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Education:
Research
Prepared by K. Townsend, 2007
Finding Articles (Suggested Databases):
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ERIC (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). 1967 to date.
Probably the foremost index in education, ERIC is actually two separate indexing/abstracting services: CIJE (citations and summaries of journal articles) and RIE (citations and summaries for the ERIC document collection).
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. Microfilm 1861 to date; Online: 1991 to date
A comprehensive source of citation information on dissertations and other research manuscripts written by advanced degree candidates.
PsycINFO (Ebsco). 1887 to date.
Education and Psychology focused database covering journal articles, dissertations, books, and foreign-language resources.
WilsonOmniFile Full-Text (WilsonWeb). 1994 to date.
This database delivers full-text articles online selected from six indexes published by the H. W. Wilson Company: Education Full Text and Education Index Retro. Since a good many of the most popular education journals are indexed in one or more of these indexes, WilsonOmniFile is a good source for educational subjects. Indexing goes back to 1982; however, full-text coverage begins in 1994.
Selected Periodicals:
| Journal Title |
Print |
Online |
| American Educational Research Journal |
1964 to date |
2001 to date |
| British Educational Research Journal |
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2000 to date |
| Community College Journal of Research and Practice |
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1999 to date |
| Early Childhood Research Quarterly |
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1986 to date |
| Education and Treatment of Children |
1996 to date |
1990 to date |
| Educational Communication and Technology |
1978-1988 |
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| Educational Research |
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2000 to date |
| Educational Research and Evaluation |
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1997 - 2007 |
| Educational Research for Policy and Practice |
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2002 to date |
| Educational Research Quarterly |
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2001 to date |
| Educational Researcher |
1980 to date |
1972 to date |
| Evaluation and Research in Education |
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1996 to date |
| International Journal of Educational Management |
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1994 to date |
| International Journal of Educational Research |
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1986 to date |
| International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education |
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1997 to date |
| Issues in Educational Research |
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1997 to date |
| Journal of Educational Research |
1964 to date |
1974 to date |
| Journal of Educational Statistics |
1986-1994 |
1976 – 1994 |
| Journal of Research in Childhood Education |
1990 to date |
1996 to date |
| Journal of Research in Science Teaching |
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1997 to date |
| Journal of Research on Adolescence |
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2000 to date |
| Review of Educational Research |
1957 to date |
1931 to date |
| Theory into Practice |
1962 to date |
1975 to date |
Finding Books :
Most materials on this subject can be found on the third floor of the library under classification LB1028 or using the subject heading, Education—Research, in the online catalog.
Reference Resources:
| Cabell’s Directories |
REF Z286.E3 C322
REF Z286.E3 C323 |
Detailed lists and descriptions of scholarly journals; the education group covers curriculum, methods, educational psychology, and administration.
| Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources |
REF LB15 .O27 2000 |
Annotated lists of key sources in education published between 1990 and 1998. Topical chapters include resources in educational administration, research and measurement, and psychology.
| The Educator's Desk Reference (EDR) |
REF LB1028.27.U6 F74 2002 |
A handbook of information resources, databases, and bibliography of educational research.
| Encyclopedia of American Education 3 v. |
REF LB17 .U54 2001 |
Topical entries and biographies of notable American educators.
| Encyclopedia of Education 8 v. |
REF LB15 .E47 2003 |
Completely revised “to reflect the societal and . . . institutional changes that have occurred” since publication of the original 1971 edition
| Encyclopedia of Educational Research 4 v. |
REF LB15 .E48 1992 |
Topically arranged, hence use of the index is a necessity. Some subjects, for which research was not available or accessible, are not treated.
| Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present |
REF LB17 .F57 2001 |
Entries occur in chronological order; alphabetical list follows the table of contents.
| Handbook of Educational Psychology |
REF LB1051 .H2354 2006 |
Essays on Education Psychology with bibliographical references and indexes.
| Handbook of Reading Research 3 v. |
REF LB1050 .H278 |
Covers key research in reading processes and instructional practices.
| Handbook of Research on Teaching |
REF LB1028 .H315 2001 |
Summary and critical analyses of research in all major areas of teaching.
| International Encyclopedia of Education 12 v. |
REF LB15 .I569 1994 |
Gives overviews of systems of education in various countries.
| Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia |
REF LB17 .P485 1995 |
Covers the subject from ancient Greece to the present.
| Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics Annual |
REF LC130 .R36 |
Produced by the National Education Association of the United States, Research Division and provides an annual census of school statistics and financial information in the United States.
| World Education Encyclopedia 3 v. |
REF LB15 .W87 2002 |
Describes national education systems of 233 countries.
Statistical Sources:
| Almanac of American Education |
REF LB2846 .A45 |
Statistics on County School Systems in the United States.
| Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and other G8 Countries, 2002 |
REF LB2846 .S53 2003 |
Cross cultural Educational indicators focusing on the Group of Eight Countries.
| Condition of Education |
REF L112 .N377a |
Provides statistics on key data on the health of and trends in education; updated annually.
| Digest of Education Statistics |
REF L112 .A5 |
Most frequently used source for statistics on all levels of American education; updated annually.
| Education State Rankings: PreK-12 education in the 50 United States |
REF LA217.2 .E383 |
Education statistics on public elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
| National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) |
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The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. It is a gateway Web site for all government-generated education statistics and reports.
| Projections of Education Statistics |
REF LA210 .A28 |
Provides ten-year projections of education statistics.
Tests and Measurements:
Indexes a variety of data collection instruments and measures relevant to child care and early education research. Instruments are from both qualitative and quantitative studies.
A database that provides information on instruments that measure attributes associated with youth development programs. Provides descriptions of research instruments, target population, tools, rubrics, and guides and allows users to locate research tools that address an area of focus.
Provides reviews of Buros tests and measurements for the time period before 1988 (vol.9) before the Mental Measurements Database begins coverage.
A library of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices that makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students, and teachers. Also includes foreign tests from Canada, Great Britain, and Australia.
| Tests In Print |
REF LB3051 .T445 |
Provides indexing and information about older tests not covered in Mental Measurements Yearbook.
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