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SPED 6800: Exceptional Children and Youth: Research Tips & Tools

Exceptional Children and Youth

Citation Managers

Zotero
Zotero is a free browser plugin or standalone software that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.

How to Read Scholarly Research Articles

How to Read a Scientific Article (Handout)

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article (animation from NCSU)

How to Read a Scientific Paper (online presentation from Purdue)

Types of Publications and Research

Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Articles and Publications: A Checklist of Criteria
Text-based information from Cornell University Library

Peer Review Process Explained
PDF handout
Scholarly, Trade (Practitioner), & Popular Publications
PDF handout
Finding Empirical Research in a Library Database
PDF handout
Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research Methods
PDF handout
Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Literature
PDF handout

Literature Reviews: An Overview

This video (9:39) from North Carolina State University explains the basics of conducting an academic literature review.

Lit Review How-to

The Literature Review by Machi; McEvoy
Call Number: 2nd Floor -- 001.4 M18l
Publication Date: 2008
Conducting Research Literature Reviews by Arlene Fink
Call Number: 2nd Floor -- 001.42 F49c
Publication Date: 2004
Writing Literature Reviews by Jose L. Galvan
Call Number: 2nd Floor 300.72 G13w
Publication Date: 1999
Fundamentals of Educational Research by Jeffrey Glanz
Call Number: 2nd Floor -- 378.242 G45f
Publication Date: 2006

Last Updated: Feb 6, 2024 10:23 AM
URL: https://library.mtsu.edu/sped6800
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Subjects: Education

Tags: adolescents, child development, child psychology, communication disorders, education, speech and hearing