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Key article databases in HDFS
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PsycINFO via EBSCOhostOne of the top resources for research in psychology and the behavioral and social sciences. Includes information on topics ranging from education to pharmacology.
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Psychology DatabasePsychology Database offers abstracts and indexes of more than 640 titles, 540 of them full text. Many titles are indexed in PsycINFO. Coverage covers the topics of social, industrial, experimental, evolutionary, cognitive, clinical, and situational psychology, as well as personality, psychobiology, and psychometrics.
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Teacher Reference CenterHere you'll find articles on topics ranging from children's health to pedagogical theory and practice.
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APA PsycArticlesArticles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.
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Education SourceA large, online digital library focused on a broad range of educational topics in scholarly articles, news, magazines and trade journals.
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ScopusDatabase of peer-reviewed journal articles. Full text is not included, but Article Linker provides access to full-text articles when available.
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ERIC via the US Department of EducationA large, online digital library of education research and information, including scholarly journals and education related documents, including reports, policy papers, dissertations, conference papers and others. Some full text is available. Provided with the open access interface (freely available to everyone).
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Meta-research
According to PLOS, meta-research is "the scientific study of research practices...an emerging field that aims to characterize existing standards and ultimately improve the quality and reliability of scientific research."Learn about methods, reporting, bias, reproducibility, evaluation, and policy from this curated PLOS collection of meta-research articles.
