The American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association, featuring articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning. It publishes original peer-reviewed analyses that span the field of education research across all subfields and disciplines and all levels of analysis. It also encourages submissions across all levels of education throughout the life span and all forms of learning. AERJ welcomes submissions of the highest quality, reflecting a wide range of perspectives, topics, contexts, and methods, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work.
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AERA Holds Webinar on “American Educational Research Journal (AERJ): A Guide for International Scholars” A free public webinar on March 10, 2015, introduced AERJ’s new focus on publishing research on globally pressing educational issues and invited international scholars to submit their high-quality manuscripts. View the event page and watch the webinar recording.
Crissa Stephens, an independent scholar, has been named this year’s recipient of the TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for her 2024 American Educational Research Journal article "Invisible Policy Brokers: The Political Roles of Interpreters in Educational Policy Negotiations With Language Minoritized Mothers." Read more in the December 2024 AERA Highlights.