Action Research in Education

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This page provides library information and resources useful to students working on action research projects (e.g., for courses such as 883.501 Action Research for School Improvement; 810.640 Supervised Internship Seminar).

Librarian for Education: Andrea Bartelstein

I. Topic analysis, search strategy, search terms

Identifying and refining a research topic
Identifying relevant information sources
Brainstorming search terms
Constructing effective searches using operators ("and," "or," "not")

II. Finding articles

Use the databases below to find articles, books, book chapters, and other publications on your topic (they may or may not be available full text online, and may or may not be owned by JHU).
STOP! Before you can access the JHU-licensed databases below from home, you must download the JHSecure VPN software onto your home computer.

Databases that index the literature of education and related social sciences:

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (All US JHU)

Education Full Text (also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega) (All US JHU)

ProQuest Education Journals (All US JHU)

Other databases of interest:

Academic Search Premier (All US JHU)

Social sciences full text (also part of OmniFile full text mega) (All US JHU)

Find additional databases to search

III. Finding books

Access to books and other full-length materials (i.e., not articles) owned by the JHU Libraries. What to do if you need something we don't own.
Find books in the JHU Libraries about action research in education (will open in a new window).
Browse action research subject headings in the JHU Libraries catalog (will open in a new window).

IV. Evaluating information on the Web

Anyone can publish on the Web -- how do you determine the validity of information you find? Is it suitable for your purposes?

V. Citing sources

APA format and lots more. Try RefWorks, an online personal database and bibliography creator.

VI. Other useful links

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Cornell University Library.
Participatory Action Research Network (PARnet). A "knowledge gateway for practitioners and scholars of action research around the world." Sponsored by Cornell University.
Action Research International. A refereed online journal of action research sponsored by the Southern Cross Institute of Action Research within the Graduate College of Management at Southern Cross University, and by Southern Cross University Press.
Action Research Resources. Links to conference abstracts, listservs, and other resources supporting action research.

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