Key Databases
- ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window1966 - present. Probably the most extensive coverage on all educational-related literature.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowa full-text, scholarly database of more than 8,500 journals (7,300 peer-reviewed) in almost every academic discipline.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowProvides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowcovers many disciplines, primarily in the humanities, social sciences, and general and biological sciences
- Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection This link opens in a new windowSubject areas include, but are not limited to, Assessment, Curriculum, Educational Administration, International Education, Multicultural Education, Teaching Methods, and Early Childhood through Higher Education.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowcovers many subdisciplines of sociology, including anthropology, criminology, cultural sociology, demography, economic development, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, politics, religion, sociology of education, urban studies, and many others.
Useful Search Terms
Student Organizations
Related terms:
Student Government,Student Unions Extracurricular Activities, Fraternities, Sororities, Student Participation, Student Volunteers
Student Affairs Services
Related terms:
Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, Counseling Services, Guidance Programs, Counseling, Health Services, School Orientation, School Psychology, Student Employment, student Financial Aid, Student Personnel Workers, student Placement, student Welfare
Academic Support Services
Related Terms:
At Risk Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Strategies, Help Seeking, Homework,Low Achievement, Remedial Programs, Student Needs,Student Personnel Services, Study Centers, Study Skills, Supplementary Education, Transitional Programs, Tutoring, Academic Support Programs, Instructional Support
Best Practices
Related terms:
Career Development, Student Organizations, Communities of Practice, Best Practices, Barriers, Performance Factors, Change Strategies, Organizational Change, Group Dynamics, Group Activities, Cultural Relevance, Higher Education
Motivation
Related terms:
Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, School Organization, Educational Change, Classroom Environment, Motivation Techniques, Student Motivation, Best Practices, Effective Schools Research, Achievement Need, Intervention, Teacher Role, Educational Environment, Institutional Characteristics, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Change Strategies, Educational Policy
Leadership
Related terms:
Student Organizations, Student Leadership, Leadership Role, Leadership Qualities, Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training, Student Surveys, Measures (Individuals), Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Styles, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Educational Opportunities, Leadership Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Leadership, Student Development, Leadership Training, Student Organizations, Educational Environment, Theory Practice Relationship, College Students, Teacher Role, Models, Supervision, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Risk
Related terms:
College Students, Sororities, Group Membership, Risk, Violence, Sexual Abuse, Social Environment, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Age Groups, Student Responsibility, Higher Education
