Goodyear et al. 2009. The Intellectual Foundations of Education: Core Journals and Their Impacts on Scholarship and Practice. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER 38 (9): 700-706

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Goodyear, RK; Brewer, DJ; Gallagher, KS; Tracey, TJG; Claiborn, CD; 
Lichtenberg, JW; Wampold, BE. 2009. The Intellectual Foundations of 
Education: Core Journals and Their Impacts on Scholarship and Practice. 
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER 38 (9): 700-706..

Author Full Name(s): Goodyear, Rodney K.; Brewer, Dominic J.; Gallagher, Karen 
Symms; Tracey, Terence J. G.; Claiborn, Charles D.; Lichtenberg, James W.; 
Wampold, Bruce E.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: faculty development; higher education; research utilization
KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; SCIENCE; INFORMATION; DIMENSION

Abstract: Academic journals are the primary mode of communication among 
researchers, and they play a central role in the creation, diffusion, and use of 
knowledge. This article updates previous attempts to identify a core set of 
journals that most education scholars would acknowledge as consequential 
sources. On the basis of nominations from a panel of experts, 11 primary 
journals were identified; 3 of these-American Educational Research Journal, 
Educational Researcher, and Review of Educational Research-were nominated 
by at least one third of the respondents. The impact of these journals is 
assessed using a number of alternative metrics. In addition, differences in 
impact on policy and practice versus scholarship are considered.

Addresses: [Goodyear, Rodney K.] Univ Redlands, Sch Educ, Redlands, CA 
92373 USA; [Brewer, Dominic J.; Gallagher, Karen Symms] Univ So Calif, Rossier 
Sch Educ, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA; [Brewer, Dominic J.] Stanford Univ, 
Stanford, CA 94305 USA; [Brewer, Dominic J.] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 
94720 USA; [Tracey, Terence J. G.; Claiborn, Charles D.] Arizona State Univ, 
Counseling Program, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA; [Tracey, Terence J. G.; Claiborn, 
Charles D.] Arizona State Univ, Counseling Psychol Program, Tempe, AZ 85287 
USA; [Lichtenberg, James W.] Univ Kansas, Sch Educ, Lawrence, KS 66045 
USA; [Wampold, Bruce E.] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Counseling Psychol, Madison, 
WI 53715 USA

Reprint Address: Goodyear, RK, Univ Redlands, Sch Educ, 1200 E Colton 
Ave,POB 3080, Redlands, CA 92373 USA.

E-mail Address: rod_goodyear at redlands.edu; dominicb at usc.edu; 
kgallghr at usc.edu; terence.tracey at asu.edu; claiborn at asu.edu; jlicht at ku.edu; 
bwampold at wisc.edu

ISSN: 0013-189X
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X09354778
URL: http://edr.sagepub.com/content/38/9/700.full