Lit Review - Best Sources - Research in Education - Research Guides at University of Northern Iowa

Top Sources for Literature Reviews in Education

Use these databases to broaden your literature searches.

ERIC
The UNI-Only EBSCO version of ERIC.
This is the largest and most sophisticated education database.
Consider limiting by Abstract or Subject.
Click on the "How-To for ERIC (EBSCO)" tab on the left-hand side of this website
to learn how to limit your search to empirical research or specific grade levels.
ERIC - Institute of Education Sciences
The free version of ERIC - brought to you by the U.S. Department of Education -
can be used when not enrolled at UNI. Click on the "How-To for ERIC (Free)" tab on the left-hand side of this website to learn how to limit your search using this version of ERIC.

Education Full Text
This UNI-Only education-focused database is a nice compliment to ERIC.
Education Full Text generally contains more recently published material than ERIC.
Education Full Text is also a good source for articles from professional education magazines.

Google Scholar
Use the date range (custom range) to limit your results to more recent research.
Consider using the intitle: command your search. Use the "cited by" option to identify more recent and related research.
Click on the "How-To for Google Scholar" tab on the left-hand side of this website
for more examples - and - for suggestions on how to limit your results to empirical studies (research).

Use these databases to broaden your literature searches.

APA PsycInfo
APA PsycInfo will not only allow you to limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals focusing on human behavior, but within the Methodology options you can limit to EMPIRICAL STUDY or more specifically to either a QUALITATIVE STUDY or a QUANTITATIVE STUDY. Click on the "How-To for APA PsycInfo" tab on the left-hand side of this website for examples.

OneSearch
The database that searches what is "owned" by UNI Rod Library.
After searching limit to "Peer-Reviewed Journals" and "Publication Date" to find research articles owned by Rod Library. Alternatively, set OneSearch to Books/Media to convert OneSearch into the library catalog. Click on the "How-To for OneSearch" tab on the left-hand side of this website for examples.

Web of Science
Web of Science focuses on high impact scholarly articles from the top journals in all disciplines. Results can be ranked by number of times cited.

Use these databases to locate very recent and historic research.

Education Index Retrospective
Education Index Retrospective searches older historical education publications from the twentieth century.

JSTOR
Scrolling down the "Advanced Search" page of JSTOR to the Journal Filter option "Education" will allow you to search the full text of 175 education journals - some dating back to the 19th century.