Education
Literature and information resources relevant for pedagogy, the science of education and teacher training.
Main content
Welcome to the Library's subject page for Education!
Note: This page is currently under revision.
This resource page is meant to be a guide on how you can find good sources for your student papers, and how to cite them correctly according to APA 7th. For brief questions about this you can enquire at the front desk at the Social Science, Music and Psychology Library. Also, the web resource Search & Write and have sections on how to search for academic literature, and APA 7th. If you need more extensive help in finding literature, you can book an appointment via UiB hjelp or contact your Subject Librarian.
Oria (the search field at the top of this page) allows you to search in the Library´s resources: Books, journals, encyclopedias, music, movies etc. Here you will find help on how to search, locate and order material in Oria .
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How to use e-books
E-books are becoming increasingly common, and a number of the University Library's books are only availabe digitally.
Where to find review articles and reference literature
Review articles are a great starting point when you need to gather information and gain an understanding of a subject area. These types of articles are based on and summarize key theories and research within a field, making them an important source of references. You can find overview articles by searching in the same way you would for regular articles. Some databases offer a filter for “Review articles” in the results list. There are also dedicated databases for review articles:
Campbell Systematic Reviews contains systematic review articles and protocols in areas such as education, social welfare, disability, and international development. The database provides full-text access.
Epistemonikos includes systematic review articles relevant to decision-making in healthcare, and also offers material on topics within education and special education.
Cochrane Library contains systematic review articles in the field of health.
Encyclopedias and handbooks
Many review articles are published in reference literature such as encyclopedias or handbooks.These are written by leading experts in their fields and are peer-reviewed. You can find reference literature in Oria, or search directly via dedicated platforms. Here are some suggestions:
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education - Contains over 1,100 peer-reviewed overview articles. The reference work is updated regularly.
Oxford Reference - Reference works such as dictionaries and encyclopedias covering many subject areas from the publisher Oxford University Press. The information ranges from short, general entries to articles that explore specific disciplines and topics in depth.
Oxford Reference - Contains review articles that explore topics in depth. To find a handbook for your subject area, you can check the box under 'Subjects' in the menu on the left.
Where to find reserach articles (subject databases)
Overview of Journals You Have Access To: BrowZine
The University Library in Bergen subscribes to a wide range of journals, and BrowZine is a service that gives you an overview of which ones. Here, you can narrow down and stay updated within your subject area by creating personal collections of relevant journals and receiving notifications when new issues of your favorite journals are published. You can also save articles and download them as PDFs.
Thematic and Advanced Searches for Journal Articles
In Oria, you can perform simple searches for journal articles (and request articles we don’t have access to), but the options for advanced searching are somewhat limited. If you're conducting a thorough literature search, we recommend using databases. These databases allow you to perform advanced searches in titles, abstracts, and keywords (as well as other key reference details) for journal articles and filter the results. In addition to journal articles, databases typically also include book chapters, doctoral dissertations, conference publications, and various types of working papers. Below you’ll find databases with relevant content for education and special education. The databases provide links to full-text articles or to request forms when we don’t have a subscription.
- registers references to articles within education and related subject fields, as well ass dissertations, reports, governement documents etc.
- includes the Education Research Index, which combines the database ERIC (indexes 1000+ journals) with the new Supplemental Education Index, created to expand upon the current scope of ERIC.
- also includes the Education Database (indexes 900+ journals)
ERIC(EBSCO) subject database for pedagogy, the science of education. Remember to set the limits peer reviewed and/or articles if you only want hits on scholarly articles.
Web of Science is also a useful database for pedagogy. This is an interdisciplinary database (sciences and social sciences) where topics of education are only a small part. Therefore it is smart to use more general and "broader" keywords when searching.
PsycINFO is the most extensive database for psychological litterature. Articles from approximately 2500 journals are registered in this database. It also contains books, book chapters and doctoral thesis and more. Relevant for among others Educational Psychology.
ProQuest Sociology Collection includes the databases Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, and Sociology Database. Covers international literature in sociology and social services, and includes subject areas such as social policy, social care and social work, child welfare, education, race and ethnicity.
For other relevant information resources, see subject area.
Writing a student paper?
The online resource Search & write gives you tips on how to find the literature that you need, and how to read and write academic texts.
Required reading list literature
All literature from the required readning lists are available at the Library. We have at least one copy for borrowing and another copy for use in the Library only.
Access off campus
UiB students and employees can use all the library's electronic resources off campus when connected to the UiB network. Find out how here.
