Citations, abstracts, and some full-text articles from scholarly and professional journals in education
Citations and abstracts to scholarly publications in education, with some links to full text
Policy-relevant research for child care and early education professionals
Citations to scholarship in teacher education and educational administration with some links to full text; free version at teacherreference.com
Articles from scholarly and professional business journals worldwide, country- and industry-focused reports, and more
A unified search for PsycInfo, PsycArticles and the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Abstracts of scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations in behavioral science and mental health
Citations and full-text articles from scholarly and professional journals in business, management, and finance, plus SWOT analyses and company and industry reports
Citations and abstracts for scholarly journals and other publications in computing and applied sciences, with some full text
Citations and abstracts for scholarly and professional journals in library and information science
Full-text scholarly journal articles in behavioral science and mental health
Because they are written by and for scholars, peer-reviewed articles are often challenging to read.
Try approaching the parts of the article in this order:
If you plan to discuss a source in detail, read the complete article from beginning to end.
Read slowly and look up unfamiliar words. Take notes that summarize your understanding of each section. While you read, try to determine:
Qualitative research studies collect descriptive data (mostly words). They use methods such as interviews, focus groups, content analysis, and observation. Surveys with open-ended questions could be used for qualitative research.
Quantitative research methods collect numerical data and use statistics to analyze that data. Experiments, analyses that look for relationships between sets of numerical data, and surveys with limited, pre-determined responses are examples of methods that could be used for quantitative research.
Mixed-methods studies combine both kinds of research methods to gather both qualitative and quantitative data.