Research Guides: International Education: Getting Started: Using Databases

Great Resources for Getting Started . . .

IDP Database of Research on International Education
Since this database focused solely on international education, it is a great place to search for articles, reports, conference proceedings, and reports by associations and think tanks.
NAFSA Research Connections
Find posts and abstracts for new research and scholarship on critical issues such as ethics, internationalization, global learning, diversity, student learning outcomes, contingent faculty, intercultural communication, and assessment.
IEA Research Resources
A collection of resources for Comparative and International Education scholars.
Center for International Higher Education (Boston College)
Focus = International Higher Education; Contains a search engine to navigate among the many scholarly resources on this site.
UNESCO Education Worldwide
Country by country postings of planning and curricular documents, and government reports.
Planipolis
International Institute for Educational Planning: Planipolis is a portal of education plans and policies from UNESCO Member States
WWW Virtual Library: Comparative and International Education Resources
Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international relations, international studies, global studies, and global education topics.
OECD Education Resources

Google Scholar
Indexes scholarly publications in a variety of fields: Be sure to access GS through the library databases so you can find the full-text of articles
JSTOR
Web of Science (WOS)
Includes several citation indices covering sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Search by a specific index, or across all indices. Citations to articles in more than 8,000 major research journals. Also permits cited reference searching (searching for articles that cite a particular author or work).

ERIC (EBSCO)
Premier database covering the literature on education. Tip: Search ERIC and Education Source databases simultaneously by selecting "Choose Databases" in either database.
Education Source
Use this database to search for articles in journals exclusively in the field of Education.
Tip: Search ERIC and Education Source databases simultaneously by selecting "Choose Databases" in either database.
Business Source Ultimate
Includes the most important scholarly business journals. Great for locating background information on a company or industry