LibGuides: Education: Articles

Spartan Search: Articles

Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, & Professional Development Collection

Education Databases

General Database

*Academic Search Premier
A comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text.

Education-Specific Databases

*ERIC
Citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests.
JSTOR
Use the advanced search option to limit to Education journals only.
*Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus "provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags."
*Primary Search
Primary Search "provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990."
*Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, providing a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals.
*Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

EBSCO databases marked with an asterisk (*) can be searched at the same time. Open one of the databases and locate the Choose Databases link found right above the search box. Place checks next to the databases starred here and click OK.

Tips For Searching ERIC:

Limit to Grade Level
In "Advanced Search", locate the "Educational Level" box and highlight the grade level you wish to search.

Limit to Research Methods
1) In "Advanced Search", use the subject heading "Qualitative Research" along with any additional search terms.
2) Specific research methods can be combined with "Qualitative Research" using OR. Examples include: "action research," "focus groups," "case studies," "ethnography," "grounded theory."

Tips For Searching JSTOR:

Limit to Methodology
In "Advanced Search," place a check next to "Education" to search only education journals. Enter "qualitative" and any additional search terms. Limit the "Type" to "Article."

Education Journal Titles

Childhood Education
A journal covering all aspects of childhood education. Includes teaching strategies, book reviews, and special reports on issues such as technology in the classroom or the needs of parents.
**Peer Reviewed
Educational Leadership
Includes topics about teaching and learning, new ideas and practices relevant to educators, and the latest trends and issues affecting pre-K through higher education.
Journal of Education
Contains articles aimed at students and educators on issues in contemporary education.
**Peer Reviewed
Reading Research Quarterly
Reading Research Quarterly (RRQ) is the leading peer-reviewed professional research journal for those committed to scholarship on questions of literacy among learners of all ages. RRQ supports the spirit of inquiry that is essential to the ongoing development of literacy research, and provides a forum for multidisciplinary research, alternative modes of investigation, and variant viewpoints about the nature of literacy practices and policies of diverse groups of persons around the world.
**Peer Reviewed
Technology and Learning
Includes news and information for educators regarding the integration of computers and information technologies into K-12 classrooms. The intended audience includes teachers, technology coordinators, and school administrators.

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