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Specialization Resources List
Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability (AEA) .........................................................1
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA)................................................................1
Early Childhood Education (ECE).....................................................................................2
Educational Technology ...................................................................................................3
Global and Comparative Education (GCE).......................................................................4
General and Self-Designed .............................................................................................4
Higher Education ..............................................................................................................5
K-12 Leadership ...............................................................................................................6
Learning, Instruction, and Innovation (LII) ........................................................................6
Reading and Literacy Leadership (RLL) ...........................................................................7
Special Education ............................................................................................................8
Teacher Leadership (TL) ..................................................................................................8
Methodology (All Students)...............................................................................................9
Tips for Doctoral Learners (All Students).........................................................................9
Specialization: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability (AEA)
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: American Evaluation Association - http://www.eval.org/
Primary Research Journal in the field: Educational Assessment, Evaluation & Accountability Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Primary Application Journal in the field: Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
Additional recommended resources: • http://aalhe.org/ • http://www.iaea.info/ • http://www.aacu.org/resources/assessment • http://www.nwea.org/ • http://www.assessmentconferences.com/
Specialization: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA)
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development • National Council of Teachers of English • American Educational Research Association • International Association for K-12 Online Learning • American Association of School Administrators • Association for Supervision of Curriculum Development
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Journal of Curriculum and Supervision • Journal of Teacher Education • Review of Research in Education • Review of Educational Research • Research in the Teaching of English • Educational Researcher • AASA Journal (American Association of School Administrators)
Primary Application Journal in the field: • Educational Leadership • EduCore Tools for Teaching Common Core • NCTE Voices From the Middle • The Superintendent
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Additional recommended resources: • Eric Jensen's works on teaching with the Brain in Mind including his works on
teaching children living in poverty and the impact of arts education • Howard Gardner's works on multiple intelligences • Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching • Ruby Payne - Understanding Poverty • Kouzes and Posner's work on Effective Leadership Traits • Not an academician, but Ingrid Bens has a wonderful set of texts, videos, etc. on
mastering group facilitation skills that is a must for anyone working towards a leadership role.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNlkHtMgcPQ this is humorous but a great writing resource presented in an accessible way (TED Ed)
• School Science and Mathematics (journal) • Review of Educational Research (good place to start looking for lit) • Educational Leadership • The Journal of Curriculum And Supervision • Journal of School Principals • The Journal of Educational Administration • ASCD Briefs • Dissertations abstracts in the Walden Library for other Walden projects as
examples • Research Gate or Academia.edu for finding papers that are not in the library
because of embargo • International Reading Association • Florida Center for Reading Research • What Works Clearing House • Education Atlas
Specialization: Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org
Primary Research Journal in the field: Early Childhood Research Quarterly http://www.naeyc.org/publications/ecrq
Primary Application Journal in the field: Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/yc/ Teaching Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/
Additional recommended resources: • Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) www.acei.org
o Journal of Research in Childhood Education http://www.acei.org/jrce.html o Childhood Education http://www.acei.org/childhood-education
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o Early Years Bulletin http://www.acei.org/early-years-bulletin
• Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org o Zero to Three Journal
http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/areas-of-expertise/zero-to-three-journal/
• Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) www.srcd.org o Child Development (research journal) http://www.srcd.org/publications/child-
development
Specialization: Educational Technology
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
http://www.aect.org/ • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) – https://www.iste.org/
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D) http://aect.site-
ym.com/?page=ed_technology_r_d • Journal of Research on Technology in Education -
http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/journals/jrte
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) – all publications that are free to AECT members, including multiple books and journals: http://aect.site-ym.com/?publications_landing
Primary Application Journal in the field: • Tech Trends - http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=techtrends • Learning & Leading - http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-leading
Additional recommended resources: • Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) - http://www.cosn.org/ • Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (Merlot) -
http://www.merlot.org/ • Sloan-C - http://sloanconsortium.org/ • United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA):
http://www.usdla.org/research-center/ • Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning!
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/
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Specialization: Global and Comparative Education (GCE)
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • Comparative and International Education Society http://www.cies.us/
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Comparative Education Review • Comparative Education • Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
Primary Application Journal in the field: • The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives
Additional recommended resources: • Stanford’s International and Comparative Education Research Guide -
http://www.stanford.edu/group/cubberley/research_guides/International%20and% 20Comparative%20Education
• World Council of Comparative Education Societies - http://www.wcces.com//index.html
• Comparative Education Research Centre - http://cerc.comparativist.org/ • INSTEAD International - http://insteadinternational.com/ • Gulf Comparative Education Society - http://gulfcomped.ning.com/
Specialization: General and Self-Designed Specialization
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • Refer to journals listed for other Specializations • National Education Association • K-College
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Refer to journals listed for other Specializations • Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice
Primary Application Journal in the field: • Refer to journals listed for other Specializations
Additional recommended resources: • Walden writing center webinar especially on writing and research. • Turnitin tutorial • APA manual review • Library tutorial for finding information • Demystifying working with your mentor and faculty member; it is ok to contact us
for information and help.
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Specialization: Higher Education
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • Association of American Colleges and Universities http://www.aacu.org/ • American Association of Community Colleges
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Educational Researcher http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=317 • Research in Higher Education http://www.springerlink.com/content/101599/ • International Journal of Special Education
http://www.internationaljournalofspecialeducation.com/
Primary Application Journal in the field: • The Journal of Higher Education
https://ohiostatepress.org/index.htm?journals/jhe/jhemain.htm • Women in Higher Education http://www.wihe.com/ • The Teaching Professor http://www.teachingprofessor.com/ • Diverse Issues in Higher Education http://www.diverseeducation.com • Teaching in Higher Education http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cthe20/current • Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education • http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02602938.asp • Teaching Exceptional Children http://journals.cec.sped.org/tec/
Additional recommended resources: • Studies in Higher Education http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cshe20/current • Review of Higher Education
http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/review_of_higher_education/ • Planning for Higher Education http://www1.scup.org/PHE/FMPro?-db=PHE.fp5&-
lay=Home&-format=home.htm&-FindAny • Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjhe20/current • Innovative Higher Education http://ihe.uga.edu/publications/innovative-higher-
education • Journal of College Teaching and Learning http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ • Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal
http://www.ldanatl.org/journal.asp • Journal of Emotional and Behavior Disorders http://ebx.sagepub.com/ • Journal of Secondary Gifted Education
http://pendientedemigracion.ucm.es/info/sees/web/LINKS/Journal%20of%20Sec ondary%20Gifted%20Education.htm
• Journal of Intellectual Disability Research http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2788
• Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/umid20/current
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Specialization: K-12 Leadership
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • K-12 Leadership: American Association of School Administrators (AASA) • LPCE: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Primary Research Journal in the field: • K-12 Leadership: Educational Researcher • LPCE: American Educational Research Journal
Primary Application Journal in the field: • K-12 Leadership: Education Administration Quarterly • LPCE: Journal of Education Policy
Additional recommended resources: K-12 Leadership
• NASSP – National Association of Secondary School Principals • NAESP – National Association of Elementary School Principals • ASCD – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development • NABSE – National Alliance for Black School Educators • NEA – National Education Association
LPCE • UCEA – University Council on Educational Administration • CCSSO – Council of Chief State School Officers • NCES – National Center on Educational Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ • ERIC – Education Resources Information Center • SREB – Southern Region Education Board • Chronicle of Higher Education
Specialization: Learning, Instruction, and Innovation (LII)
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) – https://www.iste.org/ • Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) –
http://www.aect.org/ • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) –
http://www.ascd.org • American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) – http://www.astd.org/
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning -
http://www.oldcitypublishing.com/TICL/TICL.html
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• Journal of Research on Technology in Education - http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/journals/jrte
• Tech Trends - http://aect.site-ym.com/?page=techtrends
Primary Application Journal in the field: • ISTE: Learning & Leading - http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-
leading • ASTD: T&D - http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD
Additional recommended resources: • Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) - http://www.cosn.org/ • Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (Merlot) -
http://www.merlot.org/ • Sloan-C - http://sloanconsortium.org/
Specialization: Reading and Literacy Leadership
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • International Reading Association (IRA) • Literacy Research Association
Primary Research Journal in the field: • AERA Journal (American Education Research Association) • Reading Teacher • Reading Research Quarterly • Education Researcher • Phi Delta Kappan • Journal of Literacy Research
Primary Application Journal in the field: • Educational Leadership • Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Additional recommended resources: American Journal of Evaluation (see www.eval.org) New Directions for Evaluation (see www.eval.org) American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators (see www.eval.org)
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Specialization: Special Education
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • Council for Exceptional Children (http://www.cec.sped.org/)
Primary Research Journal in the field: Exceptional Children (journals.cec.sped.org/ec)
Primary Application Journal in the field: Teaching Exceptional Children (journals.cec.sped.org/tec)
Additional recommended resources:
• Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal www.ldanatl.org/journal.asp
• Journal of Emotional and Behavior Disorders (http://ebx.sagepub.com/) • Journal of Secondary Gifted Education
pendientedemigracion.ucm.es/.../Journal%20of%20Secondary%20Gifted
• Journal of Intellectual Disability Research onlinelibrary.wiley.com › ... › Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
• Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities www.tandfonline.com
Specialization: Teacher Leadership
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field: • American Educational Research Association • National Association for Multicultural Education • National Council of Teachers of English • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Primary Research Journal in the field: • Harvard Educational Review • Educational Researcher • Review of Educational Research • American Educational Research • Review of Research in Education
Primary Application Journal in the field: • Educational Leadership • Language Arts
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Additional recommended resources: • National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ • SAGE Research Methods http://srmo.sagepub.com • Education Arena Bulletin http://www.educationarena.com/ • Research Methods Knowledge Base http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/ • Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
http://www.aace.org/ • International Society for Technology in Education https://www.iste.org/ • International Association for K-12 Online Learning http://www.inacol.org/
Specialization: Methodology (ALL STUDENTS)
Name of Primary Professional Organization in the field:
Primary Research Journal in the field: Specialization specific; see individual Specializations
Primary Application Journal in the field: Specialization specific; see individual Specializations
Additional recommended resources: American Journal of Evaluation (see www.eval.org ) New Directions for Evaluation (see www.eval.org ) American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators (see www.eval.org)
• All of the AERA Journals: o American Educational Research Journal o Review of Educational Research o Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis o Educational Researcher, Review of Research in Education o Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
• Educational Administration Quarterly, Learning Environments Research
If you could give doctoral candidates one tip, what may it be?
The Walden Specialization directors were asked to give you some advice as you start your journey. The following is their counsel for you.
• Get involved in the professional associations within your field and subscribe to a few of the top journals to stay abreast of current news and research in the field.
• The "D" in the degree is for Determination. No matter what happens, keep moving forward! Every step moves you closer to the degree.
• Keep your eye on the diploma—do whatever is necessary to get from here to there.
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• I have 2 search strings running on Google Scholar for about 4 years now: • what is an evaluative case study • what is a qualitative Specialization evaluation
These have been goldmines for probably hundreds of articles that I have read — and I saved many.
• Focus on time management. • You need to understand that the pursuit of a doctoral degree requires
dedicated time and discipline. • Get involved. Begin to develop your professional identity with your chosen
field from the very start of your Specialization. Join at least one professional organization and become active in your state and/or local chapter. Find opportunities for service in your chosen field. Attend conferences. Read journals. Start to think about how you can contribute to the field and how you can grow as a scholar practitioner. These activities will add richness, depth, and context to your studies and will help you decide whether the field is right for you.
• We are preparing you for positions that don’t exist today. Technology is changing the way people learn and do business. Be prepared to be challenged in your thinking!
• A major part of the doctoral Specialization is the dissertation or doctoral study. As early as possible (maybe the second quarter) start reading recent dissertations or doctoral studies on topics of interest. Pay attention to the organization, writing style, and content. One a quarter, or every other quarter, will do. The Walden librarian can help locate appropriate documents. Doing this will help to demystify the process and reduce anxiety.
• Start reading about your area of interest right from the beginning of your Specialization. If you don’t have an area of interest, you need to explore immediately what local problems you might want to address.
• Decide on a dissertation topic you are passionate about. • Be excited and invest in your research. • Join the International Reading Association and try to attend a conference. • Watch for conferences of the American Education Research Association. • Stay current with topics in literacy education. • Focus on one aspect of literacy that is your passion and then learn about the
“movers and shakers” in that area. • Do not be wed to every word that you write. • Whatever your interest area, read, read, read, and read some more on the
topic/area of interest. • “Get ready to think outside the box … and be willing to throw the box away.”
Dr Cheri Toledo, Specialization coordinator, LII
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