The following are some of Dr. Ernest's publications. A more substantial list of publications / recent presentations are found in his Curriculum Vita.

Annual Theme/Journal Issues Edited

Note: It is a major honor to be selected to Guest Edit the annual theme issue of Childhood Education, the primary professional organization journal in the field of Early Childhood/Elementary Education. “Such selection by the Publications Committee and Executive Board of ACEI indicates recognition by fellow professionals of outstanding expertise in a given area” (J. Hoot - ACEI President from 1997 to 1999). Childhood Education's subscribers represent every state in the U.S., all provinces in Canada, and more than 50 foreign countries. Readership ~ 30,000.

1.      Ernest, J. M. & Killoran, I (Eds.). (2004). Challenging issues and rays of hope. Childhood Education, 80(6). Washington, DC: ACEI

Published - National/International Peer-Reviewed Journals

1.      Ernest, J. M. & Killoran, I. (2004). Challenging issues and rays of hope: The education and life conundrum. Childhood Education, 80(6), 292-294.

2.      Stelzer, J. & Ernest, J. M., Fenster, M. J., & Langford, G. (2004). Attitudes toward Physical Education: A Study of Highschool Students from Four Countries - Austria, Czech Republic, England, and the USA. College Student Journal, 38(2), 171-179.

3.      Szente, J., Hoot, J. & Ernest J. M. (2002). Parent/teacher views of developmentally appropriate practices: A Hungarian perspective. International Journal of Early Childhood, 34(1), 24-36.

4.      Ernest, J. M. (2001). An alternate approach to studying beliefs about developmentally appropriate practices. Contemporary Issue in Early Childhood, 2(3), 337-353.

5.      Hoot, J., Massey, C., Henry, J., Barnett, M., & Ernest, J. M. (2001). Educating children in non‑traditional settings. Childhood Education, 77(6), 386-392.

6.      Larson, D. E., Hunter, G. R., Trowbridge, C. A., Turk, J. C., Ernest, J. M., Torman, S. L., & Harbin, P. A. (2000). The effect of creatine supplementation on muscle strength and body composition during off-season training in female soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14(4), 434-442.

7.      Massey, C., Hoot, J., Barnett, M., Henry, J., & Ernest, J. M. (2000). From near-rubble to rebirth: A former church building as a centerpiece of collaboration for children. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 21(1), 75-84.

8.      Ernest, J. M., & McLean, J. E. (1999). Fight the good fight: A response to Thompson, Knapp, and Levin. Research in the Schools, 5(2), 59‑63.

9.      McLean, J. E., & Ernest, J. M. (1999). The role of statistical significance testing in educational research. Research in the Schools, 5(2), 15‑23.

10.  Sexton, D., Snyder, P., Wadsworth, D., Jardine, A., & Ernest, J. M. (1998). Applying Q methodology to the investigations of subjective judgements of early intervention effectiveness. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 18(2), 95-107.

11.  Sexton, D., Lobman, M., Constans, T., Snyder, P., & Ernest, J. M. (1997). Early interventionists’ perspectives of multicultural practices with African-American families. Exceptional Children, 63(3), 313-328.