Counselling & Educational Psychology
Recommended Databases for Journal Articles
- Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window Education Research Complete is a resource for education students, professionals, and policymakers. It provides full-text education journals that cover all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education.
- ERIC [via EBSCO] This link opens in a new window Indexes a large collection of documents and journals related to education.Note: Most documents from 1975-2004 are available in the ERIC Microfiche Collection on Level 11 of the Library.
- Education Database [via ProQuest] This link opens in a new window ProQuest's Education Database includes full-text scholarly journals and dissertations, supporting research on the theory and practice of education. It covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.
- APA PsycINFO [via Ovid] This link opens in a new window APA PsycInfo is a database providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioural, and health sciences. The database includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.
- Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window Access scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Getting the most out of your searches
This short guide provides you with tips for searching Education topics for relevant articles, using keywords, and getting help.
Use this worksheet, revised for Education researchers, to guide you step-by-step when beginning a new topic search.
Specific Keywords
Keywords searches in Counselling & Education can be tricky. Here's some of Paula's top tips!
- counsel* (catches counseling, counselling, counselor, counsellor, etc)
- vocational guidance
- Canada (use the nation name, not the nationality)
- put the word AND between separate concepts
Example search string: vocational guidance AND counsel* AND Canada
If you're having an issues with your searches, please let me know. paula.cardozo@uleth.ca
Moving Beyond Keyword Searches
- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowAccess curated literature lists and summaries. Search for relevant books and articles on the Library homepage (please note some of the links within Oxford don't work - if you're having trouble locating anything, contact us for help). You can either use the search bar for topics or you can go to "Browse Subjects" on the left-hand size and choose Education.
Use what you've already got.
- If you're basing your topic off a book or article you've already got or was provided by your professor, you can use this to quickly track down relevant authors and their works.
- See the references/work cited at the end of a book, chapter or article. If a particular scholar keeps coming up, remember to find out what they've written since.
- Citation tracing is available through most databases. Click here for step-by-step instructions & tips.
Keeping Track of Your Sources with EndNote
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