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Call Numbers in Education

Most education materials fall into the "L" class and are located in 2 Center of the Mullen Library stacks. Here is a list of the narrower subclasses:

L - Education (General)
LA - History of Education
LB - Educational Theory and Practice
LC - Special Aspects
LD - U.S. Educational Institutions
LH - College and School Publications
LJ - Student Fraternities and Societies
LT - Textbooks (General)

Subject Headings in Education

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Education Databases

Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of bibliographic information and full text of education journals as well as selected books and conference papers. Covers all levels of education and all educational specialties, as well as administrative, policy, and related social issues
ERIC.gov This link opens in a new window
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a digital library of education-related resources, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. The collection is primarily electronic bibliographic records describing journal and non-journal literature selected by ERIC from 1966 to the present. The collection has expanded to include full-text articles.
21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook This link opens in a new window
It covers "the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of education ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century".

Scholarly Journals in Education

Here is a short list of selected scholarly journals in the field of Education. To find more journal titles by searching keywords or by browsing subjects, click here.

American Educational Research Journal
American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) has as its purpose to publish original empirical and theoretical studies and analyses in education. The editors seek to publish articles from a wide variety of academic disciplines and substantive fields. They are looking for contributions that are significant to the understanding and/or improvement of educational processes and outcomes.
Current issues in education
A journal created and run by doctoral students at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College of Arizona State University. It addresses current issues in education.
Exceptional Children
Insightful and pioneering research, topical issues, and broad perspectives by leaders in the field for more than 75 years have made Exceptional Children (EC) the most respected scholarly journal in special education. This peer-reviewed journal publishes research, research reviews, methodological reviews of literature, data-based position papers, and policy analyses on the education and development of children and youth with exceptionalities. EC, published quarterly, is an official journal of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Journal of Research in Reading
Features reports of empirical studies in reading and related fields, and reviews of relevant literature.
Learning and Instruction
As an international, multi-disciplinary, peer-refereed journal, Learning and Instruction provides a platform for the publication of the most advanced scientific research in the areas of learning, development, instruction, and teaching. The journal welcomes original empirical investigations. The papers may represent a variety of theoretical perspectives and different methodological approaches. They may refer to any age level from infants to adults, and to a diversity of learning and instructional settings from laboratory experiments to field studies. The major criteria in the review and the selection process concern the significance of the contribution to the area of learning and instruction.
Review of Educational Research
Review of Educational Research (RER) publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education. Such reviews should include conceptualizations, interpretations, and syntheses of literature and scholarly work in a field. RER encourages the submission of research relevant to education from any discipline, such as reviews of research in psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, political science, economics, computer science, statistics, anthropology, and biology, provided that the review bears on educational issues.