Aquinas Library: Education Research Go To: Databases

Subject Specific Databases

Education Collection This link opens in a new window
provides full-text access to books, journals, and dissertations in ERIC [the US Department of Ed database] and other leading education journals (1,000 total).
Gale Databases This link opens in a new window
Search Educator's Reference Complete, Professional Collection, and Academic OneFile
JSTOR Complete Archive Journals This link opens in a new window
more than 2,000 journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences

ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)
resources for education research and professional development from the US Department of Education

Government Sites for Research

Education Commission of the States (ECS)
U.S. Department of Education
Resources for Rural Schools
This site provides access to data, research, recent publications, and resources on rural education and schools.
Population Reference Bureau
for demographics info, charts, graphs, and more
National Center for Education Statistics
Find great graphs of the latest statistics regarding schools of every education level--for FREE.
DATA.gov
Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

For Educational Research: Open access e-journals and full text archives

American Doctoral Dissertations
Includes more than 172,000 theses and dissertations in total, including 80,000 new citations for theses and dissertations from 1902 to the present.
CALDER: Longitudinal Data in Education Research
Research group that collects and shares educational data.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Ed/ITLib Digital Library
Includes peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and conference papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning.
Education Policy Analysis Archives
A peer-reviewed, open-access, international, bilingual journal focusing on education and policy issues.
Education Week on the Web
Includes online content of Education Week, Teacher, and Digital directions.
RTI Action Network (Response to Intervention)
Extensive resources on this topic by the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports Center
The American Institutes for Research's MTSS framework that integrates data and instruction within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and support students’ social, emotional, and behavior needs from a strengths-based perspective.
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. Our goal is to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.

TEL Databases

Tennessee Electronic Library This link opens in a new window
Find Lesson Plans, Praxis Prep Materials, Educational Resources for Children, and more!

Need some help searching ERIC?

Use the ERIC Thesaurus Search to find the best search terms to use in this database. Plug these right into your search by starting in Advanced Search in ProQuest.

Need Help Using ProQuest Education Collection?

Find search instruction/tips and more!

International Studies in Catholic Education

Find some open access articles in the peer-reviewed journal produced by the Centre for Research and Development in Catholic Education of St. Mary's University, London.