New e-journal subscriptions at the U of M Libraries:Teaching Professor (
Teaching Professor Newsletter)
Campus wide access for current U of M TC Campus users, off-campus users will be asked to authenticate
After clicking on Teaching Professor link, select UMN Misc. Ejournals
From the publisher's website: "The Teaching Professor helps you:
- Overcome obstacles to effective teaching
- Stay abreast of the latest pedagogical research
- Hear what's working for colleagues "in the trenches"
- Hone your skills and stay on top of teaching innovations
- Truly connect with your students"
Assessing WritingFrom the publisher's website: "
Assessing Writing is a refereed international journal providing a forum for ideas, research and practice
on the assessment of written language.
Assessing Writing
publishes articles, book reviews, conference reports, and academic
exchanges concerning writing assessments of all kinds, including
traditional ('direct' and standardised forms of) testing of writing,
alternative performance assessments (such as portfolios), workplace
sampling and classroom assessment. The journal focuses on all stages of
the writing assessment process, including needs evaluation, assessment
creation, implementation, and validation, and test development; it aims
to value all perspectives on writing assessment as process, product and
politics (test takers and raters; test developers and agencies;
educational administrations; and political motivations). The journal is
interested in review essays of key issues in the theory and practice of
writing assessment."
Child Indicators ResearchFrom the publisher's website: "Child Indicators Research presents
measurements and indicators of
children's well-being and their usage within multiple domains and in
diverse cultures. It features measures and data resources, analysis of
the data, exploration of theoretical issues, and information about the
status of children, as well as the implementation of this information
in policy and practice. The journal explores how child indicators can
be used to improve the development and well-being of children. Child
Indicators Research offers a unique, applied perspective by
presenting a variety of analytical models, different perspectives, and
a range of social policy regimes. It provides a source of high quality,
policy impact and rigorous scientific papers."
International Journal of Educational Advancement
From the publisher's website: "The
International Journal of Educational Advancement
publishes new ideas, shares examples of best practices, and develops a
body of knowledge in educational advancement. The journal includes
thought-provoking, topical articles from academic researchers and
advancement professionals working in schools, colleges, and
universities, thus providing a forum for the equally important aspects
of alumni relations, fund raising, communications, public relations,
and marketing. Its contents acknowledge the increasingly complex
management of advancement, with articles which provide in-depth and
cutting-edge analysis of new concepts and applications.
Specifically
International Journal of Educational Advancement
- identifies, describes, and assesses the strategies and processes of educational advancement;
- addresses in a rigorous, detailed, and evidence-based fashion, the major and current issues facing the profession;
- presents studies, empirical evidence, and research into the success - or failure - of real-world strategies and applications;
- provides a forum for challenging and coherent new models that describe the educational advancement process;
- develops and disseminates new thinking and techniques in targeting, measurement, and analysis of advancement activity;
- builds
a unique fund of information for those responsible for developing
resources, increasing alumni loyalty, and managing public perception;
and
- includes a NEW and REGULAR section which
is a practitioner's guide to strategic planning, organization
development, and legal issues."
