Books
Many books are available from FLITE. Try searching the online catalog, for the keyword: "education". You might also want to try other keywords that relate to "education", such as "teaching", "learning", or more specific topics such as "collaborative learning".
Reference Materials
We have quite a variety of items in our reference collection pertaining to education topics, so take a look in the L's (education section) for good reference materials on education.
Finding Journal Articles for Research
To find journal articles on a particular topic, it's necessary to use one or more of the databases available on the FLITE Web site. These databases cumulatively provide indexing to thousands of journal titles. A few of the databases provide full-text (content of the articles is found directly within the database), but some only provide citations (description of where the article originally appeared in print). Please read Off-Campus Database Access if you want to do your searching from home.
Some of the databases we recommend
you try include:
| General Databases | Education Databases | Related Databases |
or click
here to see all of our databases listed by name.
Getting the Full-text of the Research Article
Once you've found citations relevant
to the topic you're working with and you need to get a copy of
the articles, you'll need to verify whether FLITE owns the particular
journal in which each article was published. Many databases now
have a link called "Find It", 
which, by clicking on it, will give you the range of options available
for document retrieval. If the full text of the article is available,
you will be able to find the article by clicking on the link.
If the only message you see is "Request document via Interlibrary Loan", you will need to order the article. By clicking on the link in the window provided, you will be directed to a blank Interlibrary Loan form to be filled out. Sometimes the "Find It" button will provide a link to the Online Catalog. This indicates that the journal is found in FLITE's print collection.
To look up whether FLITE owns a
particular journal, use the Find
a Periodical database to search for the journal title, such
as Educational
Research, Journal
of Classroom Interaction, or The
American Education Research Journal.
Remember to use the journal title not the article title
for your search.
Scholarly Journals
The library has developed a Guide to Popular and Scholarly Periodicals to assist you in determining if articles come from Scholarly Journals, which are also called Academic Journals. Peer-Reviewed Journals, or Refereed Journals are also Scholarly Journals, with the addition of a peer-review process completed on journal articles before they are accepted for publication. Not all Scholarly or Academic journal articles are peer-reviewed, so be sure to clarify your assignment with your instructor. To search for Scholarly Journals in different databases, please use the guides below for more specific assistance.
Useful Guides
| APA Citation Style Guide | |
| Research Guide: Education | |
| FLITE Refworks Tutorial | |
On the Web
There are several good sites on the Internet for education resources:
- ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
- The Educator's Reference Desk
- Michigan Teacher Network
- EBSCO Teacher Reference Center
If you have any questions regarding using the library for research,
Email Kristy Motz.
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the South Service Desk and ask for help at any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
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Last Update: November 13, 2006