The Course Innovation Program is a program, initiated by Nancy L. Mergler, Senior Vice President & Provost, for the OU-Norman Campus; through this program, up to $75,000 will be provided per year for up to 2 years to an instructor(s) of record of high enrollment classes in order to make the student learning outcomes even better.
Professors Suman Basuroy (Marketing) and Daniel Emery (Business Communication) will redesign MKT 3013, Principles of Marketing.
The course is taught in sections of various sizes, from small sections taught by graduate assistants and adjuncts to large 200 seat lectures taught by faculty, with little coordination and collaboration between instructors.
The goal of the redesign is to produce a course that will “clarify learning objectives across; establish opportunities for active learning; and incorporate multiple assessments” all with the intent of enhancing student learning.
By creating a cohesive set of course sections with clearly identified goals and methods, the project leaders hope to increase student retention in the Price College of Business and in the University more broadly and simultaneously “introduce faculty in Price College to research on teaching and learning and best practices for large course design.”
The Department of Biology (formerly Zoology), will undertake to redesign ZOO 1114, Introductory Zoology, and ZOO 1121, Introductory Zoology Lab on behalf of a team of instructors (in-class, online, and hybrid), tutoring supervisors, and curriculum developers.
Team members include Chair, Randy Hewes, Doug Gaffin, Melody Brooks, Marielle Hoefnagels, Penny Hopkins, and Heather Ketchum. Together, ZOO 1114 and 1121 fulfill general education course and lab requirements, are prerequisites for students in Health & Exercise Science and Science Education, and are course options students in many pre-allied health tracks select.
In AY2010-2011, ZOO 1114 and ZOO 1121 enrollments were 1394 and 1274, respectively. The instructors hope to “provide more active learning opportunities that will lead to better learning outcomes” by incorporating methods such as Calibrated Peer Review, hybrid exercises, and increased use of Action Centers in a more integrated ZOO 1114/1121 series. Dr. Hewes believes that the innovation in a ZOO 1114/1121 redesign will positively impact the entire Zoology curriculum by serving as a model for the rest of the Zoology faculty, who will begin an extensive review of the program while the 1114/1121 redesign is enacted.
Consequently, the entire department hopes to improve “performance in the course, and thus to increase retention and graduation” with the improvements made in these courses.
The program seeks to improve undergraduate student learning and engagement by giving instructional faculty an opportunity and the resources to re-engineer a high enrollment, undergraduate course using innovation approaches to instructional and learning. Working with the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Dr. Mark Morvant, selected faculty (or teams including instructional faculty, GTAs, and academic advisers) will identify and develop the pedagogy and assessment techniques needed to take strong courses and make them even better.
Any undergraduate instructional faculty member may apply for funding to engage in a course innovation project, proposals must be endorsed by their chair/director and college dean. Teams of faculty involved with the same course may apply as a team. Qualifying courses should have a total enrollment during the previous academic year (using only Fall and Spring enrollment) of 600 or more. Proposals that include increasing course enrollment up to this level can also be considered on a case by case basis. Awardees receive $ 75,000 per year for two years to develop, implement, and assess their projects. Assessment must include student learning outcomes and student engagement. Funding in year two is contingent upon a mid-project review by the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Dr. Mark Morvant. The Center for Teaching Excellence will directly support the Course Innovation Programs during all phases of the project with advice on instructional design, assessment design, and in identifying workshops and conferences for dissemination.
A letter of intent should be submitted to Dr. Mark Morvant briefing outlining project leader(s), department/school and college, any other institutional partners, targeted course, enrollments in the course, and the curriculum pathway that this course holds (for example, required of all pre-medicine students; fulfills a general education requirement for a course within the fine arts) for undergraduate students). Dr. Morvant will meet with all proposed project leaders prior to a full application being submitted.
Proposals for funding to begin 2013-2015 are due April 15, 2013 to Dr. Morvant.
The Proposal should define:
Grant applications will be review by the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Associate Provost for Academic Program Review, and the Senior Vice President & Provost.
| Section | Course Name | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1213 | Principles – English Composition II | 2262 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 2217 |
| PSY 1113 | Elements of Psychology | 1921 pilot project 2011-2013 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles – English Composition I | 2137 |
| CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry | 1886 |
| ZOO 1114 | Introductory Zoology | 1365 |
| SPAN 1115 | Beginning Spanish | 1323 |
| B AD 1001 | Personal Computing Productivity Tools | 1306 |
| MUNM 1113 | The Understanding of Music | 1289 |
| SOC 1113 | Introduction to Sociology | 1268 |
| SPAN 1225 | Beginning Spanish (cont’d) | 1233 |
| COMM 1113 | Principles of Communication | 1226 |
| ZOO 1121 | Introductory Zoology Lab | 1224 |
| UCOL 1002 | Gateway to College Learning | 1160 |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics – Macro | 1085 |
| MATH 1743 | Calculus I – Business,/Life/Social Science | 1077 |
| HES 2823 | Introductory Nutrition | 1072 |
| HIST 1493 | United States History, 1865 to Present | 939 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics – Micro | 887 |
| CHEM 1415 | General Chemistry (cont’d) | 878 |
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting | 870 |
| HIST 1483 | United State, 1492-1865 | 845 |
| CHEM 3053 | Organic Chemistry I | 832 pilot project 2011-2013 |
| SPAN 2113 | Intermediate Spanish | 807 |
| MATH 2423 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | 794 |
| MATH 1823 | Calculus % Analytic Geometry I | 790 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Info Systems | 786 |
| MATH 1643 | PreCalculus – Business/Life/Social Sciences | |
| GEOG 1103 | Human Geography | 767 |
| MUNM 3113 | World Music | 753 |
| MATH 1503 | College Algebra | 716 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing | 693 |
| MATH 1523 | Precalculus and Trigonometry | 684 |
| MATH 2123 | Calculus II – Business/Life/Social Sciences | 668 |
| PHYS 2514 | General Physics – Engr/Sciences | 666 |
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization & Management | 656 |
| FIN 3303 | Business Finance | 650 |
| MATH 2433 | Calculus & Analyt Geometry III | 641 |
| PSY 2603 | Developmental Psychology | 637 |
| EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | 626 |
| ENGR 1411 | Freshmen Engineering Experience | 611 |
| JMC 1013 | Intro to Mass Communication | 601 |
| ACCT 2123 | Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 598 |
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 585 |
| PHIL 1013 | Introduction to Philosophy | 565 |
| PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engr/Sciences | 559 |
| CHEM 3153 | Organic Chemistry II | 555 pilot project 2011-2012 |
| GEOL 1104 | Dynamic Earth (Geology nonmajor) | 538 |
| A HI 1113 | Understanding Art | 538 |
| ECON 2843 | Elements of Statistics | 532 |
| MUNM 1022 | Beginning Instrument/Voice Class nonmajors | 528 |
| MUNM 1743 | Experiencing Music | 528 |
| PHYS 2414 | General Physics – Life Sciences | 523 |
| HES 1823 | Scientific Principles Health & Disease | 506 |
| FMS 1013 | Intro to Film and Media | 500 |
| March 8, 2013 | Senior Vice President & Provost Issues Request for Proposals |
| March 11 - April 12 | Proposers meet with Dr. Morvant |
| April 15, 2013 | Final Proposal submitted to Center for Teaching Excellence |
| May 1, 2013 | Notification of Awards sent out |
| February 1, 2014 | Update on Project progress, request for 2nd year of funding due |
| March 15, 2014 | Notification of awards for 2nd year of funding during 2014-2015 |
| Spring 2015 | Final Reports due to the Center for Teaching Excellence |
| December 16, 2011 | |
| January 15, 2012 | |
| January 15 – March 15 | |
| March 30, 2012 | |
| April 15, 2012 | |
| January 1, 2013 | |
| February 15, 2013 | |
| Spring 2014 | Final Reports due to Center for Teaching Excellence |
NOTE: These references can be great sources for ideas for faculty seeking to restructure their courses and curriculum to improve learning outcomes. Tenure track faculty considering writing an article to submit to any of these journals should check first with their Chair/Director and find out how a published article in one of these journals will be evaluated within their academic unit. Some units would evaluate a publication in a pedagogy journal as a component of teaching, and some would consider it a component of research.
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
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Merlot is a free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy. MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, collection of peer reviewed higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.
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NCAT is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the effective use of information technology to improve student learning outcomes and reduce the cost of higher education. NCAT provides expertise and support to institutions and organizations seeking proven methods for providing more students with the education they need to prosper in today’s economy.
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International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (IJ-SoTL) aspires to be an agent and catalyst for SoTL’s transforming work for a renewed awareness of and attentiveness to teaching and learning, for questioning assumptions and thinking about teaching, and for systematic and effective ways to improve learning and teaching in higher/tertiary education. IJ-SoTL’s goal is to serve as a crucible or nexus for creating international contacts, conversations, contemplation, and collaborations in connection with SoTL.
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The International Journal of Higher Education Research examines educational developments throughout the world in universities, polytechnics, colleges, and other higher education institutions., analyses developments in both public and private higher education sectors, features contributions from leading scholars from different countries who tackle the problems of teachers and researchers as well as students, and of planners as well as administrators, presents authoritative overview articles, comparative studies and analyses of particular problems or issues, and provides a forum for ongoing discussion between experts.
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Innovative Higher Education, now in its 36th year of publication, is a refereed scholarly journal with a distinguished and internationally known editorial review board. Its editorial goals are: 1) To present descriptions and evaluations of innovations and provocative new ideas with relevance for action beyond the immediate context in higher education; 2) To focus on the effect of such innovations on teaching and students; 3) To be open to diverse forms of scholarship and research methods by maintaining flexibility in the selection of topics deemed appropriate for the journal; and 4) To strike a balance between practice and theory by presenting manuscripts in a readable and scholarly manner to both faculty and administrators in the academic community.
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The Journal on Excellence in College Teaching (ISSN 1052-4800) is a peer-reviewed journal published at Miami University by and for faculty at universities and two- and four-year colleges to increase student learning through effective teaching, interest in and enthusiasm for the profession of teaching, and communication among faculty about their classroom experiences. It answers Ernest Boyer's (1990) call for a forum to present the scholarship of teaching and learning. The Journal provides a scholarly, written forum for discussion by faculty about all areas affecting teaching and learning, and gives faculty the opportunity to share proven, innovative pedagogies and thoughtful, inspirational insights about teaching.
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The mission of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE) is to serve as the premier peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal to advance theory and practice related to all forms of outreach and engagement between higher education institutions and communities. This includes highlighting innovative endeavors; critically examining emerging issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities; and reporting on studies of impact in the areas of public service, outreach, engagement, extension, engaged research, community-based research, community-based participatory research, action research, public scholarship, service-learning, and community service.
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Journal of Philosophy of Education publishes articles representing a wide variety of philosophical traditions. They vary from examination of fundamental philosophical issues in their connection with education, to detailed critical engagement with current educational practice or policy from a philosophical point of view.
The journal aims to promote rigorous thinking on educational matters and to identify and criticize the ideological forces shaping education. Ethical, political, aesthetic and epistemological dimensions of educational theory are amongst those covered.
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The Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice is a tri-annual, peer-reviewed journal publishing papers that add significantly to the body of knowledge describing effective and innovative teaching and learning practice in the higher education environment. The Journal aims to provide a forum for educational practitioners in a wide range of disciplines to communicate their teaching and learning outcomes in a scholarly way. Its purpose is to bridge the gap between journals covering purely academic research and more pragmatic articles and opinions published elsewhere. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice ISSN: 1449-9789.
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New Directions for Teaching and Learning continues to offer a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers.
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Studies in Higher Education welcomes research-based empirical, reflective or synoptic articles dealing with higher education, approached from any perspective or discipline. We also welcome policy articles as well as those focused on teaching and learning and the policy implications of teaching and learning research. A key criterion for publication is that articles should be written in an accessible, but rigorous, style. As Studies in Higher Education is an international journal, it is essential that authors explain the national context for their research, and, where appropriate, engage with relevant literature from other countries.
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The Interior Design Teaching Resources is a resource for interior design educators. It includes a database of assignments, projects, and exercises that can inspire the instructor, thus encouraging alternative and innovate ways to engage students. In the 1990s, the Innovative Teaching Strategies project was cultivated by IDEC volunteers to assist educators in the same manner as the Interior Design Teaching Resource. This new initiative seeks to leverage technology by collecting and distributing the majority of the information to subscribers electronically. [Interior Design]
A website of teaching resources for interior design
The Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) has been the primary venue for research and commentary on architectural education since it was founded in 1947. In 1982 the JAE established a blind-peer-review process, making it the oldest continuing operating journal of its kind. The JAE is published by the Associate of Collegiate School of Architecture (ACSA) through Wiley/Blackwell. The types of articles the journal publishes include: Scholarship of Design, Design as Scholarship, Op Arch, Translations, Transactions, Interviews, and several form of review, from buildings + projects to books and symposia. [Architecture-general]
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Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is a forum for planning educators and scholars (from both academia and practice) to present results from teaching and research that advance the profession and improve planning practice. The journal covers planning theory, planning practice, and planning pedagogy, as well as disciplines drawn upon by planners such as urban geography, welfare economics, interest-group politics, and policy analysis. [Regional & City Planning]
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The International Journal of Construction Education and Research is a respected international refereed journal that publishes original works that address cutting edge issues related to construction around the globe. The Journal supports the mission of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC), a professional association comprised of about 130 universities and colleges. The ASC encourages the sharing of ideas and knowledge and promotes excellence in curricula, teaching, research and service relating to the construction industry. The scope of the Journal embraces pedagogical and industry content through a broad spectrum of construction-related topics including but not limited to methods, materials, estimating, contracts and construction law, labor issues, productivity, project management, scheduling, simulation, computers in construction, construction equipment, safety, information technology, business practice, management, case studies, automation, robotics, environment, sustainability, international construction, alternative energy, mechanical systems, electrical systems, specialty construction, subcontracting, design-build, alternative delivery methods, and dispute resolution. On occasion, special submissions may be solicited on a specific and relevant topic. [Construction Science]
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The Design Communication Association (DCA) is an international professional society composed of graphics/design teachers from schools of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, graphic design, and product design. The purposes of the Design Communication Association are: 1) To maintain a dialog among design communication professionals and educators concerning creative alternatives for teaching and promoting the concepts and skills of design communication, 2) To encourage design communication educators to keep teaching these essential skills by offering them the opportunity to present and publish the results of their teaching and research, and 3) To improve communication and support among the various design professions and education levels based on our common interest in improving the way we formulate and communicate design ideas to our profession and the wider community. [Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Art]
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Arts and Humanities in Higher Education is an international peer reviewed journal. It publishes articles, reviews and scholarly comment relating to the arts and humanities in higher education. Many of the articles are related to pedagogy. [Humanities, Fine Arts - general]
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JDE readers include faculty members, administrative officers, academic officers, and many other professionals concerned with educating academically at-risk college students. The JDE is published as a forum for educators concerned with the practice, theory, research, and news of the postsecondary developmental and remedial community. Its content focuses on basic skills education and includes topics such as developmental writing, developmental mathematics, reading, tutoring, assessment and placement, and program evaluation. Emphasis is placed on manuscripts that relate education theory to practical teaching and learning, expand current knowledge, or clearly demonstrate impact on the field. [Mathematics]
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The Journal of College Science Teaching is an award-winning, peer-reviewed journal that publishes reports of investigations and innovations in the natural sciences at the college level. The journal, founded in 1971, has a long-standing commitment to improving college science education through clear and concise communication, broad applicability, and a positive community spirit. As our readership includes engaged professionals from every discipline and in all aspects of college-level instruction and support, the journal encourages reports of work that are inter- or multidisciplinary or are of a sufficiently broad nature to be readily applicable to other disciplines within the natural sciences. [Science- general]
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The International Journal of Science Education is firmly established as the authoritative voice in the world of science education. It bridges the gap between research and practice, providing information, ideas and opinion. It serves as a medium for the publication of definitive research findings. Special emphasis is placed on applicable research relevant to educational practice, guided by educational realities in systems, schools, colleges and universities. The journal comprises peer-reviewed general articles, papers on innovations and developments, research reports and book reviews. Each volume contains a Special Issue devoted to a topic of major interest and importance, guest-edited by an acknowledged expert. Recent Special Issues have featured environmental education and policy and practice in science education. [Science – general]
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CBE-LSE publishes peer-reviewed articles on life science education at the K–12, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The ASCB believes that learning in biology encompasses diverse fields, including math, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, and the interdisciplinary intersections of biology with these fields. Within biology, CBE-LSE focuses on how students are introduced to the study of life sciences, as well as approaches in cell biology, developmental biology, neuroscience, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics. [Life Sciences - General]
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The Journal of Statistics Education disseminates knowledge for the improvement of statistics education at all levels, including elementary, secondary, post-secondary, post-graduate, continuing, and workplace education. It is distributed electronically and, in accord with its broad focus, publishes articles that enhance the exchange of a diversity of interesting and useful information among educators, practitioners, and researchers around the world. The intended audience includes anyone who teaches statistics, as well as those interested in research on statistical and probabilistic reasoning. All submissions are rigorously refereed using a double-blind peer review process. [Mathematics, Social Science – General]
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JCMST is a highly respected scholarly journal which offers an in-depth forum for the interchange of information in the fields of science, mathematics, and computer science. JCMST is the only periodical devoted specifically to using information technology in the teaching of mathematics and science. [Mathematics; Science- General]
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Journal of Biological Education is firmly established as the authoritative voice in the world of biological education. The journal aims to bridge the gap between research and practice, providing information, ideas and opinion, in addition to critical examinations of advances in biology research and teaching. Through the coverage of policy and curriculum developments, the latest results of research into the teaching, learning and assessment of biology are brought to the fore. Special emphasis is placed on research relevant to educational practice, guided by educational realities in systems, schools, colleges and universities. Papers that are theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous are welcomed. [Zoology, Botany & Microbiology, Chemistry & Biochemistry]
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PRIMUS is a rich forum for the exchange of ideas in mathematics education at the college level. The journal is a refereed quarterly devoted to dialogue among those interested in teaching undergraduate mathematics. This includes those who prepare students for college level mathematics, those who teach college level mathematics, and those who receive students who have been taught college level mathematics. [ Mathematics]
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The College Mathematics Journal is designed to enhance classroom learning and stimulate thinking regarding undergraduate mathematics. It publishes articles, short Classroom Capsules, problems, solutions, media reviews and other pieces. All are aimed at the college mathematics curriculum with emphasis on topics taught in the first two years. [Mathematics]
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Teaching Anthropology (TA) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the teaching of anthropology. TA promotes dialogue and reflection about anthropological pedagogies in schools, colleges and universities. Teaching sharpens our research questions and pushes forward disciplinary knowledge. It also opens possibilities for personal and professional transformation. Bringing together anthropological and educational ideas, the journal fosters a critical engagement with teaching practices and their role in developing our anthropological capacities. We also aim to stimulate scholarly discussions about the relationship between pedagogy and its social, institutional and political contexts. [Anthropology]
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Savage Minds is a collective web log devoted to both bringing anthropology to a wider audience as well as providing an online forum for discussing the latest developments in the field. We are a group of Ph.D. students and professors teaching and studying anthropology and are excited to share it with you. You can find out more about the contributors by clicking on the ‘about’ pages on the right for each of us. [Anthropology]
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The American Biology Teacher is an award winning and peer-refereed professional journal for K-16 biology teachers. Articles include topics such as modern biology content, biology teaching strategies for both the classroom and laboratory, field activities, and a wide range of assistance for application and professional development. Each issue features reviews of books, classroom materials, technology products, and "Biology Today." Published 9 times a year by the National Association of Biology Teachers, the journal also covers the social and ethical implications of biology and ways to incorporate such concerns into instructional programs. [Botany/Microbiology]
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The Journal of Chemical Education is the official journal of the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society, co-published with the American Chemical Society Publications Division. Launched in 1924, the Journal of Chemical Education is the world’s premier chemical education journal. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles and related information as a resource to those in the field of chemical education and to those institutions that serve them. JCE typically addresses chemical content, activities, laboratory experiments, instructional methods, and pedagogies. The Journal serves as a means of communication among people across the world who are interested in the teaching and learning of chemistry. This includes instructors of chemistry from middle school through graduate school, professional staff that support these teaching activities, as well as some scientists in commerce, industry, and government. [ Chemistry & Biochemistry]
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Teaching Classical Languages (ISSN 2160-2220) is the only peer-reviewed electronic journal dedicated to the teaching and learning of Latin and ancient Greek. It addresses the interests of all Latin and Greek teachers, graduate students, coordinators, and administrators. Teaching Classical Languages welcomes articles offering innovative practice and methods, advocating new theoretical approaches, or reporting on empirical research in teaching and learning Latin and Greek.
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The Education Committee maintain a website as a central resource of information and activity responsive to the educational concerns of teachers and scholars in all fields and at all levels of classical studies. [Classics & Letters]
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The Classical Journal (CJ) contains a mix of academic articles and notes on Graeco-Roman antiquity, generally with a literary, historical or cultural focus; paedagogical articles and notes, many having to do with the challenges of teaching Latin and Greek in modern high schools, colleges and universities. [Classics & Letters]
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TMRC offers teaching aids and learning tools for teachers of Latin, the classics, Latin vocabulary and Greek mythology. Find pins, coins, accessories and educational DVDs and multimedia, and National Latin and Mythology exam materials for those engaged in all aspects of studying and teaching Latin, Greek & Roman culture. [Classics & Letters]
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Communication Education invites original, social science research on communication in instructional contexts. These should be methodologically rigorous studies that advance practice and theory in instruction generally, and in communication education specifically. Submissions are encouraged from well-designed, systematic and programmatic research, theoretically-grounded projects, rigorous literature reviews and meta-analyses. Importantly, these studies must be data-based and have a substantive impact on educational processes. [Communication]
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The Journal of Economic Education offers original articles on teaching economics. In its pages, leading scholars evaluate innovations in teaching techniques, materials, and programs. Instructors of introductory through graduate level economics will find the journal an indispensable resource for content and pedagogy in a variety of media. The Journal of Economic Education is published quarterly in cooperation with the National Council on Economic Education and the Advisory Committee on Economic Education of the American Economic Association. [Economics]
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PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association of America. Since 1884, PMLA has published members' essays judged to be of interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature. Four issues each year (January, March, May, and October) present essays on language and literature, and the November issue is the program for the association's annual convention. (Up until 2009, there was also an issue in September, the Directory, containing a listing of the association's members, a directory of departmental administrators, and other professional information. Its contents are now online.) Each issue of PMLA is sent directly to about 30,000 college and university teachers of English and foreign languages who belong to the association and to about 2,000 libraries throughout the world. [English; Modern Languages, Literature & Linguistics]
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Communication Education invites original, social science research on communication in instructional contexts. These should be methodologically rigorous studies that advance practice and theory in instruction generally, and in communication education specifically. Submissions are encouraged from well-designed, systematic and programmatic research, theoretically-grounded projects, rigorous literature reviews and meta-analyses. Importantly, these studies must be data-based and have a substantive impact on educational processes. [Communication]
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Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS) is a fully refereed scholarly periodical that has been published quarterly by the Association for Library and Information Science (ALISE) since 1960. JELIS seeks to support scholarly inquiry in library and information science education (LIS) through the publication of research articles, reviews, and brief communications about issues of interest to LIS educators. [Library & Information Studies]
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The Journal of American Indian Education(JAIE) is a professional journal that publishes papers directly related to the education of American Indian/Alaska Natives. The Journal also invites scholarship on educational issues pertaining to Native Peoples of the world, including First Nations (Aboriginal People of Canada), Native Hawaiian, Maori, Indigenous Peoples of Latin American and others. The goal of the Journal of American Indian Education is to improve Native Education through knowledge generation and transmission to classrooms and other educational settings. It encourages dialogue between researchers and teachers through research-based scholar and practitioner articles elucidating current innovations in the classroom. Essays that advance a point of view about an educational question or issue, if supported by cited research literature, are acceptable for consideration as well as manuscripts that present views of literature in areas that are relatively unexplored. Studies grounded in Native Research methodologies are especially encouraged. The JAIE also seeks expository manuscripts that present an explicative or interpretive perspective to an existing theory or issue. [Native American Studies]
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Teaching Philosophy is the only journal devoted exclusively to the practical and theoretical discussion of teaching and learning philosophy. Since 1975 it has provided a peer-reviewed forum for the exchange of ideas about the challenges faced by philosophers in the classroom, and has published the largest body of original work on philosophy teaching in the English language. Each quarterly issue offers a unique mix of articles, reports, case studies, and reviews. Topics regularly covered:include 1) Innovative teaching methods, classroom strategies, and new instructional materials; 2) Theoretical issues and pedagogical problems in the teaching of philosophy; 3) Experimental and interdisciplinary courses with philosophical content; 4) Courses that develop philosophical aspects of other fields; 5) Evaluation of teaching and learning assessment in philosophy; 6) Philosophy faculty development and student counseling; and 7) Reviews of books, software, instructional media, and online resources. [Philosophy]
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The Journal of Political Science Education has a very comprehensive mission, defined around the central concept of teaching and learning about politics. The audience for the journal is concerned with political teaching and learning, broadly conceived. The core audience includes political scientists at both undergraduate teaching institutions and research institutions involved in graduate student training. In addition, the audience includes those teaching at the community college level and, potentially, at the high school level as well. The journal includes topics regarding pedagogical scholarship and the scholarship of teaching and learning; discussion of assessment issues; and reviews of both textbooks and relevant teaching technologies of use to political scientists [Political Science]
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Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research (PRST-PER) is a peer-reviewed online open-access journal sponsored by the American Physical Society (APS), the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the APS Forum on Education (APS FEd). The journal covers the full range of experimental and theoretical research on the teaching and/or learning of physics. The criteria for acceptance of articles include the high scholarly and technical standards of our other Physical Review journals. Authors may submit review articles, replication studies, and descriptions of the development and use of new assessment tools. Presentations of research techniques and methodology comparisons/critiques will be considered. [Physics/Astronomy]
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The Physics Teacher Online (TPTO) publishes papers on the teaching of physics, and on topics such as contemporary physics, applied physics, and the history of physics—all aimed at the introductory-level teacher. [Physics/Astronomy]
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Astronomy Education Review (AER) is a web-based journal for everyone who works in astronomy and space science education. Published by the American Astronomical Society, the journal welcomes research papers, short articles on innovative work, and comparative reviews of resources related to education and outreach. [Physics/Astronomy]
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Basic and introductory psychology courses are the most popular electives on college campuses and a rapidly growing addition to high school curriculums. As such, Teaching of Psychology is indispensable as a source book for teaching methods and as a forum for new ideas. Dedicated to improving the learning and teaching process at all educational levels, this journal has established itself as a leading source of information and inspiration for all who teach psychology. Coverage includes empirical research on teaching and learning; studies of teacher or student characteristics; subject matter or content reviews for class use; investigations of student, course, or teacher assessment; professional problems of teachers; essays on teaching; innovative course descriptions and evaluations; curriculum designs; bibliographic material; demonstrations and laboratory projects; and news items. [Psychology]
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Psychology Learning & Teaching (PLAT) is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the sharing of good and innovative learning, teaching and assessment practices. The journal aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of learning and teaching in psychology and cognate disciplines at all levels. Each issue contains articles, reports, reviews of books and software relevant to psychology education, plus abstracts from two other journals. A major objective of PLAT is to establish and build up a culture of scholarship in relation to teaching practice in psychology and related areas. [Psychology]
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Teaching Theology & Religion sustains a new international discourse among faculty members about teaching and learning in the several sub-disciplines in the study of religion. The level of discourse and the quality of the journal are establishing teaching and learning as an equal partner in scholarly publication. [Religious Studies]
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Teaching Sociology (TS), published quarterly, provides articles, notes, and reviews intended to be helpful to the discipline's teachers. Articles range from experimental studies of teaching and learning to broad, synthetic essays on pedagogically important issues. The general intent is to share theoretically stimulating and practically useful information and advice with teachers. [Sociology]
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The Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JCJE) is an official publication of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). JCJE provides a forum for the examination, discussion and debate of a broad range of issues concerning post-secondary education in criminal justice, criminology and related areas.
The aim of JCJE is to enhance the quality of higher education in criminal justice and criminology. JCJE is an education-oriented journal for those undertaking educational and academic endeavors in the fields of criminal justice and criminology. Quality articles that address specific educational or academic issues in these areas are encouraged and will be considered for publication. [ Sociology]
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The Journal of Social Work Education addresses 1) issues relevant to the education and training of social workers at all levels and 2) innovative approaches to social work practice and their educational implications. Articles should be original, have a sound conceptual or empirical base, and be well argued. Manuscripts are considered original if they make a significant contribution to the advancement of existing knowledge.
Conceptual soundness requires defining terms, providing a review of relevant literature, and advancing an intellectually sound argument or discussion. Empirical soundness requires congruence between questions raised and methods used to test them. [Social Work]
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The Journal of Social Work Education is a refereed professional journal concerned with education in social work and social welfare. Its purpose is to serve as a forum for creative exchange on trends, innovations, and problems relevant to social work education at the undergraduate, master's, and postgraduate levels. [Social Work]
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The American Biology Teacher is an award winning and peer-refereed professional journal for K-16 biology teachers. Articles include topics such as modern biology content, biology teaching strategies for both the classroom and laboratory, field activities, and a wide range of assistance for application and professional development. Each issue features reviews of books, classroom materials, technology products, and "Biology Today." Published 9 times a year by the National Association of Biology Teachers, the journal also covers the social and ethical implications of biology and ways to incorporate such concerns into instructional programs. [Zoology]
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The Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) is the premier peer-reviewed publication for geoscience education research at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. JGE is the publication of record for NAGT, and serves as the only international forum for the publication of research concerning the pedagogy, assessment, and philosophy of teaching and learning about the geosciences. [Geology & Geophysics, Geography, Meteorology, Environmental Sustainability]
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The Journal of Sustainability Education (JSE) serves as a forum for academics and practitioners to share, critique, and promote research, practices, and initiatives that foster the integration of economic, ecological, and social-cultural dimensions of sustainability within formal and non-formal educational contexts. [Environmental Sustainability, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Environment]
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The Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE) was founded upon the conviction that the development of learning and teaching was vitally important to higher education. It is committed to promote, enhance and share geography learning and teaching in all institutions of higher education throughout the world, and provides a forum for geographers and others, regardless of their specialisms, to discuss common educational interests, to present the results of educational research, and to advocate new ideas. All submitted articles are peer reviewed. [Geography, GIS]
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The issue of sustainability in a higher education context is, to some extent, a rather recent theme. Current journals are either focusing on sustainable development per se, or on general higher education. There are no specific fully-refereed outlets to date, to disseminate the broad body of work and knowledge currently available on sustainability in a higher education context. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (IJSHE) is therefore the first scholarly publication to specifically address the need for the dissemination of information on sustainability matters at higher education institutions. [Environmental Sustainability, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Environment]
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The NOAA education community works collaboratively to advance the priorities outlined in NOAA's Education Strategic Plan and meet NOAA's Education Mission: "To advance environmental literacy and promote a diverse workforce in ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather, and climate sciences, encouraging stewardship and increasing informed decision making for the nation." This strategic direction is leveraged by the many cross-cutting education programs and initiatives (highlighted on this website) across NOAA. [Meteorology]
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The Journal of Education for Business is for those educating tomorrow's business leaders. The Journal's readership includes faculty, education administrators, and business managers interested in a rapidly changing world where business graduates will need new competencies and leadership skills to thrive. JEB features basic and applied research-based articles in accounting, communications, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and other business disciplines, trends, and professional information. JEB offers a forum for authors reporting on new successful teaching methods and curricula or proposing new theories and analyses of controversial issues. Its articles are selected through blind peer review. [Business – general]
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Journal of Management Education (JME), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, is a leading voice in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in management. JME welcomes contributions from all management educators who seek to reflect on their professional practice and to engage readers in an exploration of what or how to teach in order for students to learn and practice effective management. [Management & Entrepreneurship]
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This website is maintained by AIS and is for members only. The site has links grouped by topic. [MIS]
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The Academy of Management Journal publishes empirical research that tests, extends, or builds management theory and contributes to management practice. All empirical methods-including, but not limited to, qualitative, quantitative, field, laboratory, meta-analytic, and combination methods-are welcome. To be published in AMJ, a manuscript must make strong empirical and theoretical contributions and highlight the significance of those contributions to the management field. Thus, preference is given to submissions that test, extend, or build strong theoretical frameworks while empirically examining issues with high importance for management theory and practice. AMJ is not tied to any particular discipline, level of analysis, or national context. [Management & Entrepreneurship]
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The Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) is the premier peer-reviewed publication for geoscience education research at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. JGE is the publication of record for NAGT, and serves as the only international forum for the publication of research concerning the pedagogy, assessment, and philosophy of teaching and learning about the geosciences. [Geology & Geophysics, Geography, Meteorology, Environmental Sustainability]
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Founded in 1930, The Journal of Higher Education is the leading scholarly journal on the institution of higher education. Articles combine disciplinary methods with critical insight to investigate issues important to faculty, administrators, and program managers. [ELPS-Adult & Higher Education].
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The Review of Higher Education provides a forum for discussion of varied issues affecting higher education. The journal advances the study of college- and university-related topics through peer-reviewed articles, essays, reviews and research findings, and by emphasizing systematic inquiry--both quantitative and qualitative--and practical implications. Considered one of the leading research journals in the field, The Review keeps scholars, academic leaders, and public policymakers abreast of critical issues facing higher education today. The official journal of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). [ELPS-Adult & Higher Education]
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Educational Studies aims to provide a forum for original investigations and theoretical studies in education. The journal publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the study of education and its closely related disciplines. Papers should constitute original research, and should be methodologically sound, theoretically informed and of relevance to an international audience. The journal is particularly interested in research that aims to inform educational practice(s) within and/or across sectors. Whilst the journal is principally concerned with the social sciences, contributions from a wider field are encouraged. [ELPS-Educational Studies]
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Curriculum Inquiry is dedicated to the study of educational research, development, evaluation, and theory. This leading international journal brings together influential academics and researchers from a variety of disciplines around the world to provide expert commentary and lively debate. Articles explore important ideas, issues, trends, and problems in education, and each issue also includes provocative and critically analytical editorials covering topics such as curriculum development, educational policy, and teacher education. [ELPS-Educational Studies]
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Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ) presents empirical and conceptual articles focused on timely and critical leadership and policy issues of educational organizations. The journal embraces traditional and emergent research paradigms, methods, and issues. It promotes the publication of rigorous and relevant scholarly work that enhances links among and utility for educational policy, practice, and research arenas. [ELPS-Educational Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision]
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The Journal of Educational Administration seeks to meet the needs of principals, superintendents and directors of education interested in the practice and theory of educational administration. To ensure academic integrity, each paper submitted is subject to a triple-blind review process. In some circumstances this process may vary. Coverage includes 1) Career incentives of elementary school principals, 2) Leadership style of principals, 3) Multi-level school leadership, 4) Organizational processes in schools, 5) Policy implementation, 6) Teaching administrative theory, and 7) University teachers, researchers, and students of educational administration. [ELPS-Educational Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision]
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Computer Science Education aims to publish high-quality papers with a specific focus on teaching and learning within the computing discipline that are accessible and of interest to educators, researchers, and practitioners alike. Depending on their special interests, those working in the field may draw on subject areas as diverse as statistics, educational theory and the cognitive sciences in addition to technical computing knowledge. Papers may present work at different scales, from classroom-based empirical studies. [Computer Science]
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The aims of the IEEE Transactions on Education are both scientific and educational, grounded in the theory and practice of electrical and computer engineering. The scope covers education research, methods, materials, programs, and technology in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and fields within the scope of interest of IEEE. [ECE]
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Arts and Humanities in Higher Education is an international peer reviewed journal. It publishes articles, reviews and scholarly comment relating to the arts and humanities in higher education. Many of the articles are related to pedagogy. [Humanities, Fine Arts - general]
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The CORPS de Ballet International is a professional organization dedicated to the development, exploration, and advancement of ballet in higher education [Dance]
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The International Journal of Art & Design Education provides an international forum for the dissemination of ideas, practical developments, and research findings in art and design education. The Journal is a primary source for independently refereed articles about art and design education at all levels. The journal reflects and welcomes a wide range of theoretical and practical approaches, especially those that debate the social and cultural values which inform art and design education, offer illustrated case studies, analyze and exemplify specific art, craft and design practices in all sectors of education, and that critically engage with the past, present and future of art and design education. [Art, Architecture]
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Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research is a quarterly journal that reports quantitative, qualitative, historical, and philosophical research in art education, including explorations of theory and practice in the areas of art production, art criticism, aesthetics, art history, human development, curriculum and instruction, and assessment. Studies also publishes reports of applicable research in related fields such as anthropology, education, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. [Art & Art History, Liberal Studies]
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The mission of Art Journal, founded in 1941, is to provide a forum for scholarship and visual exploration in the visual arts; to be a unique voice in the field as a peer-reviewed, professionally mediated forum for the arts; to operate in the spaces between commercial publishing, academic presses, and artist presses; to be pedagogically useful by making links between theoretical issues and their use in teaching at the college and university levels; to explore relationships among diverse forms of art practice and production, as well as among art making, art history, visual studies, theory, and criticism; to give voice and publication opportunity to artists, art historians, and other writers in the arts; to be responsive to issues of the moment in the arts, both nationally and globally; to focus on topics related to twentieth- and twenty-first-century concerns; to promote dialogue and debate. The journal, which welcomes submissions from authors and artists worldwide and at every career stage, is published four times a year in spring, summer, autumn, and winter by the College Art Association. [Art & Art History]
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The mission of The George Balanchine Foundation is to utilize the Balanchine legacy to advance the development of dance and its allied arts in the United States and throughout the world on behalf of the dance community at large. This goal is pursued through a broad range of activities and programs, including concentrated research, ballet reconstructions, publications, lectures and videos, and other innovative projects. [Dance]
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The Dance Research Journal (DRJ) is published twice yearly by the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) and carries scholarly articles, book reviews, a list of books and journals received, and reports of scholarly conferences, archives, and other projects of interest to the field. [dance]
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Society of Dance History Scholars advances the field of dance studies through research, publication, performance, and outreach to audiences across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. [Dance]
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The first theatre publication devoted to issues of concern to practitioners, Theatre Topics focuses on performance studies, dramaturgy, and theatre pedagogy. Concise and timely articles on a broad array of practical, performance-oriented subjects (with special attention to topics of current interest to the profession) keep readers informed of the latest developments on the stage and in the classroom. The journal's audience includes scholars and students of theatre, educators, members of theatre associations, actors, directors, playwrights, designers, and theatre enthusiasts. Theatre Topics is an official publication of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). [Drama]
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The Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism (JDTC) was founded in 1986 at the University of Kansas and publishes full-length articles that contribute to the varied conversations in dramatic theory and criticism, explore the relationship between theory and theatre practice, and/or examine recent scholarship by a single author. [Drama]
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Journal of Research in Music Education is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal comprising reports of original research related to music teaching and learning. The wide range of topics includes various aspects of music pedagogy, history, and philosophy, and addresses vocal, instrumental, and general music at all levels, from early childhood through adult [Music]
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The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education provides a forum where contemporary research is made accessible to all with interest in music education. The Bulletin contains current research, and reviews of interest to the international music education profession. [Music]
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Studies in Musical Theatre is a refereed journal which considers areas of live performance that use vocal and instrumental music in conjunction with theatrical performance as a principal part of their expressive language.
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Journal of Research in Music Education is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal comprising reports of original research related to music teaching and learning. The wide range of topics includes various aspects of music pedagogy, history, and philosophy, and addresses vocal, instrumental, and general music at all levels, from early childhood through adult. [Music]
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Teaching Public Relations is a periodic monograph series designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas about effective classroom instruction. Copies are posted online and mailed as a supplement to the PRD's membership newsletter, Public Relations Update. [Journalism – Public Relations]
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Articles explore teaching topics of interest to journalism educators. These articles, written by members of the elected Committee on Teaching Standards, were featured in past issues of AEJMC News, the association newsletter. [Journalism – general]
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