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Education Research Guide


Contents: [Finding Books] [Finding Articles] [Internet Resources] [Dictionaries and Encyclopedias] [ERIC Document Collection] [Guides and Handbooks] [Reviews of Research] [Statistical Sources] [Related Research Guides]

Listed below are the major print and online resources for educational research at the UCSB Davidson Library. For further assistance, ask a reference librarian at the 1st floor Reference Desk or contact Lorna Lueck, the Education Collection Specialist.

Current UCSB students, faculty, and staff may access the databases, electronic journals, and online books listed below from off-campus.


FINDING BOOKS

PEGASUS (UCSB Library online catalog)

MELVYL (The Catalog of the University of California Libraries)

Consult the MELVYL and PEGASUS guides for additional searching information.

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FINDING ARTICLES

Online Indexes and Databases

ERIC (1966-)
Education Full Text (1929-)
Business Source Premier
Dissertations and Theses (1861-)
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-)
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Congressional
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO (1806-)
Sociological Abstracts (1963-)
Web of Science
education journal articles and documents
selected full text education articles and books
management/organizations/human resources articles
citations and abstracts of theses and dissertations
selected full text magazine and journal articles in all subjects
full text domestic and foreign newspaper articles
current legislative information
full text psychology articles from APA journals
psychology articles, books, chapters, reports, & dissertations
sociology journal articles
sciences/social sciences/humanities citation indexing

Printed Indexes and Abstracts

Higher Education Abstracts (1984/85-)
Main Ref L 1 C65
Physical Education Index (1978-)
Main Ref Z 6121 P59
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INTERNET RESOURCES

Internet Resources in Education
Electronic Journals
Indexes and Databases

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DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia.
Main Ref LB 1028.3 E17 2004
Education Systems of Europe.
Main Ref LA 621.8 E396 2007
Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education.
Main Ref LC 3707 E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Education.
Main Ref LB 15 E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development.
Main Ref LB 15 E473 2005
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration.
Main Ref LB 2805 E527 2006
Encyclopedia of Educational Research.
Main Ref LB 15 E48 1992
Encyclopedia of Higher Education.
Main Ref LB 15 E49 1992
Encyclopedia of Special Education.
Main Ref LC 4007 E53 2007
Greenwood Dictionary of Education.
Main Ref LB 15 G68 2003
International Encyclopedia of Education.
Main Ref LB 15 I569 1994
Learning Theories A to Z.
Main Ref LB 15 L4695 2002
Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Theory, and Practice.
Main Ref LC 151 L487 2002
Standards and Schooling in the United States: An Encyclopedia.
Main Ref LB 2822.82 S82 2001
World Education Encyclopedia.
Main Ref LB 15 W87 2002

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ERIC DOCUMENT COLLECTION

ERIC Documents (Online 1993-present; Microfiche 1966-2004)
Microform Area LB 5 U5

A collection of educational documents including research reports, association publications, conference papers, government publications, and curriculum and teaching guides. Documents are indexed in the ERIC Database and available online from 1993 to the present (some older documents are also being digitized and may be available online). An archive is also available on microfiche, filed by "ED" number in the Microform Area (1st floor, north).

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GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS

Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources.
Main Ref LB 15 O27 2000
Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
SEL Ref RJ 506 A9 H26 2005
Handbook of Educational Psychology.
Main Ref LB 1051 H2354 2006
Handbook of Research on Curriculum.
Main Ref LB 1570 H264 1992
Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology.
Main Ref LB 1028.3 H355
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education.
Main Ref LC 1099.3 H35 2004
Handbook of Research on Teaching.
Main Ref LB 1028 H315 2001
Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts.
Main Ref LB 1576 H234 2003
Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children.
Main Ref LB 1119 H25 2006
Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians...
Main Ref LB 1771 R46
Sage Handbook of Educational Leadership.
Main Ref LB 2805 S262 2005
School Violence: A Reference Handbook.
Main Ref LB 3013.3 K68 1997

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REVIEWS OF RESEARCH

Review of Educational Research (Print available from 1931- ; Online available from 1999- , restricted to UC campuses)
L 1 R4
Review of Research in Education (Print available from 1973- ; Online available from 1999- , restricted to UC campuses)
LB 1028 R43

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STATISTICAL SOURCES

California Department of Education Data and Statistics
Counting California
Education State Rankings.
Main Ref LA 219 E38
National Center for Education Statistics
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNSTATS: UN Statistics Division Common Database
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Related Research Guides: California Dept. of Education Standards, Frameworks, and Publications; Children's Literature; Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology; Educational Directories and Rankings; Tests and Measurements

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Author: Lorna Lueck. Last modified: September 2007

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