Examine the article and the journal it is published in and be sure that it meets the following criteria:
(Information obtained from http://www.jsu.edu/library/information/scholarly.html)
Trade journals are another type of publication that can be confused with scholarly journals. Although they are called journals, trade journals are actually very similar to popular magazines. Most trade journals feature short articles with news, opinion, or analysis of topics relevant to people who work in a particular industry. Individual articles usually have the same characteristics of authorship, format, language, illustrations, and sources that were listed for popular magazines in the previous table.” – from http://www.uhd.edu/library/guides/journals.html
...Be sure to try searching ERIC! This index contains a vast array of citations for education articles, and even if we do not subscribe to the journal at Aquinas, you always have the option of requesting the article through Interlibrary Loan!
Research in the Teaching of English
The Elementary School Journal
Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Educational Leadership
Learning and Leading with Technology