William Woods School of Education launches new research journal for academics and industry professionals

Fulton, MO - The School of Education at William Woods University (WWU) has established a new research journal for academics and educators in the field. Entitled the Midwest Journal of Education (MJE), the open-access research journal debuted last month and publishes original, peer-reviewed articles related to a wide array of topics in the field of education.

Developed by Dr. Jim Concannon, Dean of the School of Education at WWU, the MJE offers a variety of opportunities for academics and practitioners to contribute to cutting-edge educational studies focusing on the nexus of theory to practice, sharing findings of empirical research, or offering new theoretical practices.

"It has been a vision of mine to draw attention beyond our campus community that William Woods University values both practitioner and scholarship aspects of teaching and school leadership," said Dr. Concannon. "A substantial portion of the credit for building the journal goes to Dr. Lisa Nieuwenhuizen, Assistant Professor of Education. Creating a journal requires managing many facets, which includes establishing an external editorial board, processes for blind peer review, submission processes, copy editing, format and presentation, to indexing, and we applaud the entire team that made this exciting new project happen."

The inaugural issue of the MJE featured articles from academics and practitioners across the country and addressed a wide span of topics including educating refugee children, COVID 19's impact on reading, and teacher training and preparation. The Journal is listed with the Library of Congress and is a free, open-access journal to ensure that new and emerging scholarship can be disseminated for the advancement and innovation of the educational field, a proud tradition of William Woods University School of Education, which sponsors this journal.

To access the MJE, please click on the following link: https://www.williamwoods.edu/academics/mje/index.html For more information about the William Woods School of Education, please go here: https://www.williamwoods.edu/academics/EducationPrograms/index.html