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Why Not Just Google?

This brief YouTube video explains why it's important to consider using library databases in your research rather than just doing a Google search.

Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals (Vanderbilt University, Length: 3 minutes, 12 seconds; 2017)
Three minute video explaining the differences between scholarly journals and popular magazines produced by Vanderbilt University.

These are databases that deal with topics on education.

Academic Search Complete
Articles from scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers covering every area of academic study and news.
ProQuest Central
Searches across all ProQuest databases. Articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers covering every subject area and news topic.
Professional Development Collection
Articles from scholarly and peer-reviewed education journals and educational reports.
Teacher Reference Center
Articles from education periodicals and journals with limited full text covering teacher education, research, school administration, curriculum, and literacy standards.
ERIC
Articles from journals and magazines for all aspects and levels of education. Selected documents available in full text from ERIC.

These are databases that will help you find articles about the psychological and sociological aspects of your topics.

PsycARTICLES
Full text articles from scholarly American Psychological Association journals on psychology and allied fields. Can limit by research method (e.g. experiment).
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Articles from journals on all aspects of psychology and psychiatry. Includes some articles from other related social sciences such as anthropology and criminology.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Articles from scholarly journals and magazines, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Covers sociology and closely related areas of social work, human services, criminal justice, and cultural studies.
Social Sciences (ProQuest)
Full text articles from periodicals on the social sciences: anthropology, criminology, cultural studies, human services, sociology, political science, public welfare, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.