Finding Articles

• ERIC (Ebsco) 1966-
  Probably the most extensive coverage on all educational-related literature. 
  
•  Education Full-Text (Wilson) 1982-
  Indexed coverage since 1982, abstracted coverage since 1994 and full text coverage since 1996. A good starting point for full-text articles.
• Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)
  Multi-disciplinary full-text database including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. 
  
• Educational Administration Abstracts (Ebsco) 1999-
  Covering essential areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas.

• ABI/Inform (ProQuest) 1971-
  A leading database for business-related periodicals covering management, human resources, organizational behavior, managerial economics, information systems, telecommunications, and more.
  
  TIPS: How to find out if the articles are scholarly?
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  Go to Ulrichsweb. Enter a journal name in "Quick Search". Submit and look for "Document Type" descriptions. If scholarly, you will see descriptions like - Document Type: Journal; Academic/ Scholarly. Refereed: Yes.

Finding Books

• LibCat.tamu.edu  [Use LibCat to locate books or other materials in the Library]
• Clickable Subject Headings or Keywords in LibCat:

• educational administration   educational policy     educational change    school culture    educational technology

  educational leadership superintendents academic achievement professional development elementary secondary education

  
  TIPS: "school management and administration" is also a useful subject heading. If you want me to add other useful terms to this quick search list, just email them to me.

Finding Data

• The Condition of Education
• The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• Digest of Education Statistics
• Research & Statistics - ED.gov
  
  

Evaluating Resources

• Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities  (finding journals acceptance rate)
• Journal Citation Reports, Science and Social Sciences 2001-Present (finding journal citation impact)
• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (finding journals status - is it scholarly / peer-reviewed?)
• What Is a Scholarly Article?

Selected E-Journals

• Educational Administration Quarterly
• Journal of Educational Administration
• American educational research journal
• International Journal of Educational Management
• Educational management administration & leadership    
  
  TIPS: See more e-journals?

Selected Reference Works

• Handbook of research on educational administration
• Encyclopedia of school administration and supervision
• Fundamental change : international handbook of educational change
  
  TIPS: See more handbooks or encyclopedia on school management? 
  

Useful Websites

• American Association of School Administrators
• Texas Association of School Administrators

Library Services:

• AskNow (chat, answering questions via email)
• Reference Desk (Evans Library): (979) 845-5771
  
• Get it for me (interlibrary loan service, book and document delivery)