ED 560: Educational Research

A database is used for discovering scholarly journal articles in your subject area. Here are some thing you will want to keep in mind when searching. 

• Search using keywords
• Think about how others may identify your topic and use synonyms to retrieve additional articles.
• Use appropriate boolean search operators to connect your keywords (AND, OR, NOT). See video
• Use limiters within the database for such things as narrowing your topic to a specific date range or type of publication. Remember you need to use scholarly peer-reviewed articles.
• Read the abstracts. Don't judge an article by it's title. Read the abstract before deciding if you want to save the article to potentially use in your research.

Core Education Databases

The library has developed a list the following core list of databases for locating journal articles for educational topics. These are the first databases you want to explore when looking for research on your topic.

Multidisciplinary Databases

The following databases are useful if your topic in interdisciplinary (digital divide, educational psychology, cultures, etc).