ED560+Educational+Research

Explore your topic
When beginning your research you will want to explore your topic in one of the reference books found in our collection. This will help gain a better understand of the topic, and assist you in ways to narrow or broaden your topic if it is necessary. You will find this type of material in the online catalog. Some titles you may find of interest include,

Encyclopedia of school psychology, REF LB1027.55 .E523 2005 Encyclopedia of education, REF LB15 .E47 2003 Psychology of classroom learning, REF LB1060 .P89 2009 (online) Early childhood education, REF LB1139.23 ,E272 2007 Encyclopedia of special education, REF LC4007 .E53 2007 Encyclopedia of diversity in education, REF LC1099 .E38 2012 (online) Encyclopedia of curriculum studies, REF LB2806.15 .E48 (online)

For additional resources, you may want to explore the OhioLINK catalog. Here you may request material to be shipped to Ursuline College for your use.

Databases
Next you will want to explore your topic in various professional peer reviewed journal articles. The library provides access to a number of databases focusing on or related to the field of education. A few you may the most helpful include,

ERIC Education Research Complete Education Full Text Psychology and Behavioral Studies Collection

If you find the citation for an article and are not able to locate the article online through one of our databases, please request the article through Article Request. This service may also be used if you are off campus, and the article is available in our hard copy collection.

Websites
You may find you want to explore information on websites from professional organizations. The library and faculty have gathered a list of some that may be helpful. These will be found under Weblinks.

Citing sources
OWL, Online writing lab formed by Purdue University

Refworks