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Locating Published Research in Education: Secondary and Primary Sources in the Library

This chapter explores the importance of exploring existing literature in educational research, including the use of secondary sources such as encyclopedias, handbooks, and reviews, as well as primary sources like original research articles and dissertations. It also discusses the methods of locating these sources in the library and the application of technology in the search process.

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Locating Published Research in Education: Secondary and Primary Sources in the Library

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  1. Introduction to Educational Research (4th ed.)C.M. Charles/Craig A. Mertler Chapter 4 Locating Published Research

  2. Why Explore Existing Literature? • To see what has already been done • To profit from the experiences of others • Findings • Cautions • Suggestions • Recommendations

  3. Secondary Sources Of Information In The Library • Not firsthand accounts (primary sources); analyses, compilations, interpretations, summaries of primary information • Begin a literature search by examining secondary sources • Specific secondary sources: • The Encyclopedia of Educational Research • The NSSE Yearbooks • The Handbooks of Research • Review of Research in Education • Review of Educational Research • Educational Leadership • Scholarly books • Magazines and newspaper articles

  4. Secondary Sources Of Information In The Library (cont’d.) • Locating secondary sources • Library’s main on-line catalog • Reference section • Newspaper Abstracts • Periodical Abstracts

  5. Primary Sources Of Information In The Library • Original research and other information • Abstracts can be found in publications such as: • Psychological Abstracts • ERIC’s Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) • Specific directories of primary sources: • Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) -- 16 clearinghouses that abstract and index research articles and other papers • Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors • Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) • Resources in Education (RIE)

  6. Primary Sources Of Information In The Library (cont’d.) • Abstracts publications: • Psychological Abstracts • Dissertations Abstracts International (DAI)…also known as Digital Dissertations • Social Science Citation Index • Digest of Educational Statistics

  7. Locating Primary Sources • Manual searching of ERIC’s CIJE and RIE --  • Computer searching --  • Using it is a learning experience -- “trial-and-error”! • Many databases are available via the Web • ERIC: • AskERIC • Access ERIC • ProQuest Digital Dissertations • ProQuest Periodical Abstracts

  8. Applying Technology… Searchable Web sites cataloging education articles and documents • AskEric (http://www.askeric.org) • Access ERIC (http://www.accesseric.org)

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