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Introduction to ECE Research

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Use a combination of keywords for your search terms: ex. full day preschool, teaching reading and early childhood, early childhood intervention
Filters are your friend! every database has filters for source type, subject, language, and date range. Using those will give you fewer results to sort through
Look at the number of pages. If an article is over 10 pages, it is probably no appropriate for this assignment. Check before your commit.

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Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Tutorial
Content: Academic journals and magazines, along with curated web sources, to enhance your research as you get started
Useful Feature: groups results by type for easy filtering
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
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Content: Policy reports and academic articles from early childhood through higher education.
Useful Feature: Use the “Index” feature to narrow down results by specific legislation, institution, or type of assessment.

Extensive index to educational literature containing some 1.5 million items, including journal articles, unpublished documents, research reports, and curricular materials.
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Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
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Content: Peer-reviewed education journals and educational data reports
Useful Feature: All articles save to Google Drive for reading later.

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