Professional Associations and Their Journals

Below are several associations that are active in education research, along with some of the journals they publish that are more research oriented. Many publish other magazines and journals aimed at teachers and many also publish books, videos and other materials.

To decide which associations are likely to be of most interest to you, go to the library and look over the last two-three issues of these journals. You can also visit the web sites for the associations and learn about their conferences and their other publications.

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

• American Educational Research Journal
• Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis
• Review of Research in Education
• Review of Research in Education (annual book)
• Educational Researcher
• Journal of Educational Statistics

Associations Concerned about Specific School Subjects

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

• Mathematics Teacher
• Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

National Association for Research in Science Education (NARST)

• Journal of Research in Science Teaching

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

• Research in the Teaching of English
• College Composition and Communication
• English Education
• English Journal

International Reading Association (IRA)

• Reading Research Quarterly

National Council of History Education (NCHE)

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

• Social Education

Associations Derived from the Foundation Disciplines

Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE)

• Anthropology and Education Quarterly

Philosophy of Education Society (PES)