Research Guides: Masters of Education in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.): Articles / Databases

Finding Articles through the Library

You can search for articles, or other information, from the following sources:

See our list of Education databases, or the recommended databases below on this page, for a list of recommended databases to search for articles on this topic.
This page also lists recommended databases and websites for finding statistical information
The Education Journals box at the bottom of this page lists recommended public administration journals you can read or search for articles.

The research and search help page of this guide has information on using Google Scholar or EBSCO databases for your article search, as well as how to use the library's journal search tool to look for an article by citation or see if the library provides access to a specific journal.

Education Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides full text of articles from over 350 journals as far back as 1996, in addition to indexing of more than 770 periodicals dating back to 1983. Subject coverage includes adult education, multicultural/ethnic education, special education, teaching methods, and educational tests.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles and other publications in education research.
Electronic Journal Center (OhioLINK) This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 7,000 research journals.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Educational Resources Information Center. Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline is the world's largest fully searchable, image-based government document and legal research database. It contains comprehensive coverage from inception of both U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,400 scholarly journals, all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, and access to the full text of state and federal case law powered by Fastcase. This Government, Politics & Law HeinOnline package offers special collections on Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law and Women and the Law among others.
Professional Development Collection [Educators] This link opens in a new window
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

News Databases

Newsbank This link opens in a new window
Newsbank provides 12,000+ full text sources from over 200 countries and 250+ full color PDF versions of newspapers with same day delivery.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns.
U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the Chicago Tribune (1985 - present), Los Angeles Times (1985 - present), New York Times (1980 - present), Wall Street Journal (1984 - present) and Washington Post (1987 - present); you can search all five newspapers using the search box on the main page, or select an individual newspaper to search only that paper

Organizational Leadership Journals

Chronicle of Higher Education
News and trends, legislation, meetings, seminars, workshops, classified employment advertising for higher education administrators, faculty members, researchers & scholars.
Community College Enterprise
Published by and for community college practitioners, fosters & shares sound educational practices based upon scholarship & research.
Community College Review
A refereed, scholarly journal of original articles on both the theoretical and practical aspects of community college education in the areas of administration and management, changing technology, instruction, programming and curriculum and student needs.
Higher Education
Presents essays on general higher education, but especially related to discussions of specific disciplinary perspectives and reflections of personal teaching practices.
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Authoritative overview articles, comparative studies and analyses of specific problems affecting universities, technical colleges, polytechnics, adult education institutes, specialist institutions and research institutes worldwide.
Higher Education Quarterly
Discussion and analysis of current policy questions in higher education.
Innovative Higher Education
A refereed scholarly journal of articles presenting descriptions and evaluations of current innovations in higher education that strike a balance between practice and theory.
International Journal of Educational Management
IJEM provides those interested in the effective management of the educational process with a broad overview of developments and best practice in the field, with particular reference to how new ideas can be applied worldwide.
International Review of Research in Open & Distance Learning
Provides a forum for the development of the knowledge base and professional practice of leadership education world-wide.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
Multidisciplinary in perspective, this quarterly journal offers insights into theory and research that can help guide the efforts of institutions of higher education in the pursuit of inclusive excellence.
Journal of Higher Education
Published in affiliation with the American Association for Higher Education. Articles, review essays and book reviews dealing with all aspects of higher education.
Journal of Leadership Education
Provides a forum for the development of the knowledge base and professional practice of leadership education world-wide.
Planning for Higher Education
Covers trends and issues in academic planning and management, planning techniques and applied research of relevance to educational decision making.
Research in Higher Education
Empirical studies on administration and faculty, curriculum and instruction, student characteristics, alumni assessment, recruitment and admissions, prediction and student academic performance, attrition and transfer for college administrators.

Educational Administration Quarterly
Articles on education reform, governance and reform in colleges of education, and the professional preparation of educational administrators.
Educational Leadership
Articles presenting a variety of viewpoints aimed at leaders in elementary, middle and secondary education, those interested in curriculum, instruction, supervision and leadership in schools.
Educational Management Administration & Leadership
Presents research and analysis on all aspects of leadership, management, administration and policy in education. Peer-Reviewed.
Educational Policy: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Policy and Practice
Educational Policy provides an interdisciplinary forum for improving education in primary and secondary schools, as well as in higher education and non school settings. Educational Policy is concerned with the practical consequences of policy decisions and alternatives. It examines the relationship between educational policy and educational practice, and sheds new light on important debates and controversies within the field.
Elementary School Journal
Original studies, reviews of research and conceptual analyses for researchers and practitioners interested in elementary schooling. (12 month delay on articles)
International Journal of Education Leadership and Policy Journal
Dedicated to enriching the education policy and leadership knowledge base, and promoting exploration and analysis of policy alternatives.
Journal of Educational Administration
International refereed journal in the field of educational leadership and management. Publishes research on educational administration conducted across diverse political, economic and socio-cultural contexts.
Journal of Education Finance
Original articles concerned with the problems and issues of education finance that advance knowledge, theory and practice selected through blind review.
Journal of Research on Leadership Education
The Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE) provides an international venue for scholarship and discourse on the teaching and learning of leadership across the many disciplines that inform the field of educational leadership.
Journal of Special Education Leadership
Provides practical information with a solid research base to meet the needs of special education directors, principals, superintendents and researchers. Peer-Reviewed.
Leadership & Policy in Schools
Presents information for school administrators about educational leadership and educational policy.

Journal of Business and Educational Leadership
Focuses on topics in business and educational leadership, including pedagogies for business ethics, creating online brand value, etc. Peer-Reviewed.
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership
Publishes peer-reviewed cases appropriate for use in programs that prepare educational leaders. The journal offers a wide range of cases that embody relevant and timely presentations of issues germane to the preparation of educational leaders.
Management in Education
Provides a forum for the exchange of trends & innovations in educational management & administration, allowing readers to evaluate developments & share management ideas & techniques.
Organization Development Journal
Enhances the capacity for practitioner-scholar dialogue & promotes principles of practice of organizational development & change.

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Finding Articles through the Library

Education Databases

News Databases

Organizational Leadership Journals