INFORMATION-SOURCES IN EDUCATIONAL-RESEARCH LITERATURE

In this paper, we focus on the manner in which research information is disseminated to other researchers and to practitioners. We show a con tinuing reliance n journals and a continuing tendency to rely on more recent literature (especially journals) in research reports. In additi on, we list the 15 journals most frequently cited in the sixth edition of the Encyclopedia of Educational Research. A comparison of this lis t with previous studies revealed considerable shifts in the prominence of journals related to educational research since the third, fourth, and fifth editions of the Encyclopedia. In addition to indicating tren ds in educational research literature, these results suggest potential areas of interest and emphasis both for the individual reader and res earcher and for the compiler of general and research library collectio ns in education. The results also suggest sources for disseminating in formation most rapidly to the widest possible audiences.