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Education Research Resources

Suggested resources for researching topics in education, including counseling, leadership & policy, and teacher education

Finding Articles

Subject databases focus on indexing publications in a specific field and are an ideal starting point for searching the literature. Feel unsure about your searching skills? We have some ERIC and PsycINFO tutorials to help you get started.

Searching Multiple Databases

Although some advanced search options are not available when searching multiple databases at once, these convenient combinations can be useful for basic searches. Not recommended for evidence synthesis reviews.

Multidisciplinary

These three databases cover scholarly publications from a wide range of disciplines and should be included in comprehensive searches or if your topic spans multiple research areas.

STEM Education

Consider searching the scientific literature for education-related topics.

Finding Background Information

Finding Dissertations

If these databases do not have the full text of the thesis/dissertation you need, you can request it through Resource Sharing.