Research Guides: M.S. Instructional Design &amp; Learning Technology: 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.

Instructional Design and Learning Technology Databases

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.
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.
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.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for publications in sociology.

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

Recommended Instructional Design Journals

Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology
A peer-reviewed book series specializing in rapid publication of proceedings of international conferences, workshops and symposia as well as state-of-the-art volumes on topics of current interest in educational technology and psychology areas focusing on innovative methods and technologies.
British Journal of Educational Technology
BJET is a primary source for academics and professionals in the fields of digital educational and training technology throughout the world. The Journal is published by Wiley on behalf of The British Educational Research Association (BERA).
Chronicle of Higher Education
1999 - 1 month ago
Contemporary Educational Technology
Focusing on theory, research, and development in the field of educational technology.
Educational Technology, Research and Development
Educational Technology Research and Development is the only scholarly journal in the field focusing entirely on research and development in educational technology.
Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies (ITLT)
ITLT—formerly published as Issues and Trends in Educational Technology—is published semiannually by the Learning Technology program at the University of Arizona. The journal covers design, development, use and assessment of educational technology in innovative ways, and features articles about research and theory as well as book, serious game and article reviews.
Journal of Educational Technology Systems
The Journal of Educational Technology Systems (ETS) deals with systems in which technology and education interface and is designed to inform educators who are interested in making optimum use of technology.

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Recommended Instructional Design Journals