Describing a Study
While reading scholarly articles, look for:
- The purpose of the study (stated in the introduction)
- The research approach (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods)
- Participants in the study (who participated)
- Research design (e.g., survey research, experimental research, narrative research)
- Research methods (How was data collected, analyzed, and interpreted)
- Results (What were the findings of the study?)
Other Databases with Important Content
- ERIC (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowEducational index of research documents, journal articles, technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials. Consists of the print indexes Resources in Education (RIE) and the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)
- ERIC (U.S. Dept. of Ed.) This link opens in a new windowEducational index of research documents, journal articles, technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials. Consists of the print indexes Resources in Education (RIE) and the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window** Expanded access continues as we work to implement a new contract for JSTOR's new all-access model, which will provide access to all archival journals and primary source content. **
Back volumes for 2,890 journals from the very first issue but usually excluding the most current 2-5 years, though almost 100 with coverage through the most recent issue. General subject areas include art & architecture, Asian studies, botany, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, language & literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology and statistics.
