Selected Scholarly Journals
- Academic Leadership Aimed at those in the academic world who are dedicated to advancing the field through their research.
- Community College Journal of Research & Practice Publishes original research papers in the fields of community and junior college education and the social and behavioral sciences.
- Community College Review CCR publishes articles on all aspects of community college administration, education, and policy, both within the American higher education system as well as within the higher education systems of other countries that have similar tertiary institutions.
- 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.
- Journal of College Student Development Research about college students and the field of student affairs
- Journal of Higher Education Publishes original research reporting on the academic study of higher education
- 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.
- Review of Higher Education 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.
Literature Review
APA's Publication Manual (2010) defines literature reviews as "critical evaluations of material that has already been published" (p. 10). There are many literature review types. See the linked article below for a comprehensive chart.
References:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 9781433805615Publication Date: 2010-01-01In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.
- A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologiesGrant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91-108. doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
Lit Review Tutorials
- Lit Review Process Guide: Harvard University LibrariesThis guide is an introduction to the basics of conducting a literature review in the social sciences, with a focus on education.
- How to Conduct a Lit Review: University of Alabama LibrariesThis course guide is designed to help faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students in the process of conducting and writing a literature review for any discipline.
- Annotated BibliographyThis is a Research Guide on doing an Annotated Bibliography.
Remember - this was designed for undergraduates to use. Graduate students will need to have a much more substantive and thorough analysis in the annotation. - Am I The Only One Struggling To Write A Literature Review?O'Leary, Z. (Academic). (2017). Am i the only one struggling to write a literature review [Streaming video]. Retrieved from SAGE Research Methods.