A scholarly, academic, or peer-reviewed journal is a published collection of articles written by scholars in the field. The articles present original research and undergo a peer-review process before publication. Before the article can be published, it is vetted by other scholars for quality and accuracy according to the journal's editorial standards (i.e. the peer-review process). To find these articles, you can browse by journal title listed in the Scholarly Journals in Education (listed by subject) below. To do a targeted search on a topic, you will want to search in the databases listed below.
Professional associations and research centers are good sites to find research-based information outside of the typical publication stream. Scholars and practitioners in the field usually produce the content found on these sites.
The following databases will help you find scholarly articles on education topics:
Articles, periodicals, yearbooks, series, and supplements on special education, educational tests, adult education, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, etc.
Depending on your topic, you may need to broaden your search to include research from other areas such as psychology or history. Here are databases that include scholarly research adjacent to education:
Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Journal articles, book titles, book reviews, and dissertations.
Use this link to seamlessly access VU resources via Google Scholar both on and off campus.
You can also adjust your Google Scholar settings to display the Vanderbilt Findit@VU link to appear in search results and allow for access from on or off-campus. Access Google Scholar settings by visiting this page (https://scholar.google.com/scholar_settings).
Click library links on the left hand menu. in the search box, search for Vanderbilt and select: “Vanderbilt University Library – Findit@VU” (with uppercase F), Click Save.
Search all ProQuest databases simultaneously. Includes arts, humanities, social sciences, news, and science and technology.
These following journals do not have empirical research but could have articles on related topics and cite empirical research:
