InfoGuides: Special Education Research: Find Articles

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Education Research Complete
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A database of curricula, frameworks, and standards bringing together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subject covered in Pre K-12 and adult education.
APA PsycInfo (EBSCO)
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Covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. Includes more than 3.7 million records. View a tutorial on this database here.
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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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
Descriptive information and critical reviews of commercially-available standardized English-language educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence tests. Tutorial for the Mental Measurements Yearbook database.
Social Sciences Citation Index
A multidisciplinary database indexing more than 3,000 journals across 55 social science disciplines, as well as selected items from 3,500 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997.

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Listed below is a list of selected special education journals. If a journal you are interested in is not listed below, then search using the Looking for a specific journal box above. Remember to use the Title of the Journal in your search. Titles with an asterisk "**" are faculty recommended. See also second tab for additional faculty recommended journals.

Exceptional Children**
Original research on the education and development of exceptional infants, toddlers, children and youth and articles on professional issues of concern to special educators
1951 to present
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities (FOCUS)
Offers practical educational and treatment suggestions for teachers, trainers, and parents of persons with autism or other pervasive developmental disabilities.
1996 to present
Infants and Young Children
Focuses on vulnerable children from birth to five years of age and their families.
2002 to present
International Journal of Inclusive Education
Provides a strategic forum for international and multi-disciplinary dialogue on inclusive education for all educators and educational policy-makers
1977 to present
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (PBI)
Offers sound, research-based principles of positive behavior support for use in school, home and community settings with people with challenges in behavioral adaptation.
1999 to present
Journal of Special Education**
Provides research articles and scholarly reviews on special education for individuals with mild to severe disabilities.
1966 to present
Learning Disability Quarterly**
Research and scholarship concerning children, youth, and adults with learning disabilities.
1978 to present
Remedial and Special Education (RASE)**
Offers interdisciplinary articles that bridge the gap between theory and practice involving the education of individuals for whom typical instruction is not effective
1984 to present
Teaching Exceptional Children
Features research-to-practice information and materials for classroom use, as well as current issues in special education teaching and learning.
1999 to present
Zero to Three
Works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development

Journal of Learning Disabilities (PRO-ED)
Provides specials series, feature articles (extensive literature reviews, theoretical papers, and position papers), research articles, and intervention articles.
from 01/01/1968 to present
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Focuses on intellectual disability, its causes, treatment, and prevention.
from 01/01/2009 to present
Continues the American Journal on Mental Retardation (02/01/1997 to 11/30/2008)
Behavioral Disorders
Articles, reports and reviews focusing on the education of students with emotional and behavioral disorders.
02/01/1997 to present
Older articles are available via JSTOR
Intervention in School and Clinic
Equips teachers and clinicians with hands-on tips, techniques, methods, and ideas for improving assessment, instruction, and management for individuals with learning disabilities or behavior disorders.
from 01/01/1991 to present
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Offers interdisciplinary research, practice, and commentary related to individuals with emotional and behavioral disabilities.
from 01/01/1993 to present
Journal of Special Education
Provides research articles and scholarly reviews on special education for individuals with mild to severe disabilities.
from 01/01/1966 to present
Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice
Addresses the nature and characteristics of children and adults with learning disabilities, program development, assessment practices, and instruction.
from 2001 to present
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities
Includes rticles on such topics as inclusion, augmentative and alternative communication, supported living and employment, early childhood issues, self-advocacy, positive behavioral supports, disability rights and issues of concern to families.
from 03/01/2002 to present