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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition by American Psychological Association
ISBN: 9781433832154
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

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Education Subject Databases

These databases index scholarly articles, as well as some books, dissertations, reports and other sources in the field of education.

Why are there three different versions of ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)?

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full text education literature and resources. Content types include journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations, policy papers, and reports.
Includes ability to limit search results by education level (such as early childhood education or a particular grade) and target audience (such as counselors, parents, or teachers)
Education Source This link opens in a new window
ALERT (February 2024) - EBSCOhost has recently implemented some updates that are causing limited search results. For advanced searching, Boolean operators must be capitalized (AND, OR). Contact librarians@drexel.libanswers.com for assistance. Education Source is the world's largest full-text research database designed for education students, professionals and policymakers. It provides full text, indexing and abstracts for thousands of education journals, books and education-related conference papers. Coverage spans all levels of education and includes educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing. Education Source includes all resources and indexing previously provided by Education Research Complete, as well as to additional resources.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) via EBSCOHost This link opens in a new window
ALERT (February 2024) - EBSCOhost has recently implemented some updates that are causing limited search results. For advanced searching, Boolean operators must be capitalized (AND, OR). Contact librarians@drexel.libanswers.com for assistance. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full text education literature and resources. Content types include journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations, policy papers, and reports.
Includes ability to limit search results by education level (such as early childhood education or a particular grade) and intended audience (such as counselors, parents, or teachers)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) via U.S. Department of Education This link opens in a new window
Search directly on the government database ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, which is an authoritative database of indexed and full text education literature and resources. Content types include journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations, policy papers, and reports.
Includes ability to limit search results by education level (such as early childhood education or a particular grade) and audience (such as counselors, parents, or teachers)

Other Useful Databases

In addition to education subject databases, a number of other scholarly databases can be useful for research in education, including multidisciplinary databases and databases in related disciplines

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Find millions of global dissertations and theses, dating back to 1743. Items added since 1997 generally available in full text.
PsycINFO 1887-Current This link opens in a new window
ALERT (February 2024) - EBSCOhost (CINAHL) has recently implemented some updates that are causing limited search results. For advanced searching, Boolean operators must be capitalized (AND, OR). Contact librarians@drexel.libanswers.com for assistance.
PsycINFO comprehensively indexes the literature of psychology/behavioral sciences, including journals, books and book chapters, and dissertations. Journal coverage spans 1800 - present; monograph indexing extends back to 1600. Keywords: psychology, behavioral health, behavioral sciences
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Sociological Abstracts indexes and abstracts the literature in socology (and related disciplines) from an international selection of journals, serials, conference papers, books, and dissertations.

Full list of education-related databases

Data & Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics
Statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Education. Includes datasets, statistics, & reports related to all levels of education from early childhood through post-secondary. U.S.-focused but includes some international data.

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