EDUC 390: International & Comparative Education: Home

This curated guide contains information and links to help you do research for the course EDUC 390: International and Comparative Education. Use the side menu to navigate to relevant sources.

Contents of this guide:

• Finding Articles: Links to subject-specific databases you can use for research in this class
  • Boolean Searching: How to use common Boolean operators like AND, OR, and NOT 
• Finding Books: Information on how to use the library catalog to find and request books
• Finding Data and Grey Literature: Links to sources for education data and websites that have grey literature materials relevant for education research (i.e., government reports, non-profit papers, conference proceedings, etc.) 
• Media Resources: Information on using the Media & Design Center for this course 
• Evaluating Resources: Information on peer-review and things to consider when evaluating articles, books, and other materials for your coursework
• Citing and Writing: Citation management, links to APA 7th style guides, and a link to the UNC Writing Center

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Having trouble finding full text articles? Here are some troubleshooting steps to try.

1. Always start your search from somewhere on the library's website (such as this guide!). When you click a link to an external resource, you'll be prompted to enter your Onyen. 

2. Look for a link that says "Find @ UNC", or a blue button like this: 

3. Put the link into our Link Builder tool, or paste the proxy prefix (https://login.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=) in front of a link to prompt an Onyen login page.

Find more information and helpful links for education research on the Education Library Resources guide.