Education Specific Databases
For Canadian Education Resources use CBCA:
For Canadian and International Education Resources:
- ERIC (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window ERIC (1966 to the present) covers all aspects of education, from preschool to post-secondary and adult education, and all topics within the broad discipline.
- Education Research Complete Education Complete is a bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.
- Australian Education Index Also known as:Australian Education Index Consists of ERIC along with the Australian Education Index. Covers all aspects of education, from preschool to post-secondary and adult education.
- British Education Index The British Education Index provides information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. Strengths include aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs. It covers all aspects of education from preschool to higher education. Sources include education and training journals, mostly published in the UK. Some international literature is included.
- EdArXiv “EdArXiv: a preprint server for the education research community Education researchers now have their own community developed preprint service! EdArXiv (Education Archive) is a free, open source, non-profit service that allows researchers to post and search working papers, unpublished work, conference materials, and articles under review (preprints)….”
General Research Tools
International Encyclopedia of Education by
International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition updates readers on emerging interests and developments in the field. The book presents comprehensive reviews of research in various areas, but also includes illustrations/examples from regions, nations, locations--situated and contrastive (i.e., rather than exemplars serving transferability rather than generalizability avoiding standardization and homogenizations). In so doing, this encyclopedia can serve topic-specific purposes as well as be enlisted in a fashion which binds together separate entries. Sections provide comprehensive reviews and the state of research, theory and practice in a fashion that is both historic and developmental. Provides comprehensive reviews of research in various areas, including illustrations/examples from regions, nations, locations--situated and contrastive (i.e. rather than exemplars serving transferability rather than generalizability avoiding standardization and homogenizations) Addresses the state of research, theory and practice in a fashion that is both historic and developmental Presents a critical accounting of not only what educational scholars have achieved, but also current challenges
ISBN: 9780128186299Publication Date: 2023-03-16
- SAGE Research MethodsSAGE Research Methods is a web-based research methods tool that covers quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Researchers can explore methods and concepts to help design research projects (using the Project planner), understand a particular method or identify a new method, and write up research.
- SAGE Books This link opens in a new window
E-books and reference works in Business, Education and the Social Sciences
- SAGE Video This link opens in a new window
Streaming video content in Counseling & Psychotherapy; Education; Media, Communication & Cultural Studies; and Sage Research Methods Video.
- Research and WritingThis a very useful subject guide which outlines Finding Peer-Reviewed Sources as well as Finding and Evaluating Sources.
- Research Data ManagementThe Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Data Management notes, "Data management planning is necessary at all stages of the research project lifecycle, from design and inception to completion." The tools on this site help researchers manage and preserve their research data.
- Primary SourcesThis is a very useful subject guide which helps the researcher to locate and evaluate Primary Sources. Primary sources can be found in published materials at the library, or digitized into databases and online collections. Primary sources can be individual items, collections brought together by theme, or archival fonds (records created by an individual or institution in the course of daily activities).
- Theses and DissertationsA very useful subject guide to help in locating theses and dissertations, as well as links to other useful research tools.
- Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
Ulrich's provides data on regularly published and irregularly issued serials, as well as information on active, forthcoming, ceased, and suspended titles. Bibliographic records provide title-level details such as ISSN, publisher, electronic format availability, language, abstracting & indexing coverage, and full-text reviews.
Common General Educational Research Journals
- The Canadian Journal of Higher EducationIt intends to publish manuscripts on topics that address and are relevant to the Canadian higher education system and its structures, processes, and community; and to promote research with international and comparative dimensions in relation to Canadian higher education.
- The Journal of Educational ResearchIt is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research into education.
- Journal of Teacher EducationThe mission of the Journal of Teacher Education, the flagship journal of AACTE, is to serve as a research forum for a diverse group of scholars invested in the preparation and continued support of teachers who can have a significant voice in discussions and decision-making.
- Higher EducationThis publication examines educational developments throughout the world in universities, polytechnics, colleges, and vocational and education institutions. It reports on developments in both public and private higher education sectors.
- Theory and research in educationIt is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and conjectural papers contributing to the development of educational theory, policy and practice.
Subject Librarian
Subject Librarian-Bibliothécaire: Romance languages, Education, Business, and Campus Saint-Jean
Denis Lacroix
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