Masters of Education: Finding Articles

ERIC (EBSCOHost)

Advanced Search Tutorial

Use the Thesaurus in ERIC or the one in your library's reference collection to find more search terms.

Thesaurus of ERIC descriptors:

• Descriptors are the controlled vocabulary for the database  -- similar to the subject headings in the online catalog
• Default searching searches all fields for your  search term (author, title, descriptors, keywords, and full text of the abstract)

Thesaurus Tutorial

Use the links below to access recommended databases for searching Education related articles. The best source for finding research materials in education is the database: ERIC (EBSCOhost). ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) is co-ordinated by the U.S. Department of Education. It is available in three different versions through the library but using the Ebscohost version will give you the best access to the library’s full text journal holdings within the database. Use the online or print thesaurus (REF Z695.1 .E300 E34 2001) to identify the best search terms (There is a great tutorial video for using the Thesaurus in ERIC on the bottom left of this page).

Recent NCTM math journals are now available electronically through the Journal Locater and Education Source.  

A peer reviewed research study normally includes: