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Scholarly Journals

Scholarly journals are periodicals that contain articles, book reviews, and letters written by scholars.  The purpose is to disseminate information to scholars and professionals in a particular discipline.   Scholarly journals contain certain characteristics which distinguish them from popular magazines.  Use the link to view a table of the distinguishing characteristics.  Popular v Scholarly Journals

 

Peer Reviewed Journals

A peer reviewed journal is a scholarly periodical which requires articles to be critically assessed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication. Peer review ensures that information is of the highest quality.  

 

 

Definition of Empirical Research

Empirical Research is research based on actual observations. It is distinguished from something based only on theoretical or other abstract thinking processes.  Empirical research normally starts with some a priori theory, which the researcher develops to try to explain and/or predict what happens in the real world. The purpose of the research is to test the theory and possibly refine it. For example,  "Most well-educated people vote in national elections" is an empirical statement based on actual observations of voting behavior."

 

 

 

Qualitative and Quantitative Research 

 

 

Qualitative research involves analysis of data such as words (e.g., from interviews), pictures (e.g., video), or objects (e.g., an artifact).

 

Quantitative research involves analysis of numerical data.

 

 

 

Finding Scholarly Journals

To locate a specific journal such as, Research in Education, use the library's Journals list; an A to Z list of available journals. 

  • From the library's homepage select the Journals tab.  
  • In the find box enter the title of the journal and select search.  
  • The result list will provide information on locating the journal either in print or electronic format. 

    Please note print journals can be obtained by visiting the library during regular hours.

  • Select the hyperlink for the preferred format and follow the links to locate the journal*.  How to: Finding journals by title.ppt 

 

 

 

*Your Cabrini network username and password are used to access journals remotely.  Please contact ITR (610-902-8366) if there are any problems connecting to the databases.  You can also get help online through ITR's Online Problem Reporting System.    

 

 

 Suggested Scholarly Journals in Education:

 

  • British Educational Research Journal

  • The British Journal of Educational Psychology

  • Early Childhood Education Journal

  • Early Education and Development

  • Educational Administration Quarterly

  • Educational Psychology

  • Educational Research

  • Educational Research and Evaluation

  • Equity & Excellence in Education

  • International Journal of Educational Research

  • Journal of Learning Disabilities

  • Journal of Research in Reading

  • Journal of School Psychology

  • Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development

  • New Directions for Teaching and Learning

  • Psychology in the Schools

  • Reading Improvement

  • The Reading Teacher

  • Research in Education

  • School Psychology Review

 

 

 

 

Finding Articles

A database is used to find an article on a particular topic or subject.  The primary periodical databases, Education Research Complete and ERIC are available by selecting the Education subject link from the Databases tab on the Library's homepage*.    Secondary periodical databases, PsycArticles and PsycINFO  are also available.    

 

  • Education Research Complete:  Learn more about the database.    (Use the scholarly peer reviewed limiter)
     
  • ERIC:  Learn more about the database.  View a tutorial. (Make sure to limit your results to Journal Articles or Select Publication Type (Reports-Research )

 

 

  • PsycINFO:     Learn more about the database.  View a  tutorial.  (Make sure to limit your results to English language. Also set Methodology to Empirical Research)

 

 

See the Educational Research Information Sheet for tips on maximizing your database searching:  Educational Research.doc

 

 

*Your Cabrini network username and password are used to access periodical databases remotely.  Please contact ITR (610-902-8366) if there are any problems connecting to the databases.  You can also get help online through ITR's Online Problem Reporting System.    

 

 

Credits:

PsycArticles tutorial ©: ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University http://www.acts.twu.ca/

PsycINFO tutorial ©: Carol Howe, Gabriele Library, Immaculata University  http://library.immaculata.edu/

ERIC tutorial ©: Paul Betty, Regis University Library  http://www.regis.edu/library.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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