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APA Citation Style
Most education classes use the APA citation style, which follows the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The current edition is the 7th edition.
The Tyree Library has a comprehensive APA Citation Guide to help you learn the basics of citing resources.
Sample References
Use the following examples to see how to properly format APA citations for a variety of resource types.
Book/eBook
Savin-Baden, M., & Tombs, G. (2017). Research methods for education in the digital age. Bloomsbury Academic.
Chapter in a Book/eBook
Riddell, R. (2019). Social mobility and education. In C. A. Simon & S. Ward (Eds.), A student's guide to education studies: A student's guide (pp. 51–62). Taylor & Francis.
Journal Article
Schnittka Hoskins, J. E. (2021). SEL in context: Exploring the relationship between school changes and social-emotional learning trajectories in a low-income, urban school district. InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education & Information Studies, 17(1), 138–141. https://doi.org/10.5070/D417154036
Newspaper Article
Appleton, A. (2021, June 11). Clark County schools plan to bring back bilingual programs. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Report
Institute of Education Sciences. (2021, May). Report on the condition of education 2021 (NCES No. 2021-144). National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2021/2021144.pdf
Webpage
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. (n.d.). SEL: What are the core competence areas and where are they promoted? https://casel.org/sel-framework/
Turner, S. (2021, August 17). Teaching the art of geography. National Geographic. https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2021/08/17/teaching-the-art-of-geography/
Online Video
Godwin, L. (2019, October). How teachers can help students navigate trauma [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_godwin_how_teachers_can_help_students_navigate_trauma