Research Guides: Education: Getting Started: Using Databases

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Education Week

Use the library's subscription to Education Week to keep up-to-date on popular news topics in our field.

Education Week
A Practitioner-focused website of this independent news organization covering K-12 education

Best Databases for Education Research

Use these databases to search for scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in education journals. Tip: Search both the ERIC and Education Source databases simultaneously by selecting "Choose Databases" above the main search bar in either database.

Education Source This link opens in a new window
Use this database to search for articles in journals exclusively in the field of Education
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Premier database covering the literature on education.

General Databases (Multi-disciplinary)

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This academic multi-disciplinary database provides than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition, it offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1887.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar indexes scholarly publications in a variety of fields. To get links from Google Scholar to GW Libraries full text, even when off campus, go to Google Scholar > Settings > Library Links and add us.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text of articles from core scholarly journals in many disciplines.

Google Scholar

Following the Citation Trail

This is my favorite search strategy! Click on the PDF below for more details..

Following the Citation Trail Handout

Dissertations Database

Dissertations and Theses Online This link opens in a new window
Search for dissertations by topic, institution (e.g. GWU), research methodology, and more.