Research Guides: Education (UNH Durham): Education Databases

List of Education Databases at UNH

Education Databases
About 15 discipline-focused databases for finding journal articles, reports, and other resources.

Suggested Databases to Start With

The key database to get results from recognized, reputable academic sources in the field of education is

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center : EBSCOhost)
The premier database for education, providing access to more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text ERIC documents dating back to 1966.

The above link to ERIC goes to a subscription database. For those not connected to UNH as a current student or member of the faculty or staff, the US government provides a freely available version of ERIC:

ERIC Education Literature (U.S. Dept. of Education) !
Provides comprehensive access to education-related literature, including citations to articles and research reports. This free version of ERIC is provided by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
New Guidance Regarding ERIC
Article about the federal government cuts to ERIC and their impact.
Journals Removed from ERIC
A list of journals that can no longer be found when searching ERIC.

Other databases that are often useful in research in education include

APA PsycINFO (EBSCOhost)
Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. It is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Index
Covers all subjects that bear on public affairs and public policy, including the policy-oriented literature of academic social sciences such as economics, finance, law, education, the military, political science, public administration, international law and relations. Indexes publications from and about all countries, PAIS Archive coverage: 1915-1976; PAIS International coverage: 1972-current

Additional Databases to Consider

Depending on your specific topic, one or more of these specialized databases may be helpful. For more online resources, check out the complete Database List.

Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Dates of coverage: 1952-current
Family Studies Abstracts
Indexes articles on marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas from the most important journals in the discipline.