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Key Instructional Design Databases

Education Database
Gives users access to over 900 educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text from 1988 to present. Coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling, and adult education.
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Education Research Complete
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Education Research Complete covers all aspects of education including multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and all levels of education from early childhood to higher education.
Educational Administration Abstracts
Abstracts of literature concerning educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, and educational research.
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LearnTechLib
Contains over thirty years worth of peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and conference papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning.
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ProQuest Career & Technical Education
Vocational information database includes more than 600 titles, over 500 available in full text for research on almost any technical topic. View a tutorial on this database here.
ScienceDirect
Access (searching and browsing) journals and eBooks published by Elsevier and its partners. Covers most disciplines, including science, medicine, economics and the social sciences.
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Web of Science: Core Collection
Contains citations and searchable author abstracts, covering scholarly literature in journals, books and conference proceedings. Includes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Book Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Index Chemicus, and Emerging Sources Citation Index. Additional resources available by selecting from the dropdown list next to the Core Collection heading. Tutorial for the Web of Science: Core Collection database.

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Key Instructional Design Journals

International Journal of Technology and Design Education
Encourages research and scholarly writing covering all aspects of technology and design education.
from 03/01/1990 to present
Journal of Learning Design
Aims to provide a forum for critical debate and professional exchange about models, theoretical positioning and best practice in learning design.
from 2005 to present
Journal of the Learning Sciences
JLS provides a multidisciplinary forum for research on education and learning that informs theories of how people learn and the design of learning environments.
from 01/01/1997 to present
Learning and Instruction
Provides a platform for the publication of the most advanced scientific research in the areas of learning, development, instruction and teaching.
from 1991 to present
Metacognition and Learning
Addresses fundamental theoretical issues, measurement issues regarding both quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as empirical studies about individual differences in metacognition
from 04/01/2006 to present
New Directions for Teaching and Learning
A unique blend of theory, research, and practice to leaders in postsecondary education. NDTL sourcebooks strive not only for solid substance but also for timeliness, compactness, and accessibility.
from 01/01/1996 to present
Review of Educational Research
Publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education, including conceptualizations, interpretations, and syntheses of literature and scholarly work in a field broadly relevant to education and educational research.
from 01/01/1931 to present
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE)
Contains articles focusing on the issues and challenges of providing theory, research and information services to global learners in any kind of distance education or open learning applications.
from 07/01/2008 to present

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