Education

Schooling and instruction, the provision of knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose.

Sub-headings:

Adult Education

The education of those over 21 years of age.

Alternative Education

Education that takes place outside of traditional public or parochial school systems, such as homeschooling, as well as education programs that are offered as alternatives within formal educational systems and provide innovative and flexible instruction, curriculum, grading systems, degree requirements.

Early Childhood and Pre-school

Schooling for children under the age of 5.

Education Blogs

Interactive weblogs that discuss teaching, selecting a school, technology in schools and related topics.

Education News

News about education, covering traditional and alternative education, as well as elementary, secondary, and higher education.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

These resources provide information for teaching and learning English as a Second Language. Resources range from discussions of English as a Second Language issues to practical activities for teachers and learners.

Higher Education

Education beyond the secondary level, especially education at the college or university level.

K-12 Education

Primary and secondary schooling.

International Education

Education for international understanding, often includes the study of educational, social, political, and economic forces of international relations.

Literacy

Knowledge of, or competency in, a nonverbal method of sharing information or communicating, such as reading and writing, using computers, or locating information resources.

Special Education

Techniques and subject matter designed for students whose learning needs cannot be met by a standard school curriculum.

Teachers & Administrators

Employees undertaking teaching, guidance and general educational functions who have university or alternative certification, as well as employees undertaking administrative and management roles in K-12 educational institutions.

Vocational Education

Education intended to teach and/or train the student in a particular vocation or profession.

Resources in this category:

ALSIC: Apprentissage des Langues et Systemes d'Information et de Communication
http://alsic.univ-fcomte.fr/

A French language electronic journal for researchers and practitioners interested in Computer-Assisted Language Learning. "ALSIC aims at presenting and exchanging theoretical and practical work in fields related to its domain (didactics, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, educational sciences, computational linguistics, computer science, etc.)."

Australian Journal of Educational Technology
http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/ajet/

"AJET is is a refereed academic journal publishing research and review articles in educational technology, instructional design, educational applications of computer technologies, educational telecommunications and related areas." Three months after an issue is published, password restriction is lifted and the articles are then accessible to any Internet user.

Campus Technology
http://www.campus-technology.com/index.asp

"Covers the use of technology in high schools, colleges, and universities."

Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education
http://www.nebhe.org/connection.html

Official site for the quarterly journal, "Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education," in publication since 1986. It contains PDFs of issues since summer, 1998. The journal offers, "expert analysis and hard-hitting commentaries on issues from faculty diversity to sustainable campus architecture." The index of articles allows for subject-based browsing.

Counseling Today
http://www.counseling.org/Publications/CounselingToday.aspx

"Articles are directed primarily at the Helping Professions."

Current Issues in Comparative Education
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/

"A bi-annual international on-line journal that promotes a multidisciplinary debate of issues relevant to comparative and international education."

Current Issues in Education
http://cie.ed.asu.edu/

"The mission of the journal is to advance scholarly thought by publishing articles promoting dialogue, research, practice, and policy as well as developing a community of scholarship.   CIE uses a rolling publication format. Articles will be added as they are reviewed and accepted."

Education Next: A Journal of Opinion and Research
http://www.educationnext.org/

"Offers opinion and research regarding education and school reform."

Education Policy Analysis Archives
http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/

This site, created by Arizona State University, provides full text materials on education policy. You can search this site and also browse only the absracts to find an article.

Education Research & Perspectives
gopher://gopher.ecel.uwa.edu.au:70/11/archives/education/erp

"An Australian based academic journal which is being made available electronically for the first time in its 42 year history. We hope that by doing so we shall reach a genuine worldwide audience. The journal welcomes articles on all aspects of education."

Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html

"Our goal is nothing short of being the place on the World Wide Web for people interested in education reform, schools, and the policies that guide them."

Heuresis
http://www2.uca.es/HEURESIS/

"Revista Electronica de Investigacion Curricular y Educativa. Heuresis is an electronic journal about educational research, educational innovation, teacher education, curriculum theory, politics of education, education reform and change. The journal publishes papers in Spanish and Portugess/Brasilian and Italian. The journal has different sections: Papers, events (for educational events in the world) and links."

Intercultural Communication
http://www.immi.se/intercultural/

"The goal of the journal is to promote research but also education and training in the area of intercultural communication. The journal is an outgrowth of the activities of NIC ­ the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication. The great interest shown in the activities of NIC have pointed to a need for more journals employing a peer review procedure within the area of intercultural communication. By starting this journal, we hope to encourage more research and to facilitate contacts between interested researchers as well as to provide better possibilities for reviewed publication." Readers will find the full text of articles on line as well as information about how to make submissions to the Journal.

International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/

"The IEJLL is a refereed electronic journal intended for a broad audience of persons interested in leadership in learning. Our audience includes members of government education departments, school boards, school councils, faculties of education, parent organizations, and school staffs."

The Irascible Professor
http://www.irascibleprofessor.com/

"Irreverent Commentary on the State of Education in America Today. The purpose of these pages is to provide intelligent commentary on the successes, failures, and foibles of the American education establishment. We hope to do this with a modicum of wit, and without the rancor and mean-spiritedness that characterizes so much commentary today."

Journal of American Indian Education
http://jaie.asu.edu/

"The Journal of American Indian Education is a peer reviewed scholarly journal, which publishes papers specifically related to the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives. While the focus of the Journal is on basic applied research, manuscripts that are expository in nature and present an explicative or interpretive perspective are considered for publication as well. JAIE is particularly interested in publishing manuscripts that express the viewpoint of AI/AN and research that is initiated, conducted, and interpreted by natives." Volumes from 1961-1994 (vols. 1-33) are presently available online.

Journal of Classroom Interaction
http://www.coe.uh.edu/~freiberg/

"The Journal of Classroom Interaction is a semiannual publication devoted to empirical investigations and theoretical papers dealing with observation techniques, research on student and teacher behavior, and other issues relevant to the domain of classroom interaction. Preference is given to manuscripts which relate to the implications of teacher and student interaction. " The site has links to : Contributors and Publication Information; Review Board Members ;Submission Information ; Notes to Potential Authors ; How to Order the Journal of Classroom Interaction ;Back Issues Summary(1965-1997) ; and The Consistency Management Home Page.

Journal of Educational Technology & Society
http://www.ifets.info/

"The journal focuses on issues related to developers of educational systems and educators who implement and manage such systems. The aim is to bring these two communities together and better understand each other."

Journal of Interactive Media in Education
http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/

Learning Technologies Report
http://node.on.ca/ltreport/

"Each issue will be devoted to a thorough analysis of one topic of current and critical interest in the field of learning technologies. LTReport identifies the stakeholders, interviews the leaders, examines the issues, and analyses the consequences to provide a platform for organizational decision-making. Each issue is based on extensive interviews and original sources as well as analysis of established policy and published reports."

Learning Technology
http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/index.html

O-Hayo Sensei
http://www.ohayosensei.com/

"The Bi-Weekly Newsletter of English Teaching Jobs in Japan."

Paradigm: Journal of the Textbook Colloquium
http://w4.ed.uiuc.edu/faculty/westbury/Paradigm/

"The Textbook Colloquium exists to promote the interdisciplinary study of textbooks of all kinds."

Policy Magazine
http://www.policymagazine.com/

"The quarterly journal of Australia's leading public policy research institute. Since 1984, Policy has consistently published articles authored by some of today's leading thinkers on issues of public policy. Due to the quality of work and the diversity of topics discussed, Policy is widely read in Australia and around the world."

Radical Pedagogy
http://radicalpedagogy.icaap.org/

"An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the analysis of contemporary teaching and learning."

SACNAS News
http://www.sacnas.org/sacnews.cfm

Examines topics pertinent to minorities in the sciences with a special focus on academic and professional development. The journal also highlights professional achievements, offers peer interaction and mentoring opportunities, and provides information on graduate school, scholarships, internships, and fellowships.

T.H.E. Journal
http://www.thejournal.com/

"Your source for exploring the Technological Horizons in Education. News on the world of computers & related technologies, focusing on applications that improve teaching & learning for all ages."

Topics: An Online Magazine for Learners of English
http://www.topics-mag.com/

In this online magazine, "Learners of English as a second language express their ideas and opinions on topics of interest to them. Readers can explore an international world." This magazine includes a wide variety of international perspectives on travel, food, learning English, movies, books, family, customs, and more! There is also a section for teachers.

weLEAD Magazine
http://www.leadingtoday.org/weLEAD_Magazine_Library.html

Monthly articles "promote personal and organizational leadership."