The ''Harvard Educational Review'' is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

of opinion and research dealing with

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

, associated with the

Harvard Graduate School of Education The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is the education school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, it was the first school to grant the EdD degree and the first Harvard scho ...

, and published by the Harvard Education Publishing Group. The journal was established in 1930. Since 1945, editorial decisions have been carried out by an autonomous graduate student

editorial board The editorial board is a group of experts, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take. Mass media At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, ...

. This student board works together to bring to publication manuscripts on a wide range of topics and from a number of disciplines.

Alumni

Notable alumni of the ''Harvard Educational Review'' include: * Lisa Delpit, educationalist and MacArthur Fellow * Eve L. Ewing, sociologist, author, poet, and visual artist * Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, educational sociologist and MacArthur Fellow *

Orval Hobart Mowrer Orval Hobart Mowrer (January 23, 1907 – June 20, 1982) was an American psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Illinois from 1948 to 1975 known for his research on behaviour therapy. Mowrer practiced psychotherapy in C ...

, psychologist and former president of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

* Lauren Resnick, educational psychologist * Theodore Sizer, educationalist and founder of the

Coalition of Essential Schools The Coalition of Essential Schools is a US organization created to further a type of whole- school reform originally envisioned by founder Ted Sizer in his book, ''Horace's Compromise.'' The group began in 1984 with twelve schools and grew to 600 ...

* Julian Stanley, psychologist and founder of the Center for Talented Youth

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* {{Authority control Harvard University academic journals Education journals Publications established in 1930 English-language journals Quarterly journals Academic journals edited by students