Research Online

Dissertation & Thesis Search

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Want to read other people's thesis or disseration? Log into these sites...

Current Research @ Biola University - Dissertations written by students at Biola University (La Mirada, CA)

Dissertation Abstracts - thesis and dissertations from instituions in North America and Europe.

UMI/ProQuest Information & Learning - visit this site to purchase dissertations.

Dissertation Guide (from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University)

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Talbot School of Theology (La Mirada, CA) uses APA Style.
This Dissertation Guide is in PDF file.

CLICK HERE to download a copy.

More APA Help...

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Click on these links to get more APA help...

www.lib.usm.edu/research/guides/apa.html

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/apaintext.html

APA - Dictionary Entry

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If you need help in citing dictionary... go to "easybib.com" or click here

This site also provides help for other APA or MLA styles...

EndNote 9

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EndNote 9

Product Description:

Millions of researchers, scholarly writers, students, and librarians use EndNote (patent pending) to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references and images, and create bibliographies and figure lists instantly. Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize their references, they do it the easy way—by using EndNote! With EndNote 9, you can work faster with increased performance, connect to more data sources worldwide, and share customized libraries with colleagues easily. EndNote 9 is compatible with the following word processing and text formats: Cite While You Write feature: Microsoft Word 2000, XP, 2003 and RTF Document Scan: works with other word processors that can save documents to Rich Text Format, including WordPerfect, StarOffice, OpenOffice, FrameMaker and more.

With EndNote 9, completing your research is easier and faster. Millions of researchers, scholarly writers, students, and librarians use EndNote to search online bibliographic databases. The software also organizes their references and images, and creates bibliographies and figure lists instantly. Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize their references, do it the easy way -- use EndNote 9! Link your EndNote records to PDF files on the Web or on your hard drive Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as you write.

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APA Manual 5th Edition Corrections

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APA made some corrections in their APA Manual 5th edition. Download the pdf file (only 4 pages)...

http://www.apastyle.org/pubman-reprint.pdf

How do I cite the Bible in APA 5th edition?

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Go to the following sites...

According to the APA Publication Manual, reference entries are not needed for the Bible and other major classical works. However, if you still want to enter the reference... check out these sites...

How to Cite the Bible (Henry Buhl Library)
http://hbl.gcc.edu/citingBIBLE.htm

How to Cite the Bible in APA Format
http://www.indwes.edu/ocls/APA/APA_BIBLE.html

Talbot School of Theology, Biola University (La Mirada, CA) suggests the following format:

Lockman Foundation (1973). New Amerian Standard Bible. Anaheim, CA: Foundation Press.

(Bible version with publishing agency as the author)

Z39.50 Library Catalog

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Library of Congress - Gateway to Z39.50 Library Catalog
(This site also lists other libraries in Z39.50 database!)

University of California - MELVYL System (ALEPH)
UCLA - Endeavor
UC Irvine - INNOPAC

Research Design: Action Research

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Action research is a vital component to educational inquiry. This set of sites gives some examples of tools available to action researchers.

Links to Action Research Papers
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/act_res.html
An extensive list of Web links to sites and research papers.

Action Research in Information and Learning Technologies
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/act_res.html
From the University of Colorado at Denver. The practitioners in education, social sciences, activism, and corporate learning all utilize action research, but they define it very differently. However, there seem to be commonalities, which are explored on this site. A long list of links to other action research sites is included.

Action Research International Online Journal
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/arihome.html
Refereed online journal of action research. The editorial board is global in makeup, showing the worldwide attention to action research.

Educational Action Research
http://www.triangle.co.uk/ear/index.htm
Refereed international journal exploring the unity between educational research and practice.

Action Research Case Studies
http://www.aln.org/alnweb/magazine/maga_v3_i1.htm
This magazine site includes five action research case studies.

CPARN: Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/cparn/
A knowledge gateway for practitioners and scholars of action research around the world. Founded in the spring of 1993, PARnet is the oldest action research website on the Internet. Its non-affiliated institutional status and mission to facilitate a comprehensive, community-managed knowledge base give PARnet a unique role in the ever-expanding assortment of action research sources on the Internet.

Action Research Defined – Richard Donato, University of Pittsburgh
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0308donato.html
This digest of information provides a definition, a framework, and an example for considering action research.

Research Design: Mixed Methods

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Mixed-Method Evaluations
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/REC/pubs/NSF97-153/START.HTM
A Handbook published by the National Science Foundation.

Bridges – A Mixed Methods Network by Professor Abbas Tashakkori
http://www.fiu.edu/~bridges/
An excellent guide to mixed methods concepts, writers, publications, and links and Web resources, developed by Dr. Abbas Tashakkor of Florida International University, co-editor of the Handbook on Mixed Methods Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Sage Publications, 2003).

National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Publications/Qualitative.PDF
Guidelines for combining quantitative and qualitative research as well as standards for qualitative research. Identifies models and issues in using the models in NIH-funded research projects.

Research Design: Narrative

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Centre for Narrative Research in the Social Sciences
http://www.uel.ac.uk/cnr/home.htm
From the University of East London. Their website says that "the Centre brings together work on narrative that is being pursued in a variety of contexts across the social sciences."

Narrative Research – Professor Tom Barone
http://courses.ed.asu.edu/barone/narrativeresearch.html
References to chapters, journal articles, and dissertations on narrative research compiled by Dr. Tom Barone, leading narrative researcher in the United States at Arizona State University.

Research Design: Ethnographic

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Ethnographic Research
http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/ethno.htm
From a graduate course at North Carolina State University entitled (somewhat ironically) Quantitative Research in Public Administration.

Thorough notes.The Ethnographic Research Cycle
http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~marylynn/ethno.html
A visual representation of how ethnographic research gets done.

International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/
The International Institute for Qualitative Methodology is a multidisciplinary institute at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This site is a rich resource for a variety of qualitative research matters.

Methods Main Page
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthro/CPIA/METHODS/
A simplified guide for how to do ethnographic research.

Introduction to Interviewing Techniques
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/IQPHbook/ch11.html#11
This is a chapter from an online handbook prepared by James K. Doyle of the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

References on Ethnographic Research
http://www.qual.auckland.ac.nz/ethrefs.htm
This is a list of references on ethnographic research. After a brief introduction which suggests those works that are essential reading for newcomers to the field, the list is organized into two parts: the first part lists some important citations related to the approach in other disciplines (including the source disciplines), the second lists citations related to the approach in Information Systems.

Research Design: Grounded Theory

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Grounded Theory Institute
http://www.groundedtheory.com/
This page describes the grounded theory methodology of Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D.

Grounded Theory: A Thumbnail Sketch
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arp/grounded.html
More than a thumbnail sketch! An online publication, which is part of a series called "Resource Papers in Action Research."

Introduction to Grounded Theory
http://www.analytictech.com/mb870/introtoGT.htm
An introduction to grounded theory based on Glaser and Strauss (1967) and Strauss and Corbin (1990) by Steve Borgatti.

Research Design: Survey

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Writing good survey items can be challenging. Aside from having experience in writing survey items, the best advice is to learn as much about other good survey items (and their authors) as you can. This set of sites can help you in that venture, as well as provide general information about the usefulness of surveys.

What is a Survey
http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/whatsurvey.html
A comprehensive series of articles from the American Statistical Association.

Survey Research
http://clem.mscd.edu/~davisj/prm2/survey1.html
Professor John Davis in Department of Psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver has a very useful website for his course entitled Survey Research Methods.

Free Services for Survey Researchers
http://www.surveysystem.com/resource.htm
A broad range of informative articles and tools for quantitative researchers.

Survey Design, Questionnaire Design Tips
http://www.surveysystem.com/sdesign.htm
Creative Research System has a product called The Survey System. On this site is helpful information regarding survey creation. Beginning information about setting goals, to more advanced information about sampling and subgroup quotas, are included.

Summary of Survey Analysis Software
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~stats/survey-soft/survey-soft.html
This page is a summary of available software for the analysis of surveys with complex sample designs.

Associations and Societies
http://www.princeton.edu/~abelson/xsociety.html
Describes organizations dedicated or related to survey research.

Research Design: Correlational

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Correlation does not equal causation. Just because two events are correlated does not mean that they are causally connected. For example, if school districts with high per-student funding do better than other districts on standardized achievement tests, it does not necessarily mean that a wealthy district causes increased achievement. It could be due to other factors. Still, correlation is very helpful in educational research because correlational studies identify which variables predict or explain educational outcomes. This set of sites explores the issue of correlational research.

Correlational Research
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/tutorial/Lamar/ylamar.htm
A sound, basic introduction to correlational research.

Non-Experimental Designs
Includes mostly material on the correlational design.

Correlation Coefficient
http://noppa5.pc.helsinki.fi/koe/corr/cor7.html
An interactive demonstration.

Research Design: Experimental

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It is important for educational researchers to at least be knowledgeable consumers of experimental research. These sites deal with social science research's use of experimental and quasi-experimental designs.

Types of Designs
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/destypes.htm
A Cornell University site that provides a concept map for understanding different approaches to designing experiments in the social sciences.

Experimental Designs
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/destypes.htm
A thorough treatment of the advantages of experimental design, believed by many to be the "gold standard" of social science research. But do educational researchers share the same need or practical capacity to conduct experimental research that is informative for practitioners?

Choosing a Design
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/desdes.htm
Much contemporary social research is devoted to examining whether a program, treatment, or manipulation causes some outcome or result. This is no less true in educational research. This page shows you some things to think about as you design your study.

Quasi-Experimental Designs
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/quasiexp.htm
A quasi-experimental design is one that looks a bit like an experimental design but lacks the key ingredient—random assignment. This site gives some recommendations about the use of this technique.

Research Reporting

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Writing a Research Report
http://www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/ewp/research.html
A helpful site on how to write a research report. This site is produced by the Effective Writing Program at the University of Maryland, University College.

Research Report Writing
http://www.montana.edu/craigs/report
A very thorough discussion produced by the University of Montana. Guidelines are APA specific.

Researchpaper.com
http://www.researchpaper.com/
A general site, but highly informative.Strunk, William, Jr. 1918.

The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
An online edition of Strunk and White's timeless and authoritative Elements of Style.

Google Web Directory - Arts > Writers Resources > Style Guides
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Writers_Resources/Style_Guides/
A plethora of writing resources!

Columbia Guide to Online Style
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
Produced by Columbia University Press. The elements of this page are: The Elements of Citation, Documenting Sources in the Text, and Preparing the Bibliographic Material.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/
A dictionary for your online use.

Clearwriter.com
http://www.clearedits.com/
An online system of tools, training, and resources for business and professional writing.

Writer's Handbook (by University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/index.html
Helpful reserource for writers.

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
This APA site contains APA guidelines for referencing a variety of sources, including electronic media.

Qualitative Data: Analysis and Interpretation

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Qualitative Research Resources
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/dratcliff/qual/
Notes for a five-part seminar on qualitative research created by Dr. Don Ratcliff.

What is Qualitative Data Analysis
http://www.analytictech.com/geneva97/whatis.htm
Examines the question: Does the modifier "qualitative" apply to "data" or "analysis"?

Qualitative Data, Quantitative Analysis
http://web.missouri.edu/~anthgr/papers/Bernardqualquant.htm
A cultural anthropologist's discussion of qualitative research and analysis options.

Presenting Qualitative Data
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR2-3/presenting.html
An in-depth article filled with presentation basics and tips for the qualitative researcher.

QSR International - Solutions for Qualitative Researchers
http://www.qsrinternational.com/
Manufacturer of qualitative analysis software, including N6 (formerly Nud.ist). QSR advertises itself as the "world's leading software for qualitative analysis."

ATLAS.ti - The Knowledge Workbench
http://www.atlasti.de/index.shtml
Visual qualitative analysis software from a company called Scientific Software Online.

Qualis Research Associates, The Ethnograph v5.
http://www.qualisresearch.com/
Text-based qualitative data analysis software website.

QUARC - Qualitative Research & Consulting
http://www.sdgassociates.demon.co.uk/learnnudist.htm
Learning how to use NUD*IST, an introduction by Dr. Silvana di Gregorio of SdG Associates, London, England.

QualPage – Resources for qualitative research
http://www.qualitativeresearch.uga.edu/QualPage/
An extensive resource for all aspects of qualitative research including data analysis. A website run by the qualitative researchers at the University of Georgia.

ResearchTalk – A qualitative research consulting company
http://www.researchtalk.com/
A consulting group that provides expertise on qualitative software and data analysis. The group also offers an annual intensive summer workshop bringing together leading authors on qualitative research.

Qualitative Data: Collection

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Qualitative Research Resources
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/dratcliff/qual/
Notes for a five-part seminar on qualitative research created by Dr. Don Ratcliff (He was my professor!). Includes Introduction, Sampling and Selection, Researcher Roles, Data Collection, and Data Analysis.

Qualitative Research at Kerlins.net
http://kerlins.net/bobbi/research/qualresearch/
Here you'll find many useful resources for conducting qualitative inquiry. Of particular note is the extensive bibliography of qualitative research resources, including Web links.

International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/
The International Institute for Qualitative Methodology is a multidisciplinary institute at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The institute's primary goal is facilitating the development of qualitative research methods across a wide variety of academic disciplines.

Research Methods in Anthropology
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthro/CPIA/METHODS/
A simplified guide to conducting ethnographic research.

Introduction to Interviewing Techniques
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/IQPHbook/ch11.html#11
Prepared by Professor James Doyle of Worcester Polytechnic University.

Quantitative Data: Analysis and Interpretation

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The Statistics Homepage
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
A comprehensive resource for statisticians—everything you need to know about statistics.

HyperStat Online: An Introductory Statistics Book and Online Tutorial for Help in Statistics Courses
http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html
Another everything-you-need-to-know-about-statistics site.

Statistics Glossary - Index of all entries
http://www.cas.lancs.ac.uk/glossary_v1.1/Alphabet.html
A shorter, but useful, guide to common statistical concepts.

Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics
http://www.math.uah.edu/stat/index.html
This is another resource constructed by the Department of Statistics at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

Statistics Resources - Software
http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/cti/links_stats/software.html
An overview of available computer statistical analysis software.

SPSS Inc
http://www.spss.com/
Perhaps the most popular statistical analysis software in the social sciences.

SAS...The Power to Know
http://www.sas.com/
Popular statistical analysis software. Headquartered in Caro, NC, Statistical Analysis System is also very popular among professional researchers. Its features were similar to those of Systat, Incorporated, with a heavy emphasis on a "general linear model" (GLM) approach to regression and ANOVA. Now that SPSS owns Systat, SPSS has GLM features as well.

SPSS Science
http://www.spss.com/scienceproducts.htm
Another starting point for researchers using SPSS.

JMP Software
http://www.jmp.com/
Popular statistical analysis software often used in college courses in statistics and data analysis.

Minitab Homepage
http://www.minitab.com/
A student- and course-friendly statistics package. Students who want to use MINITAB can now download a semester rental of the professional version directly from e-academy.

New Confidence Interval Applet (7-Aug-1996)
http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/ConfidenceInterval.html
An interactive demonstration.

Quantitative Data: Collection

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Choice of Unit of Analysis
http://users.rcn.com/dakenny/u_o_a.htm
This page provides the practicing researcher with guidance concerning the unit in the statistical analysis.

Sample Size Calculator
http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm
How many participants do you need in your study? This site will help you answer this question.

Power and Sample-Size Page
http://www.stat.uiowa.edu/~rlenth/Power/
An advanced, more versatile sample-size calculator.

Survey Design, Questionnaire Design Tips
http://www.surveysystem.com/sdesign.htm
Writing survey questions takes time and gets easier with practice. The more you know right now will make your learning faster and help you avoid regret after you collect data you wish you had collected differently.

Survey Sampling Methods
http://www.statpac.com/surveys/sampling.htm
A site presenting various types of sampling.

Sampling Error
http://www.pollingreport.com/sampling.htm
A concise and informative discussion of sampling error from a major polling agency.

Sampling Error in Survey Research
http://www.dssresearch.com/toolkit/resource/papers/MRM10.asp
A site providing information about sampling error.

Free Services for Survey Researchers
http://www.surveysystem.com/resource.htm
A broad range of informative articles and tools for quantitative researchers.

Survey Monkey
http://www.surveymonkey.com
This site provides tool for conducting survey digitally or online.

Scales of Measurement
http://web.uccs.edu/lbecker/SPSS/scalemeas.htm
An in-depth discussion of scales of measurement and related topics such as appropriate analyses.

Internal Validity Tutorial
http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Validity/
A discussion of the possible threats to internal validity.

International Archive of Education Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/
An education-related data archive from the University of Michigan's Institute of Social Research. The archive acquires, processes, documents, and disseminates data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available. Data encompasses the "inputs" to education (funding, personnel, teaching resources, facilities, teacher and student preparation, etc.), the variety of processes by which teaching and learning occur, and the "outputs" of education (graduation and matriculation rates, dropout rates, test scores, job placements, life histories, life assessments, etc.). The data stored in this new archive are intended to support a wide variety of comparative and longitudinal research through the preservation and sharing of data resources.

The Data and Story Library
http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/
A good source for quantitative data – especially for beginners.

Locate Psychological Instruments
http://www.unl.edu/buros/
The world-renown library of psychological instruments and reviews.

Literature Review

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Writing a Review of Literature
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html
A handbook taken from a course at the University of Wisconsin containing tips for reviewing the literature.

Literature Reviews (by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature_review.html
A handout on how to write a literature review.

Research Question/Problem

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Identifying or comming up with research questions can be diffcult. These sites can give you some practical tips...

Research Problems and Solutions
http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a819/a819-03.htm
Practical tips for identifying a research problem.

Issues and Problems
http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a819/a819-03.htm
A recent book that identifies types of current educational issues that researchers might study.

Independent and Dependent Variables
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~mstark/exp101/expvars.html
A lucid explanation of independent and dependent variables.

Developing a Problem Statement
http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/phklass/eaf410/paper/problem.htm
Characteristics of the problem statement.

Qualitative Research Proposals
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~musi0012/guideline2.HTM
A guideline for developing qualitative research proposals.

Qualitative and Quantitative Research

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The Qualitative/Quantitative Research
http://www.und.ac.za/users/clarke/psy98/qnql.html
An in-depth description of differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs.

Qualitative Research Resources
http://www.qualitativeresearch.uga.edu/QualPage/qda.html
Resources for the qualitative researcher.

Tests & Measurements

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APA Testing & Assessment FAQ
www.apa.org/science/testclearinghs.html

Buros: Test Reviews Online
buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment & Evaluation [where links have moved]
www.ericae.net

ETS Test Collection
www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html

Mental Health Net
www.mentalhelp.net

Helpful Sites for Intercultural Education Researchers

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American Anthropology Resources on the Internet
www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm

AnthroBase.com
www.anthrobase.com

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
www.ascd.org

EducatiOn – Line
brs.leeds.ac.uk/~beiwww/beid.html

Education Index (Anthropology Resources)
www.educationindex.com/anthro

Education Index (Education Resources)
www.educationindex.com/educator

Education Index (Ethnic and Cultural Studies Resources)
www.educationindex.com/culture

Searchlight – Social Sciences/Humanities
searchlight.cdlib.org/cgi-bin/searchlight?SSH

Social Science Information Gateway
www.sosig.ac.uk

Voice of the Shuttle
vox.ucsb.edu

Government Info.

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California Government Resources on the Internet
www.usc.edu/Library/GovDocs/california.html

California Home Page
www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp

California State Assembly
www.assembly.ca.gov/

California State Senate
www.sen.ca.gov/

Census Bureau
www.census.gov/

Federal Web Locator
www.infoctr.edu/fwl

FedStats
www.fedstats.gov/

Fedworld.gov
www.fedworld.gov/

Firstgov
www.firstgov.gov/

Governments on the WWW
www.gksoft.com/govt

GPO Access
www.gpoaccess.gov

Library of Congress
lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html

State and Local Governments on the Net
www.statelocalgov.net/

University of California’s Gateway to Government Info
www.library.ucla.edu/ucgils

More Statistics...

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Adherents.com
www.adherents.com/

AmeriStat
www.ameristat.org

American Community Service
www.census.gov/acs/www

American Factfinder
factfinder.census.gov

California Department of Education School/Student Data
www.cde.ca.gov

Census Scope
www.censusscope.org

Counting California
countingcalifornia.cdlib.org

Econdata.net
www.econdata.net

GeoHive Global Statistics
www.xist.org

GeoStat
fisher.lib.virginia.edu

Hartford Institute for Religion Research
www.hirr.hartsem.edu

International Data Base
www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html

State and County QuickFacts
quickfacts.census.gov

Unesco Institute for Statistics
www.uis.unesco.org

United Nations Statistical Databases
unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/social/default.htm

Alternative Search Engines

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Librarians' Internet Index
www.lii.org
Works like library catalogs. Organizes the site/list by subject.

SurfWax
www.surfwax.com
Gets information from muti-source.

Thesis and Dissertations

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ProQuest Digital Dissertations
http://wwwlib.umi.com/cresearch/gateway/main
This is UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database. The first 24 pages of all submitted theses or dissertations from any institution are available free.

Dissertation Express
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dxweb/gateway
Thesis or dissertations are available for purchase.

Finding Data & Statistics

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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
http://nces.ed.gov/

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

California Statistics (by Rand Corp.)
http://ca.rand.org/stats/statistics.html

California Statistical Abstract
http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/fs_data/stat-abs/toc.htm

California Department of Education (Data & Statistics)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/

Ed-Data (Education Data Partnership)
http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/welcome.asp

International Bureau of Education
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/countries/countrydossiers.htm

Education Statistics (by CSU, Chico)
http://www.csuchico.edu/lref/guides/rbs/edstats1.htm

SchoolMatters.com
http://www.schoolmatters.com/

Education Vital Signs
http://www.asbj.com/evs/

Statistical Resources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

Foreign Government Resources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

GODORT http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/fdtf/statistics.html

Social Science Information Gateway: Statistics http://www.sosig.ac.uk/statistics

Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm

Statistics.com http://www.statistics.com

Online Resource/Database/Library

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ERIC — Educational Resources Information Center
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
This website is the entry point for ERIC-related materials.

APA PsycINFO
http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/homepage.html
This is the gateway for accessing APA's rich database. This is a paid service. There is a free trial service available from this site.

Facts and Reference: Best Source for Facts on the Net - Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
Far and away the most comprehensive reference site anywhere on the Web!

The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
The Internet Public Library (IPL) is a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information. It provides library services to Internet users. Activities include finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating information resources and providing direct assistance to individuals.

Find Articles (by LookSmart)
http://www.findarticles.com/
This site provides limited number of free full-text articles.

"Ethics" in Educational Research

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"Annotated Bibliography - Ethics in Educational Research" by Karen Halasa

Research by Organizations/Associations

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- American Educational Research Association
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Office of Educational Research and Improvement (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- Comparative and International Education Society
- Comparative Education Review
- Educational Research Service
- Educational Research Newsletter
- American Anthropological Association
- International Association for Intercultural Education
- Intercultural Education (Journal by IAIE)
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition

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In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, the Publication Manual offers an authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system and comprehensive coverage of the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathematical data, tables, and figures for use in writing, reports, or presentations.

Amazon.com Price: $26.95

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Some Helpful Texts on Research

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Bernard, H. (2000). Social Research Methods: Qualitiative and Quantitative Approaches. Sage

Creswell, J. (2004). Educational Research : Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. 2nd ed. Prentice Hall.

Creswell, J. (2002). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. 2nd ed. Sage.

Lancy, D. (2001). Studying Children and Schools: Qualitative Reserach Traditions. Waveland Press.

Seale, C. (1999). The Quality of Qualitative Research. Sage.

Wiersma, W. & Jurs, S. (2005). Research Methods in Education. 8th ed. Pearson.

Writing Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word

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Writing Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word walks the reader, step by step, through the process of using Microsoft Word 2003 to produce a dissertation.

This book demonstrates how to:

• Design a time-saving template
• Prepare the chapters, introductory pages, notes, and appendices
• Create tables, figures, and equations
• Format the notes and bibliography

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Amazon.com Price: $19.77 (as of 1/4/05)

APA Style Helper (For Mac Users)

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APA Style Helper 5.1 is only available in Windows version. If you're a Mac user, check out APA Style Helper 3.0. To download a demo version of APA Style Helper 3.0 (Mac or Windows version) CLICK HERE.

APA-Style Helper

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APA-Style Helper 5.1 Designed to provide fingertip guidance in APA style, APA-Style Helper 5.1 gives clear and straightforward help on how to format references, headings, and more. Download Demo Version (Click Here!)

EndNote 8

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EndNote 8

Visit www.endnote.com to download trial version of EndNote 8.

Also, visit (EndNote - What's New in EndNote 8)

Product Description:

EndNote is a valuable all-in-one tool that integrates the following tasks into one program:

- Search bibliographic databases on the Internet
- Organize references and images in a database
- Construct your paper with built-in manuscript templates
- Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as you write!

EndNote 8 expands easy bibliographies to any language, allows you to build libraries of any size, and more.

Welcome to Research Online!

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This blog is created to share research information and tools...