Research, Citation, & Class Guides: Graduate Courses in Education: Key Journals for HELEAD

Key Journals in Higher Education

The following are samples of key journals to which UWW subscribes or has full-text access through various databases. Use this page to familiarize yourself with key journals in the field and to browse issues.

Search for additional journal titles using the Journals tab from the Library Home pictured at right:

You may also search Databases in Education if you are searching for articles about specific subjects.

Use ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan) to access journal articles to which UWW does not have full-text access in print or online.

For issues with any of the links below, please email the Education Librarian.

Academe AAUP's (American Association of University Professors) bimonthly magazine explores developments in higher education from the perspective of faculty members.
Active Learning in Higher Education
American Educational Research Journal AERJ
ASHE Higher Education Report Association for the Study of Higher Education (No longer published as of 2017)
Change Magazine: The Magazine of Higher Learning
Chronicle of Higher Education **
Complete subscription version.
CHE is a source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and administration in the United States, Canada, and abroad.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Educational Researcher
Higher Education Quarterly
Inside Higher Ed Free version. Use ILLiad to request articles not available via UW-W. Source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and administration
Journal about Women in Higher Education (NASPA)
Request articles from this journal via ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan)
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Journal of College Student Development by the American College Personnel Association; research about college students and the field of student affairs
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
The Journal of General Education For faculty, administrators, and policymakers; addresses the general education concerns of community colleges, four-year colleges, universities, and state systems.
The Journal of Higher Education "...scholarly journal on the institution of higher education. Articles combine disciplinary methods with critical insight to investigate issues important to faculty, administrators, and program managers."
Journal of Higher Education JHE
Journal of NCAA Compliance
Journal of Student Affairs Research & Practice (formerly NASPA) Also known as NASPA Journal (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Inc.) Not included in UWW journal subscriptions. Request articles via ILLiad.
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching "...peer-reviewed journal published at Miami University by and for faculty at universities and two- and four-year colleges to increase student learning through effective teaching, interest in and enthusiasm for the profession of teaching, and communication among faculty about their classroom experiences." (EBSCOhost)
Research in Higher Education RHE quantitative, institutional research
The Review of Higher Education
Teachers College Record
Records only; no full text. Use database to identify articles. Request articles using ILLiad.
Thought & Action Journal (ended 2018) Published by the NEA, this "peer-reviewed journal provides both theoretical and practical information on issues in higher education." (free e-journal)