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EDPS 260: Human Growth and Development for Elementary Education

This guide will help you find relevant empirical peer-reviewed articles for your research assignment in EDPS 260.

Find Databases

You are exploring your topic and looking for academic, peer reviewed sources. The first step is to get to the library databases. Click on them below or find them through the Libraries website. 

Find databases through the Libraries' website:

  • To access the databases, go to the University Libraries Homepage
  • Select Databases under 'Popular Services and Resources'
  • Use the letters to find your database by title or the All Subjects drop down menu to choose databases by subject area

Or go directly to the most helpful databases for most case study topics:

PsycINFO

PsycINFO is a key database in the field of psychology. Includes information of use to psychologists, students, and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, and education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.

ERIC (EBSCOhost)

ERIC EBSCOhost is a key database in the field of education, providing access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature. About one third of the content is accessible in full text from within the database.

PsycARTICLES

PsycARTICLES provides access to the full-text of journals published by the American Psychological Association and selected other publishers. This results are also indexed in PsycINFO, so choose PsycINFO if you only have time to use one of these databases.