Research and Publication

Databases for Education Provide access to online journals covering all aspects of Education. 

Google Scholar is also a very good search tool for obtaining citations, but in many cases, you will find you cannot view the full articles.

The Internet in general can also be a useful resource, provided you 
search effectively, and evaluate the information you find .

The following sites may be helpful starting points for your topic of research:

A Foundation page for Research and Publication  across Faculties is currently under development; and contains key information on where to publish, journal impact factors, and much more.  Supplemental Education specific resources follow:

Research Articles

• Qualitative Research Resources: links to a range of resources relating to qualitative research techniques.    http://don.ratcliff.net/qual/resources.html
• Virtual Learning Resources Centre: provides searchable access to a range of learning resources.    http://www.virtuallrc.com/
• Education World: links to a range of teacher resources, including lesson plans.   http://www.education-world.com/
• EdResearch Online: organised by ACER, this provides a searchable interface to the ACER Cunningham Library. http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/sample/edresearch.htm
• Child Trends. http://www.childtrends.org

Dissertations

• Australian Digital Theses theses held by Australian university and research libraries.
• ProQuest Digital Dissertations dissertations and theses citations from graduate schools and Universities all over the world.
• Proquest Digital Dissertations: access to previous two years worth of proquest dissertations.    http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/
• Education Research Libraries: organised by the ACER Cunningham Library, this provides access to a range of education theses. http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/sample/search_theses.htmlStudy Guides
• Uni Learning: developed by the University of Woolongong, outlines study skills for university students.    http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/first.html
• Presentation Skills: provides information of preparing and giving a presentation.   http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadpres.html
• Advice on Academic Writing: outlines skills for developing academic writing skills.   http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/advise.html
• Study Skills Links: organised by the University of St. Thomas, outline skills for studying at university.  http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/helpful_study_skills_links.htm
• What is an Academic Paper?: identifies the requirements of academic writing for new university students. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/what.html
• Writing for the Web: outlines skills for writing content for the web. http://www.eldis.org/tales/writing/index.htm

Critical Literacy

• Critically Analysing Information Sources: outlines strategies for critically appraising information sources.   http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm
• How Language Really Works: from Dan Kerland’s www.criticalreading.com, outlines skills for critical reading and writing.   http://www.criticalreading.com/
• Guidelines for Critiquing Research Articles: outlines strategies for critically reviewing research articles.    http://www2.msstate.edu/~bsc2/guidelines.htm

Education Publishers

Key publishers of Educational resources include:

For more, check:

• ACQWeb's Directory of Publisher's and Editors
• Yahoo Directory of Education Publishers

Impact Factors

• The Impact Factor of a journal is a quantitative way of assessing its worth and relevance to the academic community it serves.
• Ulrich's Periodical Directory provides information regarding journals that have been published throughout the world, including where they may be indexed.

This page is continually under review.  If you know of useful sites that may be appropriate links for this page, please contact your Faculty Librarian