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Education Research Guide: EDUC 782

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EDUC 782: Historical Perspectives Higher Education

APA Format Quick Guide

APA Sample Paper

 

Course Description:

This course provides a historical foundation of how ideas and practices from the past influence current trends in higher education.

 

Course Rationale:

This foundational course provides candidates a brief historical overview of higher education in the United States with an emphasis on diversity, organizational structure, and individual roles. This course will also examine contemporary issues in higher education which have historical significance and implications for future leaders in higher education.
 

Finding Books

JFL Collection:

To find library items, go to the library home page, select format from the choices 

Physical books and E-books are found in the JFL catalog. Also, requests for additional physical books can be requested through InterLibrary Loan. 

E-books:

To locate E-book titles, search in the JFL catalog. Go to the library home page, select Books from the choices, and choose E-books. On the results page, click Full Text Online. Use the filters to narrow results, since leaving Full Text Online unchecked may include print books with online reviews.

Finding Article Databases

Explore this interactive module to learn how to choose the best databases for your topic.

 Databases most applicable to education:
Education Research Complete
Definitive resource for education research including 1,500+ journals, full text for 750+ journals, 100+ books/monographs, and conference papers.
ERIC
The world’s largest digital library of educational literature, including journal articles, books, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and other education-related materials.
Proquest Education
Provides access to over 790 top educational publications, including more than 615 of the titles in full text
Taylor and Francis Online
Over 200 titles covering curriculum studies, early years education, education research, educational leadership and management, and more.
Teacher Reference Center
      Indexing and abstracts for peer-reviewed education journals
 
Additional suggestions: (General)
Academic Search Complete
Full text journal articles covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more. Updated on a daily basis.
JSTOR
Provides full text electronic access to back issues of over 1,000 core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
 

Outcome G

Produce a piece of research related to an identified issue or program in higher education. [Student Affairs Issue Project]

 

Sample Journal Articles

The following journal articles are related to current issues in student affairs.

Kelchen, R. (2019). An empirical examination of the Bennett hypothesis in law school prices. Economics of Education Review, 73,
        101915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2019.101915

Verge, T. (2021). Gender equality policy and universities: Feminist strategic alliances to re-gender the curriculum. Journal of Women,
        Politics & Policy, 42(3), 191-206. 10.1080/1554477X.2021.1904763. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2021.1904763

Webber, K. L., & Burns, R. (2021). Increases in graduate student debt in the US: 2000 to 2016. Research in Higher Education, 62(5),       
       709-732. 10.1007/s11162-020-09611-x. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-020-09611-x

 

Sample E-book

Hurley, T. A. (2020). In Hurley T. A. (Ed.), Inclusive access and open educational resources e-text programs in higher education. Springer. 10.1007/978-3-030-45730-3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45730-3