Guides: Education: Articles & Journals

Frequently used article databases

These are the best places to start looking for articles in this subject area. You can also see our full list of Research Resources for a wider selection.

Education Research Complete (EBSCO)
Coverage spans all levels of education from early childhood to higher education.
ERIC (EBSCO)
May 2025: ERIC is being updated on a limited database. If you have questions contact library@msvu.ca

The ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) database provides coverage of the research literature in the field of education. It includes journal articles as well as books, reports, and other documents.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies
This database contains over 750 exclusive, peer-reviewed articles that approach education and childhood from a comparative and global perspective.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
8000 journals indexed/abstracted (4600 full-text) in various disciplines
CBCA Complete (ProQuest)
With over 4.5 million records and more than 1,680 titles, CBCA Complete is ideal for anyone interested in Canadian education, current events, business, science, the arts. Includes nearly 600 periodicals and daily news sources (over 480 of which are Canadian), plus indexing to an additional 1,100 other titles (over 95% Canadian). Updated daily with full-text content (1985 to present) and bibliographic content (1971 to present).

Database Tips & Tricks

Multidisciplinary databases relevant to Education

Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCO)
hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to the growth and development of children, links to full-text in ASP
Gender Studies Database (EBSCO)
Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to women’s studies, sexual diversity, men’s studies; links to full-text in ASP
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.
Indigenous Peoples: North America (Gale)
This archive of primary sources includes monograph, manuscript, newspaper, periodical and photograph collections.
LGBTQ+ Source (EBSCO)
index for world literature on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. At present there is a limited full-text component.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
An excellent resource for articles related to literature and language.
Philosopher's Index (EBSCO)
The Philosopher's Index is a comprehensive subject and author index to Philosophical articles, books, and anthologies. More than 550 journals from more than 40 countries are indexed.
APA PsycINFO (EBSCO)
2000 international psychology journals, books, chapters, dissertations indexed/abstracted, links to full-text in ASP & PsychArticles
SocINDEX (EBSCO)
500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,390 "selective" coverage journals; links to full-text in Academic Search Premier