Education Research

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) includes scholarly articles, reports, curriculum and teaching guides and conference papers covering multiple levels of education from preK to higher education. 

Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the US Department of Education. The PROQUEST VERSION provides a more robust search interface than the freely available ERIC database. Coverage: 1966-present.

Articles from scholarly journals and magazines covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education on subjects including curriculum, administration, policy, multilingual education, health education and testing.

The best resource for psychology related topics in journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and reports. Published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Coverage: 1887-present.

Articles on sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Social Services Abstracts database which focuses on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development. Coverage: 1952-present.

Find research in linguistics, language, and the pathology of speech and hearing in journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and reviews of books and other media. Includes articles in 30 languages. 4 concurrent users. Coverage: 1973-present.

Articles on business, management, marketing, and organizations from scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications. Also, includes current company, industry, and country reports from third parties. Coverage 1820-present.

Focused on public policy research and issues. Includes international journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, and publications of international agencies. Does not include newspapers. Coverage: 1915-present.

A resource of scholarly journals, books, and dissertations with main topics including literature, linguistics, language studies, rhetoric, composition, drama, theory, criticism, teaching, and publishing. Coverage: 1920s-present.

The key resource for economic literature from scholarly journals, working papers, dissertations, etc. Research covers all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, etc. From the American Economic Association (AEA). Coverage: 1888-present.

Provides access to ethnic minority topics and viewpoints from journals, newspapers, reports, conference papers, and dissertations. Ethnic categories include African American/Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish and Native People.

Subject coverage: culture, religion, independent presses, ethnic studies, human rights, activism. Coverage: 1964-present.

Scholarly and popular publications on gender and the evolution of gender roles. Coverage: 1970-present.

Former Name: Bibliography of Native North Americans. This resource covers all aspects of Native North American culture, history, and life. It covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.

Includes citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. A research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, and policy makers.

Coverage dates: 16th century-present.

Covering sport, exercise, fitness, sports medicine, biomechanics, and other related disciplines. Contains scholarly journals and other scholarly works dating to 1800, as well as dissertations, theses, and references to articles written in 60 world languages. Coverage: 1985-present.

Articles from scholarly journals, magazines and reports on topics including coaching, dance, kinesiology, physical therapy, sports management, sports medicine and sports law. Coverage: 1970-present.

The premier resource for finding research literature in medicine, nursing, and related fields. Includes extensive peer-reviewed journal content as well as books, conference publications, and datasets. Use the embedded MeSH controlled vocabulary for targeted searching.

Database for finding articles in top journals in education and the social sciences. Also has great tools for identifying related articles as well as top authors and institutions related to a research topic. Includes Social Science Citation Index

The database has over 2.1 million full-text dissertations and theses. It also contains indexing of 3.8 million graduate works. Primarily US, UK and Ireland but increasingly from other countries. Designated as an official offsite repository for the U.S. Library of Congress. Coverage: 1861-present.

The complete back files of more than 1000+ core scholarly journals in a variety of humanities, business, science and social science disciplines.

A large index of scholarly articles and other resources. Look for the "Check full-text @ UNM" to link back to full-text.

Titles in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

This multidisciplinary resource contains access to scholarly journals, book reviews, magazine articles, newspaper articles, books, videos, and trade publications in English and a wide variety of other languages.  Coverage: 1887-present

When you begin a literature review it is can be useful to find published lit reviews related to your topic -- they have great bibliographies and help you get an understanding of the topic. The Annual Reviews series is a great place to start. They invite leading experts to provide critical overviews of entire research sub-fields in the social sciences and STEM. While they do not cover education specifically, you may find review articles on aspects of your topic.