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Education: Articles

FAU Libraries Jupiter Campus subject guide for Education

Scholarly vs Non-Scholarly

Refereed Journals

Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Article Databases and Indexes


A database is an index composing of articles, electronic books, statistics, and many sources of information. It can be used to locate publications and other types of information on a given subject. Click on a drop-down tab above or on one of the links below to start searching the databases.

Featured Database


ERIC covers education-related research from conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, bibliographies, directories, and books.

Off Campus Connect

Off Campus Access

Many of the databases offered by the FAU Libraries are restricted to currently registered students, staff, and faculty of the University. When connecting to these services from off campus you are required to let the system know you are currently affiliated with FAU. Login

Search Terms

General Terms:

  • Participants
  • Method
  • Instrument
  • Significance
  • Variable
  • Results
  • Procedure
  • Analyses
  • Rating scale
  • Data
  • Investigated
  • Intervention
  • Perceptions
  • Longitudinal

Specific Terms:

  • ANOVA
  • T-Test
  • Chi square
  • t=
  • n=
  • Factor analysis
  • 0.05
  • 0.01