Livingston Lord Library

 Education 608: Educational Research

Directions for off-campus access to databases via MSUM's Proxy Server

To Find Journal Articles: 

Electronic Databases

PsycINFO PlusText:
Covering more than 1,700 leading psychological, psychiatric, and related publications from 1887 - present, PsycINFO PlusText includes the subject areas of social sciences, education, and humanities 

The database covers a wide range of topics, including psychology, psychiatry, and related information from the fields of education, business, medicine, nursing, law, and social work. 

Nearly 300 of the source publications are available in the full-text and/or full-image formats, including the American Journal of Psychology, American Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Guidance & Counseling, and many more. 

ERIC – Journals in Education (JIE) and Resources in Education (RIE)

Indexes periodicals in education and related disciplines. Does not contain full-text. Available via CSA.

Also note the ERIC Search Wizard which can navigate the ERIC thesaurus on-line to identify the controlled vocabulary for searching the ERIC database. As you navigate the thesaurus, you will encounter, for most terms, a definition along with identified related terms, broader terms, and narrower terms at:  http://ericae.net/scripts/ewiz/home0.htm

Professional Collection. - Gale   Part of the Gale/IAC databases suite, the Professional Collection is a custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators that is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home. It offers balanced coverage for any professional educator in the following areas: arts and humanities; child and adolescent psychology and development; drug and alcohol abuse; health/nutrition/fitness; learning disabilities; literature; school law; science and technology; social sciences; and sports/athletic training.

Academic Search Premier - EBSCO
This resource contains full text for nearly 3,400 scholarly publications. This collection provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

MasterFILE Premier - EBSCO
Provides full text for 1,830 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and a wide variety of general interest topics.

PsycARTICLES - EBSCO
This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1985 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 39,000 full-text articles from 53 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations.

PsycINFO - EBSCO
PsycINFO contains nearly two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which dates back to the 1800s, includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in over 35 languages. More than 60,000 records are added each year.

Social Services Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts: 
Provided in collaboration with NDSU, CSA Social Services Abstracts provide bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development, and is updated monthly. Major areas of subject coverage include: Community development; Crisis intervention; Evaluation research; The family and social welfare;

Gerontology; Policy, planning, forecasting; Poverty and homelessness; Professional issues in social work; Social development; Social work education; Support groups/networks; Violence, abuse, neglect; and Welfare services. Published by Sociological Abstracts, a division of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, and covering the dates of 1980 - current.

Science Direct:
Includes full-text access to journals, including Child Abuse and Neglect; The History of the Family; Journal of Aging Studies; Journal of Rural Studies; Journal of School Psychology; Journal of Socio-Economics; Research in Developmental Disabilities; Social Networks; Social Science and Medicine; and Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - Dec 2001 from Gale
 From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

OCLC FirstSearch's Education Index
Index of leading publications in the field of education covering every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college.  Provides citations for every article of at least one column in length taken from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere Includes selected series and supplements and book review citations.  Offers the full text of many articles if your library offers the full-text feature. 

Ingenta 
Multidisciplinary topics. Indexes nearly 17,000 English language multidisciplinary periodicals in its database. Five thousand citations are added daily. Includes table of contents.  Click on "Search Options" for more specific search. 

 To Find Books:  WebPALS

http://www.pals.msus.edu  -- Will search holdings of Minnesota State, Concordia, NDSU, U of M, and other libraries in the MnSCU/PALS system.   

Selected Reference Sources for Education:

Educational Research, Methodology, and Measurement: An International Handbook (J. P. Keeves) REF LB 1028 .E3184 1997  

Encyclopedia of Special Education. 1987.  REF LC4007 .E53 2000 

Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 1992.  REF LB 15 .E48 1992  

International Encyclopedia of Education.  2nd ed. REF LB 15 .I569 1994  

Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia.  REF LB 17 .P485 1996  

Oryx Guide to Distance Learning.  2nd ed.  REF LC 5805 .B87 1997

The NEA Almanac of Higher Education LB 2310 .N28 

Atlas of American Higher Education.  REF LA 227.3 .F6 1993

Other Books:

The Art of Case Study Research. Robert E. Stake.  LB 1028. S73 1995

Problem-Based Methodology: Research for the Improvement of Practice.  Viviane Robinson.  LB 1028.24 .R63 1993

Research in Educational Settings. Geoffrey Maruyama; Stanley Deno.  LB 1028.25 .U6 M37 1992

Special Education Desk Reference. 1997. LC3981 .E45 1997

Statistics:

The Condition of Education.  1970-present.  REF  L112 .N377a

Mini-Digest of Education Statistics. U.S. DOCS. ED1.326:yr./MINI

Educational Statistics of the United States. REF. LA201 .E38

Statistical Abstract of the United States.  REF HA202 .A4  Online version available at:       http://www.census.gov/statab/www

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)   http://nces.ed.gov/
Includes Publications, a link to The Condition of Education, 1998, Survey Research, Data Products (data sets) and valuable information about dealing educational data.

Education Census (U.S. Census Bureau) http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education.html   Includes data relating to: Educational Attainment; Field of Training; and School Enrollment.

UNESCO Statistics on Education  http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/stat/index.html

Interlibrary Loan:

When you find a book or article within the WebPALS system, just  click “Submit ILL Request."  If a book or article is not found within WebPALS, try the "Patron Information and Request" button at the bottom of all WebPALS screens at http://www.pals.msus.edu/webpals/patron.html.   
For assistance, ask a Reference Librarian.

Selected Internet Resources:

For Carol Sibley's Curriculum Materials Center web site, including subject-specific web sites, lesson plan finding sites, information on educational standards, and more go to http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc

For Internet searching, try the MSUM Library Instruction web site - “Search Engines” (http://www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/search.htm)

For information on Evaluating web resources, see the “Evaluating WWW Resources” web site. (http://www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/evaluate.htm)

Also see:

Yahoo’s Education Links 
 Includes links in many categories, including: Adult/Continuing Education; Distance Learning; Early Childhood Education; Government Agencies; Higher Education; Instructional Technology; Organizations; Standards and Testing; and Statistics. (http://dir.yahoo.com/education/index.html)

Education Week  Weekly-updated site with a stated primary missionto "help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education." Covers local, state, and national news and issues from preschool through the 12th grade. (http://www.edweek.org/)

General Education Resources from the CMC (http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc/Webliographies/Education.htm)

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation  (http://ericae.net)

U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov)

Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning (http://www.educ.state.mn.us/)

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/dpi/index.htm)

Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI)

APA Electronic References Style Guide

Library's APA Style Guide in html, or go to the Microsoft Word version to print.

 

Updated SV 6/07/02
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