Trade journals are publications produced for practitioners in a field. They exist in a wide variety of areas, from traditional "trades" like construction, auto repair, cosmetology, etc. They also exist in fields that require more formal education, including health professions, engineering, and education. Trade journals for professions such as these are considered academic but are less focused on research and theory and concentrate more on trends and best practices in the field.
Below are some trade journals connected to child development. To access these in our databases, generally you can either click into a particular issue (organized by date) as seen here:
or you can search across issues by clicking on the search link:
Click on the "Search Within This Publication" link. On the search page that follows, add your search term plus the word AND in all capital letters (important! does not work if AND is lowercase!):
This allows you to search your topic ONLY in the journal listed. Also listed on this page are links to professional journals related to this class. But if you're looking for one not listed here, if you know the title, you can click on the "Journal Search" link in OneSearch to see whether the Gavilan Library has print and online subscriptions to that journal:
Here's a simple template that asks students to actively engage in their reading by identifying key passages in a text and writing a response to each.
You can tailor the type of response you're looking for. Examples:
a. what students are learning about in class at the time (e.g., how does this article connect to what we know about Piaget, social learning, or language acquisition?)
b. specific reading skills (main idea, what kind of evidence is offered, what questions the text raises for you, etc. )
c. connections to own life and experience
The template also includes a space for a concise summary of the article--an important skill for students to develop both in their reading and in their discussion of texts.
Download the Research Reading Log (.docx file)
(To download, you may have to right-click and select "open link in new tab").