Browse Education Journals
Looking for ideas for your topic? Want to see what's being published? Browse articles from these recommended journals, and click on any interesting titles to access the full text:
- ERIC This link opens in a new windowEducational Resource Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, is the first place to go when searching for peer-reviewed and trade journal articles, reports, and more research relevant to the field of education.
Search tips:- Start with simple search terms and phrases (ex. metacognition, "science of reading").
- Use the Publication date filter to find more recent research.
- Filter by Descriptor to narrow your search results by topic.
- Use the Thesaurus to browse and find keywords to guide your search.
- If you find a book that is not available in full-text, search for it in IUCAT or email your librarian.
- APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowThis is the go-to search tool for research in psychology.
Search tips:- Add search terms like "education", "learning", or "classroom" to make sure results are relevant to research in education.
- Limit your results to Academic Journals.
- Use the Subject: Major Heading or Subject filters to narrow your search results.
- Try the Age filter to limit to specific groups.
- Many of these articles will include a lot of statistical information and psychology-specific terminology. Focus on the introduction, discussion, and conclusion to understand the main points of the article.
- Use the Cite button to easily find citation info.
- Education Database This link opens in a new windowThis database provides access to a broad range of peer-reviewed and trade journals in education. You'll see some of the same search results as in ERIC, but you may also find some new articles from trade journals and scholarly publications. In general, avoid anything labeled Dissertation or Thesis due to their length.
- Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new windowThis database searches for relevant articles from peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and trade journals on a wide variety of education topics. If the full-text isn't available, you can Request Article to have the PDF sent to you via email.
- IUCAT: Books & eBooksIUCAT is the best search tool for finding books and ebooks. Start with simple search terms like "educational psychology" or mindfulness. Click the Access for Kokomo or Access for All Campuses link to access the ebook and download relevant chapters. Here are some top recommended ebooks:
Differentiation and the brain: How neuroscience supports the learner-friendly classroom
Neuroscience for learning and development: How to apply neuroscience and psychology for improved learning and training
Social-emotional learning and the brain: Strategies to help your students thrive
Research-based strategies to ignite student learning: Insights from neuroscience and the classroom
The neuroscience of learning and development: Enhancing creativity, compassion, critical thinking, and peace in higher education
Healthy teachers, happy classrooms: Twelve brain-based principles to avoid burnout, increase optimism, and support physical well-being
The cognitive classroom: Using brain and cognitive science to optimize student success
Multiple pathways to the student brain: Energizing and enhancing instruction
Brain science for principals: What school leaders need to know
Mindfulness in the classroom: Strategies for promoting concentration, compassion, and calm
Educational trauma: Examples from testing to the school-to-prison pipeline
Making sense of neuroscience in the early years
Cognitive science in education and alternative teaching strategies
Educational psychology: History, practice, research, and the future
The write mind for every classroom: How to connect brain science and writing across the disciplines
All learning is social and emotional: Helping students develop essential skills for the classroom and beyond
