EDUC 871: Introduction to Education Research Methods

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Academic journal articles and dissertations  

ERIC
ERIC provides indexing and abstracting for journal and report literature (1966 to the present) in education and related disciplines. Literature indexed and abstracted also includes curricular materials such as courses of study, books, conference papers, and theses.

Education Full Text
Education Full Text covers comprehensively more than 500 periodicals in the field of education, and selected books and annuals. Indexing goes back to 1983 and full text to 1996.

PsycINFO
With over 2,000,000 records, this is the most comprehensive collection of academic psychological work and relevant materials from related disciplines.

Dissertations and Theses
Indexes dissertations and theses and provides full text access to many dissertations written after 1997.

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Finding Instruments

Guide to Tests, Surveys, and Measures
This in-depth guide will assist you in finding reviews, and sometimes the actual tests and measures.

Mental Measurements Yearbook
This is a comprehensive guide with reviews to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments.

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences: Tests available in compilation volumes
This website from the University of Texas, Arlington, lists all the tests and measures available in 116 compilation volumes. Check here to see if the test you are looking for is part of a compilation volume.

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Educational Researcher

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Journal of Educational Research

Additional Education Journals

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US Department of Education

EDUCAUSE

UNC's Writing Center