Research Guides: Education: Articles

Recommended Databases

These are the primary places to find education-related articles and article summaries (abstracts). You may search these resources in two ways.

Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Full description.

Comprehensive collection covering historical and up-to-date issues related to education.
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
Full Description.
Includes books, dissertations, and other education-related publications.
JSTOR
Full articles from major research journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Coverage of most journals starts from the beginning and excludes the most recent three to five years.

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Scholarly Sources	Popular Sources	Trade Publications
Written by professors, researchers, or experts	Written by journalists	Written by journalists and experts
Lengthy, plain looking	Brief, flashy articles	Lots of color
Specialized terminology (jargon)	Intended for a general audience	Written for a specific audience, such as a professionals in a field
Often peer reviewed	No formal review	May or may not be peer reviewed
Few or no advertisements	Contains ads	Includes ads related to the profession
Contains references	Sometimes has references	May or may not include references
Examples: The New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Communication	Examples: New York Times, Forbes, People	Examples: MacWorld, audioXpress, Nursing Times

Test Reviews Online
Indexes the Mental Measurements Yearbook back to 1985.

Information on over 3,500 tests, most of which have been reviewed by the Buros Center for Testing.

Review of Research in Education
1973-present.
Published by the American Educational Research Association. This resource publishes the full text of research articles relating to education topics.
Education Policy Analysis Archives
A scholarly electronic journal containing articles on a wide variety of policy issues in education. (Website is bilingual English and Spanish.)
Education Review
An online journal of reviews of recent books in the field of education. Includes access to a discussion list that announces new book reviews to subscribers.
Education Week
The electronic version of a review of education-related news at the national level. An excellent resources for information on current events, legislation, etc.
Phi Delta Kappan
The Phi Delta Kappan Website includes selected articles from past and present issues of this leading professional journal in education.
Education Week | Teacher Online
The monthly counterpart to Education Week, this journal includes extensive coverage of current events and feature articles too long for inclusion in its weekly counterpart.