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Education & Leadership

A research guide for topics in education & leadership

Introduction to Leadership Journals

When conducting Educational Leadership research, you will discover that the majority of leadership theories are covered in business and leadership journals. Education journals can also be a good source for topic specific research.

The following journals have been identified as key journals to browse in the Education Leadership program at CityU. This list is not comprehensive, but should be utilized as a starting place for current research within the leadership field. All other business and leadership journals can be found using the steps described in the "Finding Journals" page.

 

Through the Find a Journal tool

Find a specific journal by title using the Search and Request tab and select Find a Journal.

open search and request tab and select Find a Journal

Journal Finder search bar and results

Click through to access the journal, and select the year, volume, and issue from your citation. 

Review the articles in the individual journal to find the one needed OR search for your title  or relevant keywords, using the "search within this publication" field. 

Here's an example from a ProQuest database; other databases may look slightly different, but will function in a similar way.

an example from a ProQuest database with highlighted search fields

You can find a short video of this process below.

Databasics: Find a Journal