Research Guides: EDLS 7034 Professional Writing and Communication: Articles & Journals

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Approach #1 -- OneSearch:

Sample natural language search:
the role of motivation in learning a new language

On results screen, add desired filters:

scholarly and peer-reviewed
journal article
if appropriate, a subject discipline

Sample citation search:

Onslow, B., Adams, L., Edmunds, G., Waters, J., Chapple, N., Kealey, B. & Eady, J. (2005). Are you in the zone? Teaching Children Mathematics, 11(9): 458-463.

"are you in the zone?"
onslow AND "in the zone"
"in the zone" AND "teaching children mathematics"

Approach #2 -- Subject Databases:

Education Source
Selected full text for approximately 2,850 journals, with additional coverage for books and conference papers
ERIC (EBSCO)
Selected full text for journal articles (EJ references) and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents (ED references)
Professional Development Collection (Education)
Selected full text articles from journals and trade magazines for educators
Educational Administration Abstracts
Selected full text articles from journals and magazines on educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and more
Web of Science
Identifies articles and references from journals in science, the social sciences, and art and humanities; selected full text available via Find It @ UHCL; results can be sorted by times cited; use Cited Reference search to find works that cite an earlier article or publication
SAGE Journals
Selected full text articles from SAGE journals in education, the social sciences and humanities, health sciences, life and biomedical sciences, and materials science and engineering