeuw, J Scheerens American Journal of Evaluation 26 (1), 60-76, 2005 | 115 | 2005 |
| From “intuition”-to “data”-based decision making in Dutch secondary schools? K Schildkamp, M Ehren Data-based decision making in education: Challenges and opportunities, 49-67, 2013 | 110 | 2013 |
| From inspection to quality: Ways in which school inspection influences change in schools JE Gustafsson, MCM Ehren, G Conyngham, G McNamara, H Altrichter, ... Studies in educational evaluation 47, 47-57, 2015 | 104 | 2015 |
| Data-based decision making for instructional improvement in primary education G Gelderblom, K Schildkamp, J Pieters, M Ehren International journal of educational research 80, 1-14, 2016 | 95 | 2016 |
| Accountability of school networks: Who is accountable to whom and for what? M Ehren, J Perryman Educational Management Administration & Leadership 46 (6), 942-959, 2018 | 80 | 2018 |
| Setting expectations for good education: How Dutch school inspections drive improvement M Ehren, J Perryman, N Shackleton School effectiveness and school improvement 26 (2), 296-327, 2015 | 80 | 2015 |
| Risk-based school inspections in the Netherlands: A critical reflection on intended effects and causal mechanisms MCM Ehren, ME Honingh Studies in educational evaluation 37 (4), 239-248, 2011 | 73 | 2011 |
| External accountability of collaborative arrangements; a case study of a Multi Academy Trust in England MCM Ehren, D Godfrey Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability 29, 339-362, 2017 | 60 | 2017 |
| Teaching in the COVID-19 era: Understanding the opportunities and barriers for teacher agency MCM Ehren, R Madrid, S Romiti, PW Armstrong, P Fisher, DL McWhorter Perspectives in education 39 (1), 61-76, 2021 | 54 | 2021 |
| Accountability and trust: Two sides of the same coin? M Ehren, A Paterson, J Baxter Journal of Educational Change 21 (1), 183-213, 2020 | 51 | 2020 |
| De eenvoud en complexiteit van Opbrengstgericht Werken AJ Visscher, M Ehren Universiteit Twente, Vakgroep Onderwijsorganisatie en-management, 2011 | 49 | 2011 |
| Evaluation and decentralised governance: Examples of inspections in polycentric education systems MCM Ehren, FJG Janssens, M Brown, G McNamara, J O’Hara, P Shevlin Journal of Educational Change 18, 365-383, 2017 | 46 | 2017 |
| Trust, accountability and capacity in education system reform: Global perspectives in comparative education M Ehren, J Baxter Routledge, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
| Review and synthesis of evidence on the (mechanisms of) impact of school inspections R Nelson, MCM Ehren | 44 | 2014 |
