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Education Research Guide--Graduate Level

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How to Use this Research Guide

Use the menu on the left side of the screen to access research, academic writing, and lesson-planning tools to help you complete your assignments for education courses.

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Research Topics in Education

Looking for a Research Topic in Education? Use These Sites for Ideas.

Research Starters Topics in Education
Officially titled, "What are the topics used in Research Starters - Education?" this site from EBSCO can provide ideas for broad topics, which can then be further narrowed. The topics are grouped into specialty areas, such as Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Alternative Education, Education Theory, etc.
AERA (American Educational Research Association) Website's Trending Research Topics page
A helpful site for identifying areas of current and high-interest research in education, clicking on the topic links will provide further suggestions for narrowing and also links to recent (peer-reviewed) journal articles published by the AERA.

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