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Listed on this guide are the major print and online resources for doing research in education. Depending on your topic, you may also want to check the research guide for Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, or the related guides listed in the box below.
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Doing Research in Education
- SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSAGE Research Methods provides full-text access to more than 1,000 social sciences-related books, reference works and journal articles published by SAGE. Included in SRM are two research methods series known as the Little Blue Books and the Little Green Books.
The Cases sub-collection provides access to more than 500 case studies. Cases are peer-reviewed and come with pedagogical tools including learning objectives and discussions questions.
The Datasets sub-collection is comprised of teaching datasets and instructional guides. These practice datasets are indexed by method and data type, and are designed for use in classroom exercises or in exam papers.
SRM also includes a series of original instructional videos created by SAGE to aid pedagogy in social science research.
Library Award for Undergraduate Research - Apply by April 26, 2024
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The annual UCSB Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR) recognizes students who produce a scholarly or creative work that makes expert and sophisticated use of the collections, resources, and services of the UCSB Library.
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