Research Guides: SFCE 572: Finding Articles

Article Databases

Use these databases to find articles and reports on specific topics. The How-To-Find Articles tab at left provides video instruction on using databases to find articles.

ERIC and Google Scholar are the most generally useful article databases for education topics. For some topics, additional databases may be useful.

Tip: To find historical background try using this ERIC subject in your search: "Educational History"

ERIC This link opens in a new window
Key source for Education articles and reports
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, dissertations, ERIC documents
Brief how to video: ERIC Basics
Look up Subject terms: Thesaurus on ERIC.gov
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of back issues for many journals, some academic ebooks, and research reports.
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly journals, professional periodicals, ebooks.
Access Tips: Usually the most recent 3-5 years are not available in JSTOR. However, EMU may have a current subscription. Check the Journal Titles search.
ProQuest PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
Search over 20 academic databases at the same time.
Subjects: Covers many subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news articles, dissertations and theses
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics
America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Subjects: American History
Info type: scholarly articles, magazine articles, book & video info, dissertation info
Opposing ViewPoints This link opens in a new window
Easy way to research timely or controversial topics - abortion, immigration, climate change, etc.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org

Exe Libris: the UK History of Education Society’s Online Bibliography
"Here you can search for articles published in the leading historical journals founded or edited in the British Isles since 1939, and in selected international journals specialising in the history of education."