Recommended Databases for Education Research
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Weekly reports focused on "hot topic" issues with summaries, viewpoint essays, and further reading.
- SocINDEX This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, and citations for books, conference proceedings, and other resources, in the field of sociology.
Search for Books
Parent Involvement in Higher Education by Call Number: LB2350.5 .W377 2008ISBN: 9780470385296Publication Date: 2008-05-02
America in the Twenty-First Century by Call Number: HC110.E5 A4 2006ISBN: 0737729236Publication Date: 2006-01-06
New Literacies in Action by Call Number: LC151 .K58 2005ISBN: 0807745413Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Citing Your Sources
Below are some common examples to get you started using APA style. Need more help? Use the resources listed in the APA Citation Help box below.
Book with one editor
Maybin, J., ed. (2003). Childhoods in context. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
Journal article from an online database (with 3+ authors)
Rodkin, P.C., et al. (2013). Social goals, social behavior and social status in middle childhood. Developmental Psychology 49(6), 1139-1150.
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Databases for Statistics
- Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
Downloadable data files, documentations, and data-based research related to a wide range of social science areas. Guide to Searching ICPSR
- ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
Statistics relating to social, political and economic conditions in the United States.