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Education Articles

Education Source
The premier education research tool, Education Source covers all levels of education, as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
ERIC
ERIC is one of the standard databases for education research (and useful for communication studies and psychology research). ERIC covers two types of materials: documents [reports, papers, book chapters, etc.] and journal articles. (EBSCO)

Alternate Access from the Dept. of Education site: ERIC: Institute of Education Sciences
Note: Anyone can use the Dept. of Education site--which provides free access to many ERIC documents and articles.
Cal U patrons: Using EBSCOhost gives you access to more full-text articles.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
This "collection" is subset of full-text resources from other EBSCO databases on psychological and behavioral sciences topics. (EBSCO)
Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.

Develop your Research Question

Helpful structures for Research Questions:

What is the nature of…?
How do…differ…?
What are the functions of…?
How do … perceive…?
What factors affect …?
What strategies are used …?
How do … respond …?
How do … affect …?
What are the effects of …?
How are … defined?
Under what conditions do …?
What is the relationship between …?
What are the mechanisms by which …?

From: http://airs.library.qut.edu.au/resources/documents/AIRS_1_ModulesContent_20140730.pdf

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Literature Reviews

Literature Reviews
Information on writing Literature Reviews from the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Sample Literature Reviews
Examples of Literature Reviews from the University of West Florida.
Annotated Bibliographies
Learn how to create an annotated bibliography. Note the links to additional "Example" and "Samples" pages in the left-hand menu. From the OWL at Purdue University.

Data Sources

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES collects, analyzes, and reports statistics on the condition of American education; and reviews and reports on education activities internationally.

These NCES pages are particularly helpful: Data Tools and Fast Facts

Data.gov: Education
Education data sets from the United States government.
STEM Education Data
Information on STEM education in the United States, from the National Science Foundation.
UNESCO
An excellent international education data and statistics resource.
College Insight
This site makes statistical data on college affordability, diversity, and student success easy to find, compare, and analyze. Search by college, state, topic, and more. From the Institute for College Access & Success.