Key Education Topics
To discover resources on the following top education topics, use the databases indicated.
Educational Administration
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
Business Source Complete
CQ Researcher
EconLit
Educational Psychology
PsycInfo
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
APA eBooks and PsycTests
Counseling Transcripts and Videos
PsycCritiques
Children
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
PsycInfo
Family and Society Studies
Sociological Abstracts
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
Families and Parenting
ERIC
Family and Society Studies
PsycInfo
Sociological Abstracts
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
Higher Education
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
CQ Researcher
Chronicle of Higher Education
History of Education
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
America: History and Life
CQ Researcher
News sources for Education
Chronicle of Higher Education
CQ Researcher
Education Week
More News Sources
Sociology of Education
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
Family and Society Studies
PsycInfo
Sociological Abstracts
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
Urban education
ERIC
Ed Index
Ed Abstracts
Urban Studies
CQ Researcher
Education Literature Intro
Top Three Databases.
The UC Libraries provide several index/databases for searching literature in education. The three primary education databases are ERIC, Education Index, and Educational Research Abstracts (ERA). Click the tabs above to find specific search tips for doing research with each database. Also, find several related psychology, social science and language/literacy databases under the "More Databases" or "Psychology" tabs above. Several of the related databases, such as PsycInfo, are searchable simultaneously with ERIC on the ProQuest platform.
ERIC, EdIndex and ERA all search for scholarly journal articles in education. There is some overlap among them with respect to journal coverage; however, each indexes some journal titles not covered by the others.
In addition, ERIC indexes Documents (known as "ERIC Documents") from hundreds of organizations producing education-related material. Document types include books, research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and school district documents. Organizations providing non-journal content to ERIC include research foundations, federal and state agencies, policy organizations, university affiliates, and commercial publishers.
ERA also searches ebooks and reference materials published by the Taylor & Francis Group, that includes Routledge, Psychology Press, CRC Press, and Garland Science,
Where to Find ERIC, EdIndex, and ERA.
All the primary education databases - ERIC, Ed Index, and ERA - and PsycInfo are linked from the EDP Library's homepage.