EDP 560 - Introduction to Educational Research

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Leslie lsult@email.arizona.edu

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Subjects: Education, Literature

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This resources on this guide will help you work through the process of identifying and analyzing educational research problems.

Guide to the research process

To begin, access and download the Moving Through the Research Process guide linked below. The tutorials and activities listed below the guide will help support you are you work your way through the research process.

Identifying research studies

This tutorial will teach you how to identify primary and secondary research articles.

Analyzing Scholarly Articles

Recommended databases

ERIC

Searching ERIC
Learn how to locate articles in ERIC - Education Resources Information Center

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Find articles and documents in all areas of education.

PsycINFO

Searching PsycINFO
Learn the basics of searching PsycINFO

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Find articles, dissertations, and book chapters in psychology and behavioral health.

Google Scholar

Searching Google Scholar
Learn the basics of Google Scholar

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Find peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints, abstracts, and technical reports.
To set up access to UA Libraries full text from off campus or export to a citation manager, click "more" below.

The following configuration may be needed to access UA-subscribed content from off campus:
1. In Google Scholar, open the "hamburger" menu in the far upper left next to the Google Scholar logo and select "Settings.
2. From the settings menu, select "Library links".
3. Type "University of Arizona" in box and select "University of Arizona - Full-Text @ UofA Libraries". Then click Save.
4. When searching, articles for which we have full text access will display with a link "Full-Text @ UofA Libraries"; select this link to access it. (Please note that this link may be hidden in the smaller links below the citation, and you may need to click on the double arrow to the right of them to find it.)
5. To export citations to a bibliography manager, such as RefWorks or EndNote, go to the Settings menu, click on "search results", select the desired manager in the drop-down menu next to "show links to import citations into", and Save.