Cogent Education is a fully peer-reviewed, open access, international scholarly journal with a mission to help researchers publish their work for a global audience and discover new exciting connections. Cogent Education considers original research articles in any of the following branches of educational research: Curriculum & Teaching Studies; Educational Assessment & Evaluation; Educational Leadership & Management; Education Policy; Educational Psychology & Counseling; Information & Communications Technology in Education, International and Comparative Education; Professional Education & Training; Student Learning, Childhood Voices; and Teacher Education and Development. Cogent Education open access articles are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 International license agreement.
Cogent Education is one in a series of open access journals by Cogent and affiliated with Taylor and Francis. Cogent Education has several areas of interest including Curriculum and Teaching, Educational Assessment and Evaluation, Educational Leadership and Management, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology and Counseling, Information and Communications Technology in Education, International and Comparative Education, Professional Education and Training, Student Learning, Childhood & Voices, and Teacher Education and Development. The editors and staff span the globe. Open access journals often require a fee from their authors to publish, which is a point of debate in the scholarly community.
Type of Material:
Open Journal-Article
Recommended Uses:
This resource can be used in class, as homework, in groups, or as an individual. Because it is open source, it can be accessed without a password or membership. This makes it possible for students and teachers to access it off campus and even after their affiliation with a particular institution ends.
Technical Requirements:
PDF reader is required for accessing the articles
Identify Major Learning Goals:
1. Access and read peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles in the field of education.
2. Research topics in education.
3. Investigate new and emerging theories and practices in the field of education.
4. Compare educational theories and practices across disciplines and across the globe.
5. Practice search skills in online journals and databases
Target Student Population:
Because reading and interpreting research journals requires a higher reading level, this journal would best be used by those at the college level or higher. However, some high school teachers could use this resource if they facilitate the process of finding and interpreting the articles.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
A knowledge of research skills (such as identifying sources, key words, and using search engines) would be helpful. A higher reading level would make understanding the articles easier and a familiarity with the subject matter, underlying theories, and authors in the field would make the experience richer.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Cogent Education takes an objective and constructive approach to peer review. Editorial teams evaluate submissions based on their scholarly and methodological soundness rather than the perceived level of future importance. Cogent Education covers a wide variety of educational topics from policy to technology to instruction. Articles are current and peer-reviewed.
Concerns:
• To create an assignment around this resource, most of the work falls to the instructor.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Individuals who are looking to publish education research article will find information on this site that is helpful and useful. Their publishing process is clearly outlined. The journal provides a large resource of material from which one could create assignments. Articles are sorted by subtopic for ease of use.
Concerns:
• This journal is more of a resource than a teaching tool. Therefore, while it is flexible it also provides little guidance in its use in a formal classroom environment.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
• Intuitive browsing makes finding articles easy
• Multi-level organization for articles allows for article categories to be narrowed by several parameters in a visually appealing environment.
• Advanced search options are detailed and sophisticated
• Ability to save searches and show search history is useful
Concerns:
None
Creative Commons:
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