LibGuides: Secondary Education: Articles &amp; Journals

Suggested Journals

American Educational Research Journal
"The American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association, featuring articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning."
American Journal of Education
"The American Journal of Education seeks to bridge and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship and to encourage a vigorous dialogue between educational scholars and policy makers. It publishes empirical research, from a wide range of traditions, that contributes to the development of knowledge across the broad field of education."
The High School Journal
"The High School Journal publishes research, scholarship, essays, and reviews that critically examine the broad and complex field of secondary education."
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
"The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy highlights innovative, peer-reviewed, research-based practices aimed at improving engagement and achievement among literacy learners ages 12 and older."
Journal of Teacher Education
"The mission of the Journal of Teacher Education, the flagship journal of AACTE, is to serve as a research forum for a diverse group of scholars who are invested in the preparation and continued support of teachers and who can have a significant voice in discussions and decision-making around issues of teacher education."

Finding Articles

The best way to find articles would be to use the Discover@UMSL search tool, which can be found on the library's homepage. Discover brings up many different results from all of our various databases, but not everything. If you would like search on a more specific topic, consider searching directly in one of our subject-specific databases.

Vocabulary

Break down your search into concepts. Develop a list of synonyms.

EXAMPLE: teenager AND education

Other terms for teenager could be adolescent, teen, or "young adult."
Combining different terms gives you different terms.

Topic

Clearly define your search statement. Trouble spots to look out for:

Too Broad - EXAMPLE: adolescent

Solution: Add another concept to your topic which will narrow your search and make it more focused.
EXAMPLE: adolescent AND bullying

Too Narrow - EXAMPLE: adolescent AND bullying AND "high school"

[NOTE: To search a phrase use quotes]

Solution: Remove one secondary concept from your search string.
EXAMPLE: adolescent AND bullying ~~AND "high school"~~

Keyword & Subject Suggestions

Secondary Education
- High school
- Academic achievement
- Teaching methods
Teenager
- Adolescent psychology
- High school student attitudes