Library Services: Art and Art Education: Finding Articles and Journals

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Art & Art Education Databases

ERIC
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Covers journal and report literature in disciplines related to education.
Academic Search Complete
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A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text.
Educator's Reference Complete
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Includes more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. The content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.
Teacher Reference Center
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Indexes over 260 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books in education.
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
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Fine Arts and Music Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines supporting research in areas including drama, music, art history, and film-making.

Art Education
Art Education, the official journal of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), covers a diverse range of topics of professional interest to art educators. It is published bi-monthly in full-color, and each issue features an Instructional Resource section.
Studies in Art Education
Studies in Art Education is a quarterly journal that reports quantitative, qualitative, historical, and philosophical research in art education, including explorations of theory and practice in the areas of art production, art criticism, aesthetics, art history, human development, curriculum and instruction, and assessment.
Teaching Artist Journal
The Teaching Artist Journal is a print and online quarterly devoted to the practice and thought of teaching artists and all those working at the intersections of arts and learning.
Arts Education Policy Review
Arts Education Policy Review ( AEPR) presents discussion of major policy issues in arts education in the United States and throughout the world. Addressing education in music, visual arts, theatre, and dance, the journal presents a variety of views and emphasizes critical analysis.
International Journal of Art & Design Education
The International Journal of Art & Design Education (iJADE) provides an international forum for research in the field of the art and creative education. It includes independently refereed articles about the visual arts, creativity, crafts, design, and art history.