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Education

This page provides access to recommended resources for research in education.

Finding Articles [help]

ERIC - Index of journal articles and unpublished research reports in education
Education Abstracts - Index of journal articles on education and related topics
Educator's Reference Complete - Resources for educators K-12 & higher education
Web of Science - Citation index for all disciplines (1977-present)

Databases for K-12 users:

eLibrary Elementary - Resources for elementary education
Junior Edition - Provides access to periodical articles and full-text reference sources on all subjects; intended for middle school and junior high school students
Kids InfoBits - Provides access to periodical articles and full-text reference sources on all subjects; intended for kindergarten through grade five
SIRS Discoverer - Full-text article database including content on a variety of topics; intended for elementary and middle school students
SIRS Renaissance - Multimedia databse on arts & humanities topics. K-12
Student Edition - Provides access to periodical articles and full-text reference sources on all subjects; intended for high school students

Finding Books

HopeCAT - Materials in the collections of Hope College Libraries and Western Theological Seminary
MeLCat - Materials in participating Michigan libraries
WorldCat - Materials in U.S. and international libraries

Online Reference Sources

Michigan Educator's Resources - The Michigan Educators' Resources (MER) provides thousands of quality websites in education tied to the state's curriculum standards. MER is a project of the Library of Michigan Department of Education and Wayne State University
NoveList - Fiction database, helps identify books of interest
What Works Clearinghouse - The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices and policies)