Guides: Education: Education Databases

Research databases contain abstracts, journal articles and conference papers. They are a great place to look for peer reviewed journal articles. We also have other database that contain grey literature and statistics. The video below shows you how to get started with education databases accessible from the A-Z database page.

Some of the best journal databases for education are: Education Source, ERIC, SAGE and Taylor and Francis

Further Databases

Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)‎ – Abstracts and index of articles covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations, and education.
Archives Hub – Search across descriptions of archives held at over 220 institutions across the UK.
Directory of Open Access Books – Access to academic peer-reviewed books.
Directory of Open Access Journals – Access to full text, quality controlled, scientific and scholarly journals.
Journal Citation Reports – Access data drawn from over 1,500 scholarly and technical journals in the sciences and social sciences.

Statistics

UK Data Service – The UK's largest collection of economic, population, and social research data, including UK Census data.
Access note: Click on "Log in" and search for University of Lincoln from the list. You will need to register with the site before you can access the data.
Statista – Statistics and studies from more than 22,500 sources covering over 600 industries.
Access note: On-campus users have direct access. Off-campus users should log in through the University of Lincoln's library portal or use institutional access.

Psychology Databases

PsycARTICLES
Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology from the American Psychological Association. Coverage spans 1894 to present.
PsycINFO
The American Psychological Association's database of abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. Coverage is from the 19th century to the present.
PsycTESTS
Professionally indexed, the PsycTESTS® database is an extensive collection of items associated with psychological measures, scales, surveys, and other instruments essential to the research needs of professionals, students, and educators across the behavioural and social sciences.