E-BULLETINS
What is This Project?
In this section of our website we are providing connections to some of the many electronic and print research bulletins and newsletters that are currently available through universities, research organizations, think tanks, professional organizations and others. The bulletins and newsletters posted in this section are all focused on reporting the results of research, rather than current news or events. However they vary widely in content, format, target audience and availability.
This section will be updated regularly to reflect our aim to disseminate knowledge mobilization and to build stronger links between research, policy and practice.
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER): ACER eNews
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is a non-governmental educational research organisation based in Camberwell, Victoria. For more information on ACER, go to http://www.acer.edu.au/about/.
This free monthly electronic newsletter, distributed via email to subscribers, outlines the latest research and results from ACER. The newsletter includes: ‘ACER eNews’ which summaries of current research initiatives, empirical studies and publications with links to the full text, and ‘ACER Update’ which is a brief commentary on the status of current research initiatives undertaken by ACER with links to relevant documents and websites.
Please note that current eNews and back issues are available online, free of charge, to all users without a subscription; however, archives of other electronic resources are available only to subscribers. Readers can access back issues from May 2001 on the website, available in English only.
Canadian Education Association (CEA): Bulletin
The Canadian Education Association (CEA) is a bilingual, federally incorporated non-profit organization with charitable tax status founded in 1891. For more information on CEA, please visit http://www.cea-ace.ca/abo.cfm.
This free monthly Bulletin ‘provides useful information about the latest in education news, policy, research, initiatives, events and ideas’. The Bulletin is divided into five sections: ‘Announcements’, ‘CEA News’, ‘Research’, ‘Initiatives’, and ‘Events’. Although the bulletin contains CEA news and events, the bulk of the content is on research, with a list of titles with abstracts and links to full documents and articles produced by international organizations, stakeholder organizations, lobby groups and school board task forces. The Bulletin highlights various issues and reports that have been recently released or discussed within educational stakeholders groups. Some of the research abstracts also link to online journals such as the Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. Research content includes full reports (in pdf format), complete with executive summaries, statistics, and suggestions for further research and action.
Subscription to the Bulletin is free of charge via email. Readers can also access e-bulletins published since May 2004 on the website, available in English and French.
Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE): CSSE News
Founded in 1972, the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) is ‘the largest organization of professors, students, researchers and practitioners in education in Canada. CSSE is the major national voice for those who create educational knowledge, prepare teachers and educational leaders, and apply research in the schools, classrooms and institutions of Canada’. For more information on CSSE, go to http://www.csse.ca/About/About.shtml.
This monthly electronic newsletter is available on the CSSE website, or alternatively, a subscription to the CSSE email list server is available for CSSE members (membership fee required) to receive email alerts when each issue of the newsletter is released. The CSSE New ‘brings the latest postings on post-secondary education from members, the CSSE Board, governments, and organizations across Canada’. The newsletter provides links to outside research (i.e. Stats Canada) and links to other research newsletters (i.e. Millennium Scholarship Research Newsletter). However, research is not the only focus of the newsletters and is only one of the areas addressed in CSSE News.
Please note that CSSE News are archived every month and free for all users; however, email notifications for when newsletters are published are only available to CSSE members (membership fee required) who subscribe to the CSSE mailing list. Readers can access back issues from 1999, available in English and French http://www.scee.ca/Nouvelles/Nouvelles.shtml
Educational Research Newsletter (ERN): Current News Brief
The purpose of Educational Research Newsletter (ERN) is ‘to alert educators of the latest and most important research in the field. The articles published in ERN, on topics such as teaching methods and strategies, classroom management and educational psychology, are intended to highlight important research findings published in leading journals’. For more information, please visit http://www.ernweb.com/public/main.cfm.
This monthly newsletter, published since 1988, contains links to six articles that are being highlighted from the current full issue of ERN (which requires a yearly subscription for viewing). Each month, ‘we sift through stacks of education journals in search of topics that matter most to educators. Educational Research Newsletter cuts through the clutter of words and goes straight to the most compelling points, the most dramatic new ideas, and the most effective new techniques’. The newsletter contains an overview of each research article and is provided with a complete reference to the original publication. The articles come from peer-reviewed journals, state education agencies, and other education-related agencies with a research focus. The reports published on the website are not written or reviewed by the authors or publishers of the original research piece.
The ERN Current News Brief is available to everyone free of charge with a free online subscription. A full subscription to the Educational Research Newsletter requires a yearly subscription fee (approximately $100US/year) for full access. Readers can access the Current News Brief published since January 2005 on the website http://www.ernweb.com/public/department33.cfm, available in English only.
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO): @ETFO/FEEO eNewsletter
Created on July 1, 1998 with the amalgamation of the Federation of Women Teachers’ Associations of Ontario (FWTAO) and the Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation (OPSTF), the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) represent over 73,000 teachers, occasional teachers, and education workers employed in the public elementary schools of Ontario.
The @ETFO/FEEO eNewsletter is published 18 times per academic school year with a focus on practical issues on education for teachers, such as collective bargaining updates, classroom curricular materials, professional learning activities, explanation of student funding, and updates on government initiatives. However, there does not appear to be any research related articles published in this newsletter.
Subscription for the eNewsletter is free of charge for all users and an ETFO membership is not required. RSS feed is also available for users. Readers can also access eNewsletters published since 2006-2007 academic school year on the website, available in English only.
Ontario Teachers Federation (OTF): Interaction on-line
Created in June 1944 following the Teaching Profession Act of 1944, the Ontario Teachers Federation (OTF) is a professional organization, funded entirely by the members’ Federation fees, for teachers in the province of Ontario. For more information on OTF, go to http://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/about_otf/index.php.
This monthly electronic newsletter, Interaction on line, is intended for teachers to keep up to date on educational issues discussed in various executive meetings. Some newsletters may provide a link to a full report or a document discussed at the meeting. Topics discussed include, but not limited to: professional issues (i.e. additional qualification courses); Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat; pension issues, and professional development programs. However, there does not appear to be any research related articles published in this newsletter.
Subscription for the monthly newsletter is free of charge for all users and an OTF membership is not required. A printable pdf version is also available. Readers can also access the newsletters published since 1998-1999 academic school year (August to June) on the website, available in English and French http://www.otffeo.on.ca/fr/newsroom/interaction.php.
Please note that readers don’t directly subscribe to this newsletter, but rather an email alert is sent to the requested subscriber for when the latest newsletter is posted to the OTF website.
Institute of Education Sciences(United States Department of Education)
Institute of Education Sciences is an organization affiliated to the United States Department of Education. There are four main centers in the IES, including National Center for Education Research(NCER), National Center for Education Statistics(NCES), National Center for Education Evaluation & Regional Assistance(NCEE), and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER).
The IES website provides the latest information on IES publication and products, data files and tools, research funding news, and important events in the field. Newsflashes cover important issues in education research such as education evaluation, special education research, K-12 education statistics, and high school longitudinal study. Please check the following link and sign up to the newsflashes on the IES website To sign-up for IES newsflashes please click on the following link: http://ies.ed.gov/newsflash/
The Harvard Education Letter is an on-line journal providing timely reports of research on basic education. It covers important topics in education such as student achievement gaps, leadership, teacher learning, assessment and accountability, engagement and motivation, and other important issues in the educational field. Harvard Education Letter provides top-quality education research findings in the field. Due to its years of significant contribution in bridging research and practice, Harvard Education Letter has been awarded AEP’s “Best Newsletter” in the category of Adult Learning for the third time since 2007.
The Education Research Service is intended to provide high quality research on important education issues from a wide range of sources. All the articles in the journal list of ERS will be included in the ERS database once it is published. The essential issues that it covers include curriculum, teaching, learning, student behaviors, and other topics in educational research. Their sign-up newsletter offers up-to-date research findings on various education topics.
The Education Policy Institute was established in 2002 with the aim of giving a voice to the opinions of people beyond public policy authority and providing the findings of the latest policy research. The website of the Education Policy Institute offers diverse content including the latest research findings in education policy, recent publications, and other crucial issues in education. In particular its compilation of various education policy research studies will broaden the vision of researchers, students, and practitioners. Their sign-up newsletter provides the most recent research findings in education policy.
Website of Education World, "the educator’s best friend", covers many important fields in education, including teaching, learning, school administration and other crucial problems in the field. The 12 free weekly newsletters offer school practitioners the latest findings in teacher lesson plans, early childhood education, professional development, educational projects, education news, and lists of top-quality education websites.